By John Gruber
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What kind of sick twisted people, who obviously know and love the classic Mac look-and-feel, would mix it with parts of the old Windows look-and-feel? And somehow make it work? I’ve consulted with experts and we’ve determined that the Poolside vibe is 3 measures classic Mac OS, 1 measure Windows, 1 measure original, and the resulting cocktail is just what the good doctor ordered.
Put it in full screen and click around. They’ve even got an Instagram “app”. The UI aesthetic here has more heart than just about anything I’ve seen in a decade. This is our reminder that UI design is supposed to be fun. How cool, too, that they made a nice Mac app — before doing iPhone?
To team Poolside: 🍸
★ Thursday, 3 September 2020