Bojana Ostojic was working on Microsoft’s experimental mixed reality headset, HoloLens, when she realized that she was seeing the future of design at the company. “I have to say, coming into that ...

When Microsoft unveiled Windows 11, everyone noticed one thing first — it looked beautiful. Rounded corners, soft shadows, glass-like transparency — it finally felt like Windows grew up. But under ...

Replacing the Microsoft Design Language in 2017, Fluent Design embraces light and depth to move away from the entirely flat look of Windows 8 and 10. For example, Acrylic is a translucent material ...

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Microsoft is still keeping mum about the future of its mobile OS, but in the meantime the company is pressing forward with a plan to expand to various other devices. At its Build developer conference ...

SEATTLE—Earlier this year, pictures of a new Windows look and feel leaked. Codenamed Project Neon, the new look builds on Microsoft Design Language 2 (MDL2), the styling currently used in Windows 10, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. One of the most exciting things Microsoft announced at Build 2017 was the Fluent Design System ...

At its Build developer conference in Seattle, Microsoft today announced Fluent Design, its design system for building user interfaces across devices. In many ways, the ideas behind Fluent resemble ...

Once upon a time, Microsoft came up with an interface that it called Metro. (People still call it that even though the term turned out to have trademark problems.) Today at its Build conference, the ...