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.

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A comprehensive exploration of iOS design evolution from skeuomorphic to flat design, leading to a prediction of the next era focused on 'physicality' and dynamic glass-like interfaces. The author analyzes how VisionOS design principles might influence future iOS redesigns, proposing a 'Living Glass' concept where UI elements behave like real materials with dynamic lighting, reflections, and spatial depth. The piece examines the technical and design challenges of implementing such interfaces across Apple's ecosystem.

Physicality: the new age of UI

It’s nuts that this article completely predicted where WWDC was going and does a better job in my opinion in explaining why liquid glass is a big deal going forward.
Great read.

I love a slick UI update just as much as the next designer, but this entire industry feels like it’s progressing asymptotically. The UIs get marginally slicker over time, but there’s a hard limit set by the physical devices.
He discusses “physicality”, but these UIs are never truly physical. They’re stuck in a screen and they’re interacted with indirectly via unnatural movements like mouse clicks and swipes and now, presumably, some AR/VR compatible hand-waving.
These UIs are beautiful, but until technology shifts to a paradigm that’s not stuck in a screen, they’re not really breaking new ground.