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Pride is alive

How everyday moments inspired Microsoft’s Pride 2026 campaign

A geometric diagram with five black dots connected by yellow triangles, featuring four images: a cyclist silhouette, a purple square, a colorful blurry square, and an oval shape at the top left.

A rounded square icon with an abstract, ribbon-like shape in a rainbow gradient centered on a white background. The upper half shows a faint technical sketch and measurements over a blurred, text background.

A simplified system

Our ongoing process to build an AI-forward design system that supports work today, while carrying us into tomorrow.

A green rectangular table with papers, pencils, and books, surrounded by colorful office chairs—red, orange, green, purple, and blue—on a bright blue floor. One chair at the front is shown as a white silhouette.
An orange box with the Microsoft logo floats against a blue background, with pink flowers and petals bursting out from the top, creating a dynamic, spring-like effect.
A digital illustration shows transparent overlapping panels with glowing edges, cursor arrows pointing at them, and faint code snippets, representing user interface design or software development concepts.
A collage of Microsoft Office app icons, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, and others, floating over a light background with abstract shapes and interface elements.
Two softly colored, glowing spheres float above a smooth, wavy surface against a light, pastel gradient background, creating an abstract and serene composition.

We built a more powerful, unified system across M365 apps that will be a partner for how you really work, amplify your abilities, and move your work forward.

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The image shows a logo with four small white squares arranged in a 2x2 grid, creating a larger square. Surrounding the logo is a misty, colorful aura with swirls of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple blending together against a light background.
A sleek tablet is showcased in three views. On the left, it is in an open, blue box on a blue background. Top right shows the closed box in black. Bottom right displays the tablet with its kickstand open, set against a beige backdrop.

Get to know us!

Meet the thinkers and tinkerers at Microsoft Design.

A colorful illustration of a smiling woman with short black hair, labeled as a "Principal Design Researcher." The background features abstract patterns and silhouettes of people in vibrant shades of pink, blue, and purple.

Adoley Azu

How a Principal Design Researcher is bridging the digital divide

Illustration of a smiling woman with short dark hair against a vibrant, abstract background featuring colorful geometric shapes and window-like patterns. The text "Senior UX Engineer" is written beside her.

Kelly Gorr

Innovating in pursuit of the ultimate customer experience

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.

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

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