Before and After: MacOS 27 Golden Gate Beta 1’s App Icons

Apple’s updated icons in Golden Gate

Basic Apple Guy has a rundown of the new icons in Golden Gate compared to their Tahoe predecessors: The colours are much bolder, several icons have been adjusted, and the refraction in the Liquid Glass effect has changed significantly, especially in icons like Journal. There’s also a noticeable sharpness to the icons, along with a flattening of the Liquid Glass effect. I’m not sure yet whether this is simply an early-beta artifact or the intend…

Before and After: MacOS 27 Golden Gate Beta 1’s App Icons

Basic Apple Guy, back during WWDC: WWDC always brings a torrent of new content, details, and platform-wide changes. One of the first things I noticed after installing the macOS Golden Gate beta was the updated icon design. The colours are much bolder, several icons have been adjusted, and the refraction in the Liquid Glass effect has changed significantly, especially in icons like Journal. There's also a noticeable sharpness to the icons, along …