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Microsoft’s newly redesigned Office app icons go soft and fluid

Microsoft has redesigned all the icons for its various Office applications (officially known as Microsoft 365 apps), this time focusing on color gradients and contrasts. The result? These new ...
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How Microsoft learned from the past to redesign its future

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...
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A concept designer's 'Windows 12.1' illustration demonstrates the minimalistic Start menu we've been begging Microsoft for on Windows 11 with less AI chaff

While Microsoft remains mum about its next-gen operating system, a concept design echoed avid Windows users' dreams for the OS in a new illustration dubbed Windows 12.1. The concept features a ...
Seattle Times

Microsoft design team beefed up with veterans as competition in Web applications heats up

In its bid to challenge Adobe in the market for creating and presenting applications on the Web, Microsoft has hired several people with a particular pedigree. Their résumés include stints at Adobe ...