Something’s Rotten in the State of macOS Icon Design

Icons in Menus Everywhere — Send Help

Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.

The Evolution of Creativity

Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.

It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons

Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe

A Quick Look at macOS - notes from shreyan

Peel back the Apple’s layers and find the rot beneath…

The AI Aesthetic

Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.

Physicality: the new age of UI

There’s a lot of rumors of a big impending UI redesign from Apple. Let’s imagine what’s (or what could be) next for the design of iPhones, Macs and iPads.

Parakeet Blog: The Shape of Apps

While icons on iOS (formerly iPhoneOS) have always been rounded squares, and rounded-square icons have existed on Apple platforms for over 20 years now, Mac app icons have historically exhibited a variety of unique silhouettes, which helped identification alongside other visual tools like color, lighting, and dimensionality.

Saying “No” In an Age of Abundance

Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.

The Subversive Hyperlink

Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.

Phosphor Icons

A flexible icon family for interfaces, diagrams, presentations — whatever, really.

crawshaw - 2018-07-30

This content covers my recent exploration of writing internet services, iOS apps, and macOS programs as an indie developer.

The A.I.-Design Aesthetic That’s Taking Over the Internet

How Anthropic’s new tool, Claude Design, is creating overnight web-design clichés.

TinyStart, a Tiny Launcher and Emoji Picker for Your Mac

TinyStart, a tiny launcher for your Mac. Launch apps, insert Emoji, open Links and Folders, and more.

!Boring Software

Apple Design Award Winner—(Not Boring) Weather, Habits, Timer, Calculator—better everyday apps, built like a game, 3D interface, customizable with skins, supported by members.

Apple Design Resources

Design apps accurately and quickly using official Apple design templates, icon production templates, color guides, and more.