Apple’s New Liquid Glass Design: Practical Guidance for Designers
The Liquid Glass language introduces a translucent, adaptive UI material across Apple’s 2025 OS releases and now ships in Figma’s latest effect update. When used thoughtfully, it can enrich hierarchy, but it carries real performance and accessibility costs if over-applied. The sections below summarise the design’s strengths and pitfalls, show how to recreate it in Figma, and outline best-practice patterns to keep products inclusive.
AI Needs a Better Interface, and Fast
Remember When Search Was Simple?
Back when Google ruled the digital world, the interface was brilliantly simple: a single box, a blinking cursor, and instant results. It felt easy. Fast forward to today, and many so-called innovative tools have kept that same box, but the experience feels anything but simple.