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  • Raised by an Afrofuturist

    Raised by an Afrofuturist

    A personal essay about imagining Black futures as a way of escaping a terrifying present and creating a more just society.
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    Microsoft Design
    Feb 15
    Silver Linings and New Hues

    Silver Linings and New Hues

    Collaborating with Pantone to bring more color to work and life
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    Microsoft Design
    Dec 9, 2021
    Slowing Down To Speed Up

    Slowing Down To Speed Up

    A cross-discipline collaboration to ethically leverage AI and improve in-person shopping experiences
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    Microsoft Design
    Nov 4, 2021
    Behind the Design: Refreshing the Office Apps for Windows 11

    Behind the Design: Refreshing the Office Apps for Windows 11

    How our fresh new designs help you focus on creation and collaboration
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    Rachel Romano
    Oct 29, 2021
    ICYMI
    Four Principles for the Future of Design

    Four Principles for the Future of Design

    How the Fluent Design System helps us evolve and grow better together
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    Microsoft Design
    Oct 22, 2021
    Emotionality at work

    Emotionality at work

    Microsoft’s new emojis
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    Microsoft Design
    Jul 15, 2021
    Windows 11: Designing the Next Generation of Windows

    Windows 11: Designing the Next Generation of Windows

    How we built a single product for over a billion people
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    Microsoft Design
    Jul 13, 2021
    Touching Holograms

    Touching Holograms

    How the Microsoft Mixed Reality Studios explored more immersive interactions
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    Microsoft Design
    May 13, 2021
    Beyond Calibri: Finding The Next Microsoft 365 Default Font

    Beyond Calibri: Finding The Next Microsoft 365 Default Font

    We’ve commissioned five new custom fonts–help us choose which one should be the next default font for Microsoft 365!
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    Microsoft Design
    Apr 28, 2021
    Leading-Trim: The Future of Digital Typesetting

    Leading-Trim: The Future of Digital Typesetting

    How an emerging CSS standard can fix old problems and raise the bar for web apps
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    Ethan Wang
    Aug 18, 2020
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