Jonathan is a freelance graphic designer. As well as being a long-time Apple user he is a huge film and television aficionado and is very interested in the intersection between the two mediums and technology. He lives in London with his wife and daughter and is writing his bio in the third person.
This year’s WWDC was a packed event by most metrics. Apple introduced a new visual style across all of its platforms called Liquid Glass. Not only that, but the company also announced significant multitasking updates to iPadOS, powerful features for Spotlight on macOS, and numerous other upgrades across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS.
If you missed the event or want to revisit any of the announcements, you can now do so on Apple’s Events site (where it’s also available in ASL) or on YouTube. We’ll be posting coverage of all the new features and more in the coming hours and days, so stay tuned to MacStories.
The company has put out some other videos highlight today’s announcements as well:
After last week’s clash of technology and personal family matters, I thought I’d change it up this week and talk about some positive tech that has influenced my family life. I’m a (relatively) new parent of three years, and the way my daughter and I interact with tech is something I constantly think about. This...
With Global Accessibility Awareness Day coming up this Thursday, May 15, Apple is back with its annual preview of accessibility features coming to its platforms later in the year. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of the first office within Apple to address accessibility, and there’s no sign of any slowdown in the company’s development on this front. While no official release date has been announced for these features, they usually arrive with the new OS updates in the fall.
In addition to a new accessibility-focused feature in the App Store, Apple announced a whole raft of system-level features. Let’s take a look.
[[jonathan]] Simple Color Palette Prolific app developer Sindre Sorhus is back with a simple app to create and edit color palettes in an open-source, JSON-based file format called Simple Color Palette. This app speaks directly to my heart. Not only can you use it to create and edit color palettes, but you can also open...
Today, I reviewed the screenshot-framing app Framous on MacStories. It’s one of my favorite apps of the year so far, and I already use it a lot (including for this very column!). Framous is a Mac-only app, though, which means there have been occasions when I’ve wanted to create nicely framed iPhone screenshots with backgrounds...
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: In response to Federico’s most recent Automation Academy lesson, Olivier shared their technique for recording and transcribing every conversation with their business co-founder. (Link) Members discussed the advantages and dangers of verified accounts on Bluesky. (Link) Speaking of verification, Niléane discovered a simple way to verify your...
It’s been a few weeks since I dove headlong into the Obsidian pool. I’ve been playing with a few plugins and generally prodding around the app. Yet, without a real reason to spend time in it, I’ve found myself bouncing off Obsidian quickly. The ultimate goal has always been to use the app in my...
Recreating Analogue Photography with AgBr It’s fair to say that there are countless photo editing apps available for the iPhone. From the gimmicky to the truly pro-level, it’s hard to keep up. Nevertheless, now and again, one will jump out at me, often due to its unique design. Almost like a magpie, I’m a sucker...
For reasons that will become apparent in the near future, I’ve been talking a lot about app icons this week. Their importance, creativity, and ability to communicate many things to people with just a small number of pixels is always impressive. This inspired me to think about the app icons I’ve seen over the years...
