Bad Dye Job
7 days ago
- #Meta
- #Apple
- #Design
- Alan Dye, Apple's former design executive, has left to join Meta as Chief Design Officer.
- Stephen Lemay, a longtime Apple designer with a focus on interaction design, replaces Dye.
- Dye's tenure at Apple is widely criticized for prioritizing visual design over functional interaction design.
- Lemay is praised for his attention to detail and craftsmanship, signaling a potential positive shift in Apple's design direction.
- Dye's departure to Meta is seen as a political move, possibly driven by financial incentives rather than design philosophy.
- Apple's design under Dye has been described as superficial, with notable declines in UI functionality, especially on macOS.
- The change in leadership may stop the talent bleed and improve design quality at Apple, though it was not initiated by Apple's leadership.
- Meta's acquisition of Dye is viewed skeptically, given his controversial legacy at Apple and Meta's historical indifference to design excellence.