{"id":50975,"date":"2026-02-10T16:24:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T21:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=50975"},"modified":"2026-02-10T16:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T21:24:33","slug":"apple-creator-studio-icons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/10\/apple-creator-studio-icons\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Creator Studio Icons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@BasicAppleGuy\/115974493186672129\">BasicAppleGuy<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@BasicAppleGuy\/115974493186672129\">\n<p>A comparison between the original icons, the pre&#x2013;Creator Studio icons, and the non&#x2013;Creator Studio icons.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tidbits.com\/2026\/02\/06\/pages-keynote-and-numbers-15-go-freemium\/\">Adam Engst<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/tidbits.com\/2026\/02\/06\/pages-keynote-and-numbers-15-go-freemium\/\">\n<p>I have to wonder whether the Numbers icon expresses the designer&rsquo;s disdain for Liquid Glass or the community&rsquo;s criticism of it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It looks like it&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_finger\">giving the finger<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@ezekiel\/115979875331313963\">Ezekiel Elin<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@ezekiel\/115979875331313963\">\n<p>I thought that the new Creator Studio icons would have a light mode variant. You know, cause Apple has spent a few years talking about making icon variants.<\/p>\n<p>Nope, it uses the same icon in both modes and it looks weird in light mode.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bzamayo\/status\/2016519229000876408\">Benjamin Mayo<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bzamayo\/status\/2016519229000876408\">\n<p>So, even after you pay (I&rsquo;m in the trial period), the Creator Studio exclusive features stick out with a purple highlight in the toolbar.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bzamayo\/status\/2016526902299607070\">Benjamin Mayo<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bzamayo\/status\/2016526902299607070\">\n<p>apple clearly listened to your feedback that menu icons should use colour to distinguish them<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@marioguzman\/115985032893899214\">Mario Guzm&aacute;n<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@marioguzman\/115985032893899214\">\n<p>Apple: &ldquo;Use a single icon to introduce a group of similar items&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Also Apple:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/10\/apple-creator-studio-now-shipping\/\">Apple Creator Studio Now Shipping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/13\/apple-creator-studio\/\">Apple Creator Studio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/10\/icons-in-menus-everywhere\/\">Icons in Menus Everywhere<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/11\/tahoes-terrible-icons\/\">Tahoe&rsquo;s Terrible Icons<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BasicAppleGuy: A comparison between the original icons, the pre&#x2013;Creator Studio icons, and the non&#x2013;Creator Studio icons. Adam Engst: I have to wonder whether the Numbers icon expresses the designer&rsquo;s disdain for Liquid Glass or the community&rsquo;s criticism of it. It looks like it&rsquo;s giving the finger. 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