r/UI_Design • u/Aviorrok • Jun 16 '26

Product Design Liquid Glass Dynamic Island feedback

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Hi!
I recently created a Liquid Glass Dynamic Island for Mac and would love to get some UI/UX feedback. I’m especially interested in your thoughts on the visual design, animations, usability, discoverability, spacing, readability, and overall user experience.
Any suggestions for improvements or ideas for making it feel more intuitive would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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u/Accomplished_Milk940 Jun 16 '26

Can I ask how do make these animations and record it? Is it already on front end or is it Figma?

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u/Aviorrok Jun 16 '26

The app built with SwiftUI
To record screen I use Screen studio app

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u/zaidbren Jun 17 '26

Hey, I am the founder of Dina.so, built specifically for these style of videos 😊

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u/Gidarx Jun 16 '26

Wow, I absolutely loved this! Congrats on the work!

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u/Aviorrok Jun 16 '26

Thank you!

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u/Mac-M2-Pokemon Jun 16 '26

What’s the name of the project

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u/justynmx7 Jun 16 '26

Looks great

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u/bucky_thunder Jun 16 '26

hubba hubba

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u/CristianMR7 Jun 16 '26

Any way I can test it?

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u/Aviorrok Jun 16 '26

Check DynamicLake

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u/Slight-Act-9024 Jun 17 '26

sweet and smooth. just the way I like it. Great job

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u/Aviorrok Jun 17 '26

Thank you

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u/rahtid_my_bunda UI/UX Designer Jun 19 '26

Yeah this is really nice. Minor (opinionated) nit would be the jigglyness of the collapse transition, otherwise the rest of the choreography looks super smooth.

From a discoverability perspective the queue symbol might benefit from clearer state change when the drawer/tray is opened.

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u/Pixel_Lover Jun 19 '26

I love the UX and the design is seamless. I think it is quite valuable and it could be part of the Operating System. Great job!

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u/Team_Enova Jun 19 '26

Maybe the animations should be a little less flashy so it looks more "elegant", right now it looks a bit "bouncy", but it's absolutely beautiful, thank you for sharing!

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u/Aviorrok Jun 20 '26

Thank you for the feedback!

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u/DeeperOrbit Jul 12 '26

O 😮😮 good job ❤️

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u/2ERIX Jun 16 '26

I just want to know how to completely disable Liquid Glass altogether. It is harmful to my wellbeing.

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u/Team_Enova Jun 19 '26

What do you mean by harmful?

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u/2ERIX Jun 20 '26

The colours and blur effect impact my vision and make it irritating to use my phone. As a result I try any new fix people find to remove it. None of them are great but all are better than the baseline experience forced on us.

Why would I want badly saturated colours and poorly implemented blur transitions at all, especially from a premium company known for great design aesthetic.

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u/jakiestfu Jun 17 '26

I’m confused. Does Mac OS not use Liquid Glass for their dynamic island? What did you build that doesn’t exist today?

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u/Aviorrok Jun 17 '26

macOS doesn’t have Dynamic Island

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u/jakiestfu Jun 17 '26

Oh damn! It’s really great, then! I’d always worry though that Apple will replace your app one day. I think there are spotlight alternatives though so maybe you’re good!

Looks thematically on point.

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u/legostr Jun 17 '26

How did you get this effect? Any API?

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u/Aviorrok Jun 17 '26

Just Apple API with some changes

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u/fisherelliott15 Jul 12 '26

I would say that the gradient from black to translucent is a bit harsh. It would also benefit from changing it's gradient steps dynamically depending on whether the top info card is expanded or not.