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Colorful illustration of a man with gray hair and a beard, surrounded by playful blue birds. The background features the text "Ronan McMeel" and "Motion Design" in bold, whimsical fonts.

Crafting stories through motion: A conversation with Ronan McMeel

Text reading "Meet the Windows Design Team: Emma N." on a gradient background of deep purple to dark blue.

Product

Windows UX in an AI-driven world

Emma Nestvold, a UX designer on the Windows design team, shares insights into her approach to design and experiences working on AI-driven features

Windows Profile Community

An abstract digital artwork featuring overlapping geometric shapes and gradients in blue, purple, and pink hues. Circles, rectangles, and lines blend with small squares, creating an energetic and colorful composition.

Product

UX design for agents

Microsoft principles and guidelines for building agentic experiences

UX/UI UX Research

Inspiration

Behind the design: Fluent illustration UX video

Check out our latest UX video breakdown

Video Visual Design

Product

The vibrant evolution: Microsoft’s colorful transformation

In the ever-evolving landscape of design, color isn’t just visual—it’s emotional.

Brand Visual Design

A stylized digital illustration of a smiling person with long, twisted hair, wearing hoop earrings. The background features bright patterns in yellow, blue, pink, and black. A label on the right reads, "Samantha Kitetu, UX Designer.

Community

Meet Studio +254: UX designer, Samantha Kitetu

Samantha Kitetu, a UX designer, sits down to talk with Ohemaa Dixon to discuss her journey in UX design so far in Nairobi, Kenya

Profiles Profile

Digital drawing of Amina Hassan Said Islam wearing glasses and a hijab against a vibrant, abstract background of swirling colors. A text label beside her reads, "Amina Hassan Said Islam, UX Researcher.

Community

Meet Studio +254: UX Researcher, Amina Hassan Said Islam

Amina Hassan Said Islam, a UX researcher, sits down to talk with her colleague Harrison Maina to discuss her journey in UX research so far in Nairobi, Kenya

Profiles Profile

Community

Meet Studio +254: Viola Bazanye

Viola Bazanye, a UX engineer, sits down to talk with her colleague Timothy Achumba to discuss her journey in design so far in Nairobi, Kenya

Profile Profiles

The image features the text "Design Week '22" in stylized, colorful letters on a light purple background. The word "Design" is in purple with a green dot inside the "D," while "Week '22" is in pink and orange hues.

Craft

Microsoft Design Week 2022: A Comprehensive Guide of What’s What for Microsoft Design Week

For the first time ever, we’re inviting external audiences to preview a batch of curated talks from our largest internal design event. Here’s your guide on what’s what, the full playlist, and more.

Content Design Design Thinking< Brand

A 3D abstract sculpture composed of layers and folds, resembling flowing fabric. The structure is in soft shades of purple and set against a dark gray background, giving it a smooth and elegant appearance.

Product

Silver linings and new hues

Collaborating with Pantone to bring more color to work and life

Brand

A speaker stands on a stage presenting during a conference. A large screen displays an image of an airplane in flight. The audience, seated in rows, attentively listens and watches. The room is dimly lit, with overhead lights and spotlights illuminating the stage.

Craft

3 Ideas for improving content strategy

Whether you’re a novice or a vet, there’s always more to learn about content strategy

Design Thinking Content Design

A collage of six images featuring various events and messages. Top left: people posing in front of The Museum of Modern Art. Top middle: notebook and pen on Girls Who Code materials. Top right: a screen with the text "I'M NOT VERY GOOD (BUT I'M REAL)." Bottom left: large HOPE sculpture. Bottom middle: presenter on stage with a slide reading "Who was I supposed to be?" Bottom right: NYC X DESIGN event poster.

Community

Use design to help your world, your community, and you

3 designers reflect and recap their time at the 2018 Adobe 99u Conference

Op-ed