digital design

Microsoft’s evolution of the Windows Start menu has always been more than cosmetic—it’s central to the operating system’s identity and daily usability. As Windows 11 matures, Microsoft has begun previewing a bold redesign for one of its most beloved yet controversial UI elements. Driven by...

It’s not every day you wake up, groggily reach for your coffee, and feel a trembling in the very fabric of your digital universe—yet today, that’s exactly what’s happened if you’re a dedicated Windows user. Or, more specifically, if you’re one of the rare but intrepid souls who keeps a keen eye...

Unraveling Mouse Acceleration in Windows 11: How to Turn It Off and Why It Matters Have you ever found your mouse pointer behaving erratically on Windows 11 — sometimes moving sluggishly, other times darting uncontrollably across your screen? This is likely due to a feature called mouse...

Generative AI continues to dominate 2025, bringing innovation to nearly every creative domain. If you’ve been curious about tools that let you craft art, designs, and visuals straight from natural language commands, Microsoft just brought the ideal solution to your Windows desktop – and believe...

In today's digital world, the accuracy of color representation is crucial for designers, artists, and developers. Windows 11 provides various tools to identify and use color values effectively. Whether you're editing an image, designing a webpage, or simply curious about a color you like...

The PANTONE Color of the Year for 2022 has been announced: PANTONE 17–3938 Very Peri. The color — a dynamic periwinkle blue hue with a violet-red undertone — will now start appearing in Windows 11, Teams, Microsoft Edge, PowerPoint and more, the Microsoft Design team said on Thursday. "Color is...

Before moving to Seattle with her husband seven years ago, Priya Chauhan had never worked in digital design. She came from the print publishing world, where she worked on children's books, coffee table books, travel guides, catalogs, window display posters, chocolate and biscuit tins and all...

As a kid, Charles Taylor was always interested in tech – though he didn’t know exactly what that meant, beyond translating to a job related to computer science. Growing up in Littleton, North Carolina – an actual little town with less than 700 people – he went to school with the same group of...

Anyone can suggest some logomakers software, I want to create few logo for my blog

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of posts from the team that built the 10k Apart contest page, exploring the process of building for interoperability, accessibility, and progressive enhancement in less than 10kB. In the previous post in this series, I talked a lot about how the 10k...

Purchased new laptop win 8 installed.. went though the normal install stuff.. named computer etc.. did windows updates.. installed my programs.. usual stuff.. I am a digital designer and make own jpgs, pngs etc. My problem is when I go to access some of these files it wont let me change them...