In this #InfoQ video, Ohan Oda shares how the Lens in Maps feature was adapted to deliver meaningful #AR experiences for #VisuallyImpaired users.

From design decisions to technical challenges and broader applications, this talk highlights the power of accessible AR.

Watch now: https://bit.ly/3UrYyYI

#transcript included

Bill Atkinson's Psychedelic User Interface

https://patternproject.substack.com/p/from-the-mac-to-the-mystical-bill

#PetPeeve: I hate that "Music" is one of the standard home folders on desktop computers. I love music, but I want it to be "Audio" -- not all audio is music (plus "audio" pairs better with "video"). When was this default established, in #MacOS X 10.0, #WinNT, earlier? (I think NextStep or BeOS might have had a "Sounds" folder.) Now, seemingly every #desktop uses this default: #Windows, #Mac, #FreeDesktop environments (#GNOME, #KDE), are there any exceptions? Like the #DesktopMetaphor itself, we're stuck with it, even though it chafes.

#GUI #UserInterface #Legacy #OldManYellsAtCloud
#UnreasonableExpectations

Just launched my little website apktalks.in ROAST IT.
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#buildinpublic #UI #UX #UIUX #Design #BuildInPublicDesign #UIUXDesign #UserInterface #UserExperience #ProductDesign #WebDesign #AppDesign #UIdesign #UXdesign #DesignThinking #DesignProcess #DesignCommunity #DesignLife #FutureofDesign #DesignInspiration #DigitalDesign #InteractionDesign #Prototyping #Wireframing #Usability #CreativeDesign #DesignUpdates #DesignJourney #IndieHacker #StartupDesign

What UI first distinguished radio buttons from checkboxes with circles/squares?

https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/31806/what-ui-first-distinguished-radio-buttons-from-checkboxes-with-circles-and-squar

I really dislike the flat design that has come to overpower everything since 2013. I prefer the old iphone Skeuomorphism, pixel art icons from the '90s (e.g. #BeOS), and the new #neuomorphism (but with more contrast than shown in the pic). But flat design, no, thank you.

Google has just launched #Android16 for supported Pixel devices, packed with new APIs and updates!

Some changes will impact existing apps, and require developers to update their code.

Dive deeper into the updates: https://bit.ly/4egLSNv

Something I really hate about the UI on my phone, most of the setting shortcuts are toggle something on/off. Not so the notifications mode icon, which toggles from Noise to Vibrate to MUTE and /then/ back to noise.

This has caught me out repeatedly and added a not insignificant amount of stress to not only my life but people trying to get hold of me.

Google begins testing AI Mode button directly in homepage search bar: Google homepage AI Mode button could mark biggest interface change since site's inception. https://ppc.land/google-begins-testing-ai-mode-button-directly-in-homepage-search-bar/ #Google #AIMode #SearchEngine #TechNews #UserInterface

Steam Updates Store with Accessibility Features Search Filter

#accessibilityfeatures #gaming #onlinestoreupdates #Steam #userinterface
https://blazetrends.com/steam-updates-store-with-accessibility-features-search-filter/?fsp_sid=50319

https://www.europesays.com/de/181909/ iOS 26: Nutzer witzeln über Vista-Look – und klagen über schlechte Lesbarkeit #Apple #Design #Deutschland #Germany #GUI #iOS #iPhone #LiquidGlass #Mobiles #Oberfläche #Science #Science&Technology #Technik #Technology #UI #UserInterface #Wissenschaft #Wissenschaft&Technik

Great to hear the stories behind some of the Apple Design Award winning apps from this year at The Interface event with Tamia James #userinterface #userexperience #design

Just imagine if all the light switches, sockets, door handles, drawer handles, doors or kitchen and cupboard fronts in your house or flat were made of this ‘Liquid Glass’. Not only would that look stupid, it would also be a complete UX disaster!

So why should it be any different in the user interface of an operating system? How can a designer who takes functionality and user experience seriously believe that this would be a good idea?

ap-components

https://socialwebfoundation.org/2025/05/28/ap-components/