Here are the top shots of 2017 — Microsoft Design is now on Dribbble. I know, “what kept you?” right? Well many of us have been there, but with a largely ad-hoc approach to posting. This year we decided it was time to create one account showcasing all the great work happening across our different teams. Especially with…

What’s a Sprint? It’s a user-centered design methodology for teams to brainstorm and test solutions before spending a lot of engineering hours on actually building an idea. It’s a smart way to make decisions specially when you feel stuck on what to work on next. I recently read Jake Knapp’s…

How a side project started a conversation about our dear subway system. — I’ve been living off the F train in New York City for the last 5 years. Like most New Yorkers, not knowing when the next train is arriving drives me crazy. In the spring of 2014 I decided to do something about this issue. I reached out to my good…

by Miles Fitzgerald From 2012 until recently I was a freelance product designer in New York. I thought I could share some lessons I learned during my time as a free agent. I asked Twitter what I should talk about. For context — I helped startups, large companies and agencies…

Credit: Ally Palanzi Communication in the future Over 60 designers and students were invited to Spotify’s office in New York to spend the day brainstorming and designing the future of communication in 2025.