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We are Microsoft Design, a global UX community exploring and shaping the future of technologyhumanity.
Design Thinking – UX/UI
Secure by design: a UX toolkit
Human error causes a majority of security breaches. Our UX toolkit can help you build secure and empowered user experiences.
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Design Thinking – Brand
Comic Sans and the art of imperfection
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Hardware – Profiles
An industrial designer’s 30 year journey with Microsoft
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Inclusive Design – Visual Design
Prioritizing inclusion over convention: Rethinking how we design packaging
The Microsoft Packaging & Content team just released “Creating Accessible Packaging: An Inclusive Design Guide,” available for all.
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Design Thinking
The sound of innovation: How audio designers are redefining digital experiences
50 years of design at Microsoft
Because some paradigms were ahead of their time… here's to designing the next 50 years with you.
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AI – Design Thinking
Humanity in Focus
How our AI Expression system brings ideas to life
Inclusive Design – Design Thinking – UX/UI
Inclusive Design’s next wave breaks for mental health
Our toolkit for designing with cognitive diversity extends into wellbeing
AI – Design Thinking
Design systems for the AI era
How we’re building the tools to build the future
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Design Thinking – UX/UI
A glimpse into the history of Windows design
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Visual Design – Brand
The vibrant evolution: Microsoft’s colorful transformation
In the ever-evolving landscape of design, color isn’t just visual—it’s emotional.
UX/UI – Content Design – Brand
A change of typeface: Microsoft’s new default font has arrived
Introducing Aptos, our modern successor to Calibri
Visual Design – Brand
Silver linings and new hues
Collaborating with Pantone to bring more color to work and life
UX/UI – Content Design
The hidden power of typography
The science behind how design choices influence perception and behavior
Hardware
Behind the design: Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S
Why these designers had to be in the room where it happens
Get to know us!
Meet the thinkers and tinkerers at Microsoft Design.
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Jason Custer
What does an icon designer do?
Adoley Azu
How a Principal Design Researcher is bridging the digital divide
Leitin Pedro
A 3D visual designer talks designing to scale
Kelly Gorr
Innovating in pursuit of the ultimate customer experience
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
Jenny Williams
In the age of AI, will content designers become extinct?
Resources
Whether you want to practice new skills, develop new concepts, or create prototypes, these toolkits are your place to start.
Secure UX
Guidelines, best practices, conversation cards, and workshop tools for creating secure and empowered user experiences.
Inclusive Design
Toolkits, activities, and principles for designing inclusive experiences that draw on the full range of human diversity.
Responsible AI
From the latest research and policy changes, to concrete tools and practices, these resources help ensure the ethical advancement of AI experiences.
Fluent Design System
Visit the Fluent Design System website to get your app started with templates and samples.