Apple revealed Liquid Glass as part of its WWDC announcement this June, with all the pomp usually reserved for shiny new gear. And while some people just hate change, Liquid Glass does invite criticism. “Liquid Glass splits the difference between flat and skeuomorphic design, landing in a fragile middle space,” he concludes. Liquid Glass seems born of similar thinking, in that animations should be fun, dynamic, and rooted in material behaviors—and that aspect is hugely successful.”The “Glass” part, though? “Apple’s goal is to blend interface and content to reduce distraction, but I think Liquid Glass achieves the opposite,” McCarthy says.