The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Microsoft's first rebrand of its Office icons since 2018. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Microsoft's rebrand of its core Office icons
Fluid curves and zingy gradients characterise the updated logos for Microsoft's Office applications, which have been redesigned for the first time since 2018. More about Microsoft Office rebrand demonstrates "how AI is shifting the discipline of design"
Architecture studio Gensler has designed a pair of data centres with a hybrid CLT structure in northern Virgina, USA, for technology brand Microsoft. More about Microsoft building first data centres with cross-laminated timber
Microsoft has unveiled a special edition Xbox controller made partly from recycled plastic, including surplus old controller parts that have been reground. More about Microsoft reveals Xbox Remix controller recycled from leftover parts
Microsoft has created a kaleidoscopic new version of the Pride flag that represents 40 different LGBTQIA+ communities and can evolve to include even more. More about Microsoft's open-source design for Pride flag incorporates 40 communities
American technology company Microsoft has unveiled a set of accessories designed to make it easier for people with limited mobility or visual impairments to use a computer or laptop. More about Microsoft releases adaptive computer accessories for people with disabilities
Microsoft has joined eight other global corporations to help businesses erase their carbon footprints as part of its commitment to becoming a carbon-negative business by 2030. More about Microsoft teams up with Nike, Mercedes-Benz and Unilever to launch Transform to Net Zero initiative
Microsoft has revealed the design of the Surface Duo, a dual-screen Android folding phone, which can be opened down the middle like a book. More about Microsoft unveils dual-screen folding Android smartphone
American industrial designer Tucker Viemeister has teamed up with software giant Microsoft to build an electronic voting machine that could boost security of paper ballots. More about Tucker Viemeister designs ElectionGuard ballot machine to make voting more secure
Microsoft Ireland's new campus in Dublin is designed around the concept of an island, complete with a digital waterfall cascading through the atrium. More about Gensler and RKD Architects create digital waterfall for Microsoft Ireland's HQ
Microsoft has rethought the packaging design for its Xbox Adaptive Controller, in a bid to make it easier to open for gamers with limited mobility. More about Microsoft redesigns Xbox packaging to better suit gamers with disabilities
Tech giant Microsoft has revealed a video game controller designed for people with limited mobility. More about Microsoft launches adaptive Xbox controller for gamers with disabilities
Tech billionaire Bill Gates has invested in a huge patch of land west of Phoenix, Arizona, with the intention of building a new smart city. More about Bill Gates plans smart city in Arizona desert
Clive Wilkinson Architects has converted the upper floors of a downtown Vancouver store into an open-plan office for US tech company Microsoft to house its growing Canadian workforce. More about Clive Wilkinson transforms Vancouver department store into headquarters for Microsoft
Tech company Microsoft has unveiled a hinged computer designed to turn from a desktop into a digital drawing surface. More about Microsoft targets architects and designers with Surface Studio digital drawing board
Microsoft employees have moved into a new metal-clad headquarters in Denmark, designed by Henning Larsen Architects but based on a paper written by the tech company's founder Bill Gates (+ slideshow). More about Henning Larsen Architects bases Microsoft headquarters on Bill Gates' workplace theory
News: Microsoft has revealed an early version of an augmented reality headset called HoloLens that creates interactive holographic imagery in the wearer's field of vision (+ slideshow). More about Microsoft's HoloLens headset combines high-definition holograms with the real world
The blocks of colour that make up both the Microsoft logo and the Windows 8 interface formed the basis of this temporary pavilion in Russia, created for the technology giant by architecture studio Nowadays (+ slideshow). More about Microsoft Technology Pavilion takes its cues from the Windows 8 interface
Interview: ahead of his talk at London's V&A museum on Friday, typographer Vincent Connare has defended the reviled Comic Sans font he created, saying its detractors "don't know anything about design". More about "People who don't like Comic Sans don't know anything about design"
News: research group Future Cities Catapult and tech company Microsoft have developed a headset that sends the wearer three-dimensional sound information in a push to make urban areas more navigable for blind people (+ movie). More about Headset creates "3D soundscape" to help blind people navigate cities