Liquid Glass is controversial, but it just won a prestigious design award

Among Apple's strong showing of six total wins at the 2026 Art Directors Club of New York awards, the highlight was a Gold Cube honor for the controversial Liquid Glass redesign. Liquid Glass has won a prestigious design award - image credit: Apple Liquid Glass has had some vocal opposition because of issues to do with readability across the Mac , iPhone , and iPad , and Apple is expected to show an improved version at WWDC 2026. But its initial release has earned Apple yet another Gold Cube ADC