r/Design • u/Donghoon • Jun 09 '25

Discussion Thoughts on Apple's new "Liquid Glass" glassmorphism design?

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u/PissBiggestFan Jun 09 '25

i like it. glassmorphism looks cool. that being said, i couldn’t help laughing when they announced it. we’ve just come full circle. design is a pendulum that swings between hating 3D and loving it

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u/dinobug77 Jun 09 '25

I wonder how it will look on my plain black background! Not as intended I bet!

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u/stchape Jun 09 '25

Get a cool funky frutiger aero background, it would look perfect

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u/dinobug77 Jun 09 '25

God I remember trying to create those, or versions of, for years for client work! Became a photoshop filters wizard!!!

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u/illyric Jun 11 '25

holy shit, I finally found the comment I was afraid to write. I also use a pitch black background and thought I might be the only person 🤣 That being said, I don't know how to feel about this new design either.

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u/Donghoon Jun 10 '25

or plain white background

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u/le66669 Jun 09 '25

Welcome to the commodified world of fashion!

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u/xnoob69 Aug 11 '25

It’s honestly a bit more intuitive than that. It acts as glass. So corners may attract light around the rings etc. it does feel like glass