The Xcode icon's hammer floats above the blueprint, for example. In macOS Big Sur, all new Mac app icons should fit into a squircle but can have elements that float above the basic shape layer. While icons on Apple's mobile platform are usually flat and always masked to a squircle, traditional Mac icons have featured depth and could take on different shapes depending on the kind of app. ![]() Until now, application icons on the Mac have looked quite different from those on iOS. A lot has changed but does Big Sur deliver on that goal? Iconographyįor macOS Big Sur, every icon in the Mac operating system has been redrawn. To achieve this goal, Apple redesigned the entire user interface to look more like iOS. In the introduction video, Apple's chief human interface designer Alan Dye described the goal of macOS Big Sur: bring more clarity to the Mac. But why did they spend the time changing an interface that has worked fine for the last twenty years? And does the new design make any sense? Concept JDisclosure: All of this is based on macOS Big Sur Beta 1 and everything can change in future versions.Īt WWDC20, Apple announced macOS Big Sur and a complete redesign of the Mac operating system. Projects RSS Terms Privacy The Design of macOS Big Sur ![]() The Design of macOS Big Sur | LarzTech Lars Augustin
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