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How Apple makes soft-UI the future
The new iOS and MacOS UI changes reflect where the industry is heading.

Apple announced some pretty wild updates at WWDC 2020 today.
But technology aside, let’s focus on how their UI has changed. It went through the first bitmap representations, through Aqua, more modern styles and now all comes together in a completely new, consistent design language.

The changes in both the mobile and desktop operating systems signifies which design style currently works best. Until we get morphing displays, soft UI is here to stay. There are similarities between what Apple showed today and what Microsoft developed in its Fluent UI design.
It’s funny to think that over a decade ago Apple mocked Windows Vista for copying their ideas (quite rightfully) when now they merge the Microsoft way into their products.
So here’s the list:
