Design Evolution: Icons and Aesthetics

Special guest David Smith returns to the show for a developer's perspective look at WWDC 2025.

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Transcripts: Unofficial but surprisingly good.

Links:

• Michael Flarup's mockup for a MacOS 26 Finder icon
• Louie Mantia's (even better) mockup for a MacOS 26 Finder icon
• Benedict Evans: “The Best Is the Last”
• Podsearch
• Under the Radar
• David-Smith.org
• Widgetsmith
• Pedometer++
• Sleep++
• Widgetsmith
• Hands-On: How Apple’s New Speech APIs Outpace Whisper for Lightning-Fast Transcription
• Tim Cook Reveals Apple’s Vision for Movies and TV
• Musk’s xAI Burns Through $1 Billion a Month as Costs Pile Up

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.