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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Project NEON leaked earlier this year, revealing a glimpse into the future of Windows 10’s design. In the months since, Microsoft has started to add elements of the language to existing Windows apps.

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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 ...

Windows 10 is getting a huge makeover that’s starting with the upcoming Fall Creators Update. But for all the hoopla over the Fluent Design System (previously known as Project Neon) and its new ...

Microsoft's Fall Creators Update for Windows 10 might have an ironically uncreative name, but the upgrade itself is flush with artistic potential and useful features. It will give users a timeline to ...

Google stole the show this week with a keynote catering to developers and end users alike, but on the second day of Build 2018, Microsoft gave Windows 10 users a great reason to tune back in. During a ...

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At Microsoft's Build conference this week the company's designers have been showing off new Fluent Design tools that Windows 10 developers will be able to use in 2018 to design their UWP apps.