Shape was often the most iconic thing about an icon. Now it’s no part at all.
Paul Kafasis, writing at Rogue Amoeba’s blog, “Free the Icons”:
Apple’s prohibition on shapes is a step backward for both
usability and creativity in app icons. Icons are now harder to
distinguish because they’re no longer allowed to be distinctive.
But there’s no technical reason for it. Apple could, and should,
Rogue Amoeba’s Paul Kafasis is encouraged by the interface improvements Apple is making in macOS 27, but points out that there’s…
The menu icons in macOS 26 Tahoe were roundly criticized for being both ugly and making Macs harder to use....
The Clear and Tinted icon options in macOS 26 and iOS 26 might look stylish, but they make identifying individual apps nearly…
Starting with a few words on the new app icons.
Our poll results are in: virtually no TidBITS readers use clear or tinted icons on the Mac or the iPhone. But the real issue…
This is my favorite news from all of WWDC this week. I mean that. In a small way I mean it because I so loathe this aspect of…
