Microsoft Design
microsoft.design · Company blog · on HN since 2024
Microsoft Design is the company's design team blog, covering Windows, typefaces, icons, and illustration.
What HN saysHN commenters link it for font details such as the Kermit typeface for kids and Microsoft's successor to Calibri.
16HN people shared it
4linked it in comments
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- 1Start, Fresh – Redesigning the Windows Start Menu for You3 people · 6 points · first shared 2025 · 2 comments on HN
- 2Kermit: A typeface for kids2 people · 360 points · first shared 2025 · 166 comments on HN
- 3Embracing Vibrant Universality in Fluent Illustrations2 people · 3 points · first shared 2024 · 2 comments on HN
- 4Behind the design: A deep dive into Aptos1 people · 31 points · first shared 2024 · 21 comments on HN
- 5A glimpse into the history of Windows design1 people · 3 points · first shared 2025 · discussion on HN
- 6New microsoft.design site1 people · 3 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
- 7Fluid forms, vibrant colors – subtle refresh of Microsoft 365 icons1 people · 2 points · first shared 2025 · discussion on HN
- 8Outlook for Windows: Craftsmanship, Personalization, and Intelligence1 people · 1 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
- 9Design isn't dying. It's shifting left1 people · 1 points · first shared 2026 · discussion on HN
- 10Microsoft Wallpapers1 people · 1 points · first shared 2025 · 1 comments on HN
- 11A change of typeface microsoft s new default font has arrived1 people · first shared 2025
- 12Kermit Roman VF.woff21 people · first shared 2025
- 13Kermit Italic VF.woff21 people · first shared 2025
What HN people wrote when they linked it
interloxia · 2025-04-16
I found the following at the end of https://microsoft.design/articles/introducing-kermit-a-typeface-for-ki…
"The basic styles of Kermit (Regular, Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic) are available today in Office, with the remaining 38 styles arriving in early May."
It's listed here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/cloud-fonts-in-office-f7b00…
I didn't find an actual license. The typography faq presumably applies to the cloud fonts: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/fonts/font-faq
jamesliudotcc · 2025-12-30
As for Calibri, even Microsoft has moved on. They designed a successor font family for even better readability, and that happened before the State Department changed to Calibri. It also has serif variants.
https://microsoft.design/articles/a-change-of-typeface-microsoft-s-new…
No knock on Calibri, which I admire.
(edited to put the link on its own line.)