Posted 5d ago

A very well crafted essay from Nikita Prokopov.

If you’ve looked at MacOS 26 Tahoe, you’re surely appalled by the new UI guideline that recommends putting icons next to every single menu item.

Prokopov argues — with copious screenshot illustrations every step of the way — that this is a terrible idea in the first place, and that Apple has implemented it poorly.

Comparison of macOS Sequoia and Tahoe TextEdit menus

Sequoia → Tahoe
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons

It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons

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It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons

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