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Apple Introduces Liquid Glass UI Icons
5.2
Relevance Score
Apple's new Creator Studio app icons, released under macOS 26's Liquid Glass guidelines, draw widespread criticism for simplified, squircle-constrained designs, critics say. The author argues the issues stem from Apple’s content-first UI rules and enforced icon constraints, which reduce app distinctiveness and degrade desktop productivity interfaces compared with earlier macOS versions.
Why This Matters
Timely, concrete critique of macOS 26 UI with examples; limited impact because it's opinionated design commentary rather than technical innovation.
