MplsP

This article repeatedly conflates interface design and function with appearance. They are, of course, related but they are not the same. 'liquid glass' is the appearance. Virtually all of the design and function changes could have been made with the liquid glass visuals. 

The dock is a great example. Sequoia can be set to automatically hide the dock. Giving you full use of the screen real estate, or show the dock full time. The liquid glass dock in Tahoe seems to be the worst of both worlds - it's less obtrusive but still obscures what's underneath while at the same time removing the colors makes it harder to see and identify specific apps, making it harder to use. The end result is minimal benefit with decreased ease of use.

My first reaction to the menu bar is the same - it doesn't really add any useful screen real estate but the reduced contrast makes it harder to identify the icons.

williamlondon said:

MplsP said:

cdarlington11 said:

Been using it since last night on ipad, iphone and watch. I think it's very ugly. Not a fan. Prefer the very flat look. oh well. 

Not to worry. They’ll change it again in a few years.  The design people have to have something to justify their existence, right?

What a shitty thing to say. You want to live in a dull, grey world, go ahead, but attacking an entire industry as if life would be better if they didn't have jobs is quite a twat thing.

Whatever - if you get excited when they change the color scheme and shape of the icons in an OS then good for you. I’ve been around long enough to see ideas recycled to give something a ‘fresh new look.’ I care about function. To the extent that the color and design of the interface enhance function I’m all for it. The rest seems to be designed to satisfy people who use the word ‘twat.’

cdarlington11 said:

Been using it since last night on ipad, iphone and watch. I think it's very ugly. Not a fan. Prefer the very flat look. oh well. 

Not to worry. They’ll change it again in a few years.  The design people have to have something to justify their existence, right?

coolfactor said:

Rogue01 said:

So it is Aqua, without any color, from 2000.

With iOS 7, the heavy transparency was awful because everything blended over itself and over the next few iOS updates, the transparency was significantly reduced so you could actually see what you were doing without elements from behind bleeding into everything else.  I imagine the same will occur again.  The screenshot above showing the Home Screen looks just like iOS 18, with a few minor tweaks to the icons.  Not that much of a change.  Not exactly a 'radical' design change as all the websites claimed.

So many negative comments being posted about Liquid Glass based on pictures and video demos. Once you start to use Liquid Glass, you'll see it's way beyond Aqua (and Vista). Interface elements have physical attributes that extend way beyond just a visual appearance.

I take all the negative comments as a jab at the designers who simply recycle old ideas. It’s by no means unique to Apple, though. Look at cars, the fashion industry, food packaging, etc. 

The title of this article says it all! 

Files has been one of several glaring weakness in iPadOS for several versions. It’s great that they’re finally making it more useful and usable.