cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/41205852
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/842884
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Write an article about good UI. Post it on a page where it is snowing so it becomes incredibly annoying to read.
The irony is golden.
For one moment I thought it might mess wit AI bots. But no it probably does not.
“A software engineer with a strong UI/UX background” -> barely able to build a functioning website
The site really feels like it’s been vibe coded.
I can’t help but feel UI design peaked in the mid 90’s, but that may just be mid-life man yelling at clouds.
truly a good piece, thanks for this
You’re most welcome
I guess we’re past the era when apple was known for at least having good design
The Liquid Ass guy didn’t have any previous experience in UI design, he came straight from advertising. Guess that’s what happens when you put an advertising dude in charge of redesigning your entire software line-up’s UI/UX.
it did make things feel better and easier-to-interact though … on the touchscreen ipad. it looks like hell on macbook
It’s terrible on iPhone
i find it great on the iphone too, especially with the new swipe interaction to go between tabs (not the safari kind; like in the app store swiping from today to apps). the cornering of buttons works wonders. plus i personally dig the aesthetic though i understand a ton of people don’t
Nah, it’s arse on the iPad. They decided to try and turn the iPad into some kind of hybrid desktop device, akin to Windows 8. The old split-screen and slide-over apps are gone, and now you’re stuck with this intensely awkward windowing system that is much slower to work with than the old system.
For example, in the past if you wanted to take a screenshot you could do so by sliding your finger up from the bottom left corner. Now that shrinks your window, and you instead have to do that awkward power/volume click.
They re-added slide-over apps, but only in the shitty windowing system. The device has a screen that’s like, 10-11", why does it need a windowing system? It’s tiny.
I consider multitasking a discrete part of the OS, not Liquid Glass. i do have some thoughts on it though
for what it’s worth there are gestures they don’t tell you that make the multitasking so much easier: toggle maximization by tapping the top of the window, and then as they mention you can snap it to either side by smashing the window in a direction
also they added back drag and drop to Split View in iPadOS 26.2. after three months they finally have a stable release of this multitasking thing
I have found multitasking useful especially with stage manager, but I completely understand those who don’t like it and just want an option to restore the old multitasking. I also miss Quick Notes (workaround through a shortcut button just isn’t the same)
I’m one of the weirdos who likes it on Mac, not so much on mobile. I prefer gnome over Liquid Glass though I think.
Android–Linux user here. I’ve always been a big fan of GNOME; I’m amazed at how polished it is. I got the sense it approached macOS levels (I’m not a macOS user). This is the first time I’ve seen an actual user say this.
This was a fantastic article, thanks for sharing
With pleasure
