Through the Liquid Glass
17 days ago
- #Apple
- #UI Design
- #Liquid Glass
- Apple introduced Liquid Glass, a new UI design paradigm that brings dynamic, dimensional systems to interfaces.
- Liquid Glass bends light, moves with content, and introduces depth in a novel way, differing from past glass-like UI elements like Aqua and Aero.
- Critics argue about contrast, legibility, and performance, but Apple is addressing these issues in developer betas ahead of the public release.
- Liquid Glass represents a foundational shift toward multiplatform and future spatial computing interfaces, not just a visual update.
- App icon design is significantly impacted, with Liquid Glass automatically applied across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS, unifying design language but restricting Mac's traditionally expressive icons.
- The new Tahoe icons are criticized for being less clear and well-crafted, with uniform specular highlights reducing contrast.
- Despite some compromises, Liquid Glass introduces aesthetic playfulness and a more dynamic, tactile UI future.
- The author expresses mixed feelings: excitement for iOS updates but reluctance to update macOS due to lost design soul.