Overview
- This week Apple posted official design resources on its Design Resources portal that include Sketch UI kits and updated app icon templates for iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 Golden Gate.
- The new files show refined Liquid Glass icon treatments with multi‑layer refraction and revised notification badge styling so third‑party apps can match Apple’s updated visuals.
- Apple released betas of SF Symbols 8 and Icon Composer 2 to let designers build and preview the new icon effects, with Figma versions of the UI kits expected to follow.
- macOS 27 Golden Gate is in developer beta and focuses on legibility and consistency fixes—a global Liquid Glass opacity slider, unified corner radii, restored sidebars and fewer menu icons—while adding Siri AI and other Apple Intelligence features.
- Golden Gate will run only on Apple silicon, dropping Intel support, and Apple has not yet posted design libraries for visionOS 27, watchOS 27 or tvOS 27 so developers should prioritize icons and tooling now.