macOS Tahoe icons do what Apple said designers should never do
2 days ago · Software engineer Nikita Prokopov has now drawn attention to the icons used within menus and pointed out that they almost exactly mirror the approach which Apple’s Macintosh Human …
macOS Tahoe's icons are a mess, but not the ones you think
19 hours ago · Human Interface Guidelines, Apple (2020) Before Tahoe, Apple sparingly used icons in its menus, and it was effective, drawing your eyes to key, often-used functions.
How Tahoe’s Menu Icons Undermine Usability - TidBITS
1 day ago · In his post, Prokopov references Apple’s 1992 advice and uses numerous screenshots to illustrate how the menu icons in macOS 26 Tahoe negatively impact usability.
macOS Tahoe’s Menu Icons Are “Hard to Justify,” Critics Argue
3 days ago · Apple says icons help you move faster through an interface. macOS Tahoe tries to push that idea further by adding icons to almost every menu item. The result feels cluttered, distracting, …
Apple's macOS Tahoe may have an ‘icon problem' - Times of India
1 day ago · A software engineer, Nikita Prokopo, has pointed out that the design nearly mirrors what Apple's own Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines advised against in 1992.
Design Criticism: Does macOS Tahoe break Apple's principles?
1 day ago · Apple's latest design change in macOS Tahoe, adding an icon to every menu item, is causing discussions. Criticism is primarily coming from developers.
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons - tonsky.me
3 days ago · It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons I was reading Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines from 1992 and found this nice illustration: accompanied by explanation: Fast forward to 2025. Apple …