Microsoft has dismissed the idea that design elements set to debut with Windows 11 could have a detrimental effect on performance.

In a Q&A session for developers, the company set out its vision for Fluent Design, a framework applied by Microsoft in-house and used by developers to create apps that feel as if they were designed natively for Windows.

Microsoft also shared information about a new “design material” called Mica, housed under Fluent Design , which aligns the background color of certain applications (e.g. Edge, Teams, Settings) with the desktop, and creates a “color hierarchy” that helps distinguish between multiple open instances of the same app.
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