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Designing for a billion people has taught us that real value comes not from a tool itself but the outcomes it sets in motion. With the redesigned Copilot, we aspire to make room for many ways of working, thinking, and expressing ideas. It’s an experience that’s felt before it’s noticed – as if the system is thinking with you. https://lnkd.in/evUw8Zxx
For many people, Pride shows up in everyday moments – and this insight forms the core of Microsoft’s 2026 campaign ‘Pride is Alive’. Read how the team behind the campaign drew inspiration from culture, conversation and community: https://lnkd.in/eEXg8DpS
The product is no longer just the interface. It's the model. As #AI changes how products are built, #UXresearch must evolve alongside it, becoming more technical, more collaborative, and more directly connected to how intelligent systems behave. Thank you, Madeline Kleiner, Trish Miner, and Katie Rotella. Our latest article explores the great UXR transformation: https://lnkd.in/gHcFh6fz
Design isn’t only something you see. With advanced haptics in Windows 11, touch becomes part of the experience, giving people physical feedback that can support clarity, confidence and accessibility 👉📱 Learn about the value of haptics and how the technology has evolved from game controllers and tactile alerts into a meaningful layer of interaction design in this story from Tracy Jones ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eD3BPsNq Microsoft Surface Logitech
“I am probably one of the last generations to learn things by hand.” In #SelfPortraits, Microsoft designer Anthony Neil Dart reflects on his journey from photography, sculpture and printmaking to creating razor-sharp typography and iconography across Xbox, Windows, M365 and Copilot 🖼️ Read more about the roots of his bespoke typography and why, for Anthony, everything is built brick by brick ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eSk3d8xX
Stalling. Spiraling. Second-Guessing. Self-doubt. We all have creative demons – those pesky little blockers that turn a blank page into a full-blown meltdown 👹 This interactive article helps you meet them, flip through ways to tame them and even make your own creative demon with Copilot. Take a beat. Calm the chaos. Turn that midnight oil into creative juice ➡️ https://lnkd.in/euU78ZcX
Microsoft 365 Copilot, redesigned for how you actually work. https://lnkd.in/eFayejhp
Work rarely happens in neat lines. It moves from apps to tasks to teams, carried by the constant context-switching of a real day. So we asked a simple question: what would Microsoft 365 Copilot look like if it actually moved with you? We’re introducing a new design for Copilot, across the app and across Microsoft 365. It’s simpler, faster, and much more in the flow of your work. https://lnkd.in/gD6nXkC5
There are many ways we can make packaging more inclusive - raised symbols that make things more navigable by touch, high-contrast colors, and larger fonts that improve readability for people with visual impairments. Our Packaging and Content team has spent years innovating accessible packaging. And now they have distilled their insights into a guide available to everyone: https://lnkd.in/dRCDBjZn
There are many ways we can make packaging more inclusive. From raised symbols that make things more navigable by touch to high-contrast colors and larger fonts that improve readability for people with visual impairments, our Packaging and Content team has spent years innovating accessible packaging. https://lnkd.in/dGdW6yEh #accessibility #inclusion