UX/UI

A colorful image showing four furry, multicolored hands making different gestures, each in a square frame. The hands spell out "LOVE" using signs, with floating squares of various colors in the background. Each letter of "LOVE" is placed near the corresponding hand.

Inclusive Design - UX/UI

Designing against the deaf tax

UX/UI - Fluent Design - Iconography

Embracing Vibrant Universality in Fluent Illustrations

A stylized collage featuring a woman with long brown hair wearing a patterned sweater on the right, and a person working at a desk on the left. Bold text reads "Simone Williams," with a large yellow circle underneath. Various graphic elements are scattered throughout.

Design Thinking - UX/UI

Why designers shouldn’t always be designers

A Content Designer from Microsoft Clipchamp tells her story

UX/UI

Redefining Productivity

Our design journey to redefine Outlook for Windows through craftsmanship, intelligence, and personalization.

A whimsical scene featuring large, bubble-text letters spelling out "Jessica Kashita" amidst stylized plants and mountains. The scene includes a wooden desk with a vintage computer, potted plants, a watering can, and a photo of a woman taped to the desk.

Op-Ed - UX/UI

Design as an Earthling

Connecting the outer worlds of our environment to the inner world of self

A still life composition featuring various 3D-rendered letters and shapes in white and red. The scene is illuminated dramatically with light and shadow, and a translucent fabric drapes softly over part of the display. The setting is minimalist and artistic.

Design Thinking - UX/UI

The hidden power of typography

The science behind how design choices influence perception and behavior

Inclusive Design - Visual Design - UX/UI

Microsoft Design Week 2024

A comprehensive guide of what’s what for Microsoft Design Week

Design Thinking - UX/UI

Microsoft Power Pages and the age of low-code no-code

The design thinking behind a new website building experience

Visual Design - UX/UI - Brand

Designing the new era of Teams

A multi-year design journey to rearchitect Teams from the ground up

UX/UI

Designing a new Outlook experience

Our design journey to modernize Outlook

Side-by-side images of abstract digital art featuring layered, flowing, purple shapes. The left image has a more structured, dark background, while the right image has smoother, more fluid shapes with a light background. Both evoke a sense of movement and depth.

Design Thinking - UX/UI

Silver linings and new hues

Collaborating with Pantone to bring more color to work and life

AI - UX/UI

Slowing down to speed up

A cross-discipline collaboration to ethically leverage AI and improve in-person shopping experiences

Design Thinking - UX/UI

An emoji for your thoughts

Why we refreshed our 1800+ emoji to support the new landscape of work

UX/UI

Windows 11: Designing the next generation

Leveraging customer insights and empathy to create for a billion people.

Two hands gently hold a glowing blue cube against a dark background. The light from the cube illuminates the hands and creates a soft blue glow around them. The image has a mysterious and futuristic feel.

Design Thinking - UX/UI

Touching holograms

How the Microsoft Mixed Reality Studios explored more immersive interactions

Grid of 24 colorful squares, each featuring different typographic elements, including letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, and various fonts. The colors range from soft pastels to vibrant hues, showcasing diverse design styles and text textures.

Design Thinking - UX/UI

Beyond Calibri: Finding Microsoft’s next default font

We’ve commissioned five new custom fonts–which should become our next default?

A laptop displaying a document is surrounded by six floating screens showing various apps: email, calendar, spreadsheets, slides, chat, and social media. The setting is a modern workspace with plants in the background.

UX/UI

The next chapter of collaborative experiences

How we’re pushing collaborative technologies beyond the status quo

A timeline of Microsoft Word icons showing their evolution from 2003 to 2018. The 2003 icon displays a large "W" in a blue square. The 2007, 2010, and 2013 icons feature variations of a document with a "W". The 2018 icon shows a modern, abstract "W" on blue layers.

UX/UI

Redesigning the Office app icons to embrace a new world of work

Design is becoming the heart and soul of Office. Learn how we evolved our visual identity to reflect the simple, powerful, and intelligent experiences of Office 365.

Abstract illustration depicting a contrast between a light and dark theme. The left side features light, simplified software icons, while the right side displays a darker, more complex data visualization with graphs, cubes, and interconnected networks.

UX/UI

A cloud for everyone

Tailoring complex experiences for every user level

Two side-by-side computer screens display a dashboard interface. The left screen shows a light-themed interface with graphs and charts, while the right screen shows the same interface in a dark theme. Both are set on a desk with office items.

UX/UI

Designing for scale and complexity

How we implemented the Fluent Design System across Microsoft Azure to improve usability, consistency, and accessibility for a highly complex and evolving cloud

A close-up of several industrial metal blocks stacked on top of each other against a plain white background. One block has the letter 'K' engraved on it, while another block has a hole through it. The bottom block displays an engraved figure.

UX/UI

Science in the system: From pixels to text