Miguel Friginal

Apple is just falling apart. There must be nobody left there that understands graphic design or UX. That they send developers to this page with examples of what they consider good design, tells you everything you need to know.

Just look at those examples and tell me: What are buttons? What are not? Can you read the buttons at all times? Can you understand the possible interactions looking at the screenshot? So many issues…

#mourning #Apple #ux #ui #liquidglass

https://developer.apple.com/design/new-design-gallery

Discover how apps are using the new design and Liquid Glass - Design - Apple Developer

Discover how leading apps are embracing Liquid Glass to create immersive, dynamic experiences that feel natural and responsive across Apple platforms.

Apple Developer
Nov 6, 2025 at 7:15pmWeb
Show threadKoosNov 6, 2025
@mysterycoconut the one possibly nice thing is that glass buttons do attract attention when content is being scrolled. So assuming people scroll when looking for something, the buttons may be noticed. Best case scenario (and I wouldn't rely on this for anything important): people scroll, notice the important buttons and then either use them or stop scrolling and read the content. During reading, the buttons do not distract, because—oh wait, but people scroll all the time while reading
Show threadJochen WoltersNov 6, 2025
@mysterycoconut That problem, sadly, is nothing new: The Control Center on #macOS and #iOS has been a testament of awful #IxD for years now. Just about zero visual clues as to whether something works like a simple button, has a menu attached to it, or does some other interaction trickery. IMHO, that Control Center has been Apple's #UX omen for the mess we witness in #AppleOS 26 now.
Show threadMiguel FriginalNov 6, 2025
@jochenwolters oh yes, the Mac has been going downhill for years. But Liquid Glass is a whole new level of cluelessness. Every year I hope things improve, and every year they get worse. Still, I had hopes. There have always been really smart people at Apple… but this for me is kind of signal that 'no' they are not there anymore. That good old Mac UX experience, even at its most flawed, felt like was built by people that cared. Nowadays? Not so much
Show threadJochen WoltersNov 6, 2025

@mysterycoconut Thanks for the response, and, oh gosh, I agree with every wrote your wrote!

The CHM in Mountain View is one of my Happy Places™. We got to see the 40th anniversary of the Mac there, with genius luminaries like Bill Atkinson, Andy Hertzfeld, Susan Kare, et. al.

I wonder what these brilliant minds, who put so much thought and soul into the original Mac, think of today’s Apple.

Show threadFabienNov 6, 2025
@mysterycoconut @jochenwolters
Feels like the last people who worked with OG Mac people have now retired, and the newer hires went for the shinny iOS and never learned basics.
Show threadgeoff martinNov 7, 2025
@fabienmarry @mysterycoconut @jochenwolters Institutional amnesia is a funny thing when you’re a customer on the outside who remembers.
Show threadJochen WoltersNov 7, 2025
@ggmartin @fabienmarry @mysterycoconut What a fine way to describe this phenomenon!
Show threadScott GrimmettNov 7, 2025
@mysterycoconut My diagnosis of the change between Steve Jobs and Tim Cook is that Tim Cook does not write his own email nor does he make his own calls. He has staff do that for him. He is unaware of usability deteriorating on the MacOS and iOS products because he simply doesn't use them.
Show thread bitterseedsNov 7, 2025
@mysterycoconut When KDE 6.x has UI/UX that’s light years better than MacOS, boy the times have changed. 🤔