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# Microsoft Design

We are Microsoft Design, a global UX community exploring and shaping the future of technology humanity.

Iconography

### Fluid forms, vibrant colors

How a subtle refresh of our Microsoft 365 icons signals deeper change.

Windows – AI

### Windows 11 design principles + tenets

Our guiding force behind designing Windows for the AI era

Windows – UX/UI

### Reimagining our front door

Using positive psychology to craft delightful sign-in & sign-up experiences

Windows – UX/UI

### Start, Fresh — Redesigning the Windows Start menu for you

This is the first post in our new Beyond the Surface series, a behind-the-scenes look at how craft comes to life in Windows products and features.

UX/UI

### The age of the design hacker

Six practical mindsets for building secure and resilient UX

50 years of design at Microsoft

Because some paradigms were ahead of their time… here's to designing the next 50 years with you.

AI – Design Thinking

### The future of AI isn’t just in the office—it’s on the job site

AI could create economic mobility for essential frontline workers—here’s how product makers can shift our thinking to encompass those experiences

Hardware

### Surface Copilot+ PCs: Built to evolve, designed to adapt

How we crafted a new line of Surface Copilot+ PCs to empower creation, connection and change

Design Thinking – UX/UI

### From paper to pixels: The evolution of ClearType and onscreen reading

How we made digital text like printed words on paper

Design Thinking – UX/UI

### Making UX research insights and frameworks beautiful

Discover how one team transformed a complex UX research framework into a visually engaging artifact to make insights stick and spark alignment across teams

## Trending

What’s popular with designers this week

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.

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.

AI – Design Thinking

### Designing for humanity in the age of AI: Reflections from India UX Day 2025

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.

Xbox

### 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.

### Wallpapers

Download your favorite wallpapers from Microsoft

### 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.

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