macOSアイコンデザインの腐敗
AppleのmacOSアイコンデザインは後方に進むほど優れたものに見えるという逆説的な観察から、Apple自身のアイコンルールと「スクアークル」形式の強制が、サードパーティ製アプリも含めたmacOSエコシステム全体のアイコンデザインを劣化させていると論じる。MicrosoftのOneNoteや、Capo、BBEdit、Fantasticalなどのサードパーティ製アプリの経年変化を例に挙げ、Appleの手本がもはや模範的ではなくなった現状を批判する。
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