For technology companies navigating the increasingly hostile terrain of software utility patent protection and Section 101 rejections, design ...

On March 13, 2026, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published supplemental examination guidance in the Federal ...

Susan Kare, “Sketches for Graphic User Interface Icon” (detail) (1982), ink on graph paper, on view in ‘This Is for Everyone’ at MoMA (gift of the designer, 2015, photo by the author for Hyperallergic ...

Maintaining a cohesive visual language across a growing product ecosystem is a constant battle. Design teams often start with a lean, curated set of interface elements. As the product scales into new ...

App Review appears to be more strictly enforcing rules regarding the use of Apple intellectual property in third party apps, which now includes emoji. Developers are reporting that their apps are now ...

Instagram’s new icon is pink. Well, it’s pink and purple and yellow and orange. It’s definitely different. And that’s not all the company has changed today. Instagram this morning is rolling out a ...

Editor’s note: This is a Q&A between attorneys Beth Ferrill and Lauren Dreyer of Finnegan, and UX/UI designers Erik Dreyer of GoodShuffle and John Sanchez of Academy. User experience and ...

visionOS has a rich library of user interface elements. That will set it above other headsets. In the developer session “Principles of spatial design,” Apple laid out the basics of window behavior in ...

This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Read more on Insight A graphical user interface (GUI) allows users to interact with graphics ...