# Foundations Understand how fundamental design elements help you create rich experiences. ## Discussion [Accessibility](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/accessibility) Accessible user interfaces empower everyone to have a great experience with your app or game. [App icons](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/app-icons) A unique, memorable icon expresses your app’s or game’s purpose and personality and helps people recognize it at a glance. [Branding](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/branding) Apps and games express their unique brand identity in ways that make them instantly recognizable while feeling at home on the platform and giving people a consistent experience. [Color](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/color) Judicious use of color can enhance communication, evoke your brand, provide visual continuity, communicate status and feedback, and help people understand information. [Dark Mode](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/dark-mode) Dark Mode is a systemwide appearance setting that uses a dark color palette to provide a comfortable viewing experience tailored for low-light environments. [Icons](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/icons) An effective icon is a graphic asset that expresses a single concept in ways people instantly understand. [Images](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/images) To make sure your artwork looks great on all devices you support, learn how the system displays content and how to deliver art at the appropriate scale factors. [Immersive experiences](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/immersive-experiences) In visionOS, you can design apps and games that extend beyond windows and volumes, immersing people in your content. [Inclusion](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/inclusion) Inclusive apps and games put people first by prioritizing respectful communication and presenting content and functionality in ways that everyone can access and understand. [Layout](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/layout) A consistent layout that adapts across display sizes, orientations, and multitasking configurations helps people understand and enjoy your app or game on all their devices. [Materials](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/materials) A material is a visual effect that creates a sense of depth, layering, and hierarchy between foreground and background elements. [Motion](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/motion) Beautiful, fluid motions bring the interface to life, conveying status, providing feedback and instruction, and enriching the visual experience of your app or game. [Privacy](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/privacy) Privacy is paramount: it’s critical to be transparent about the privacy-related data and resources you require and essential to protect the data people allow you to access. [Right to left](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/right-to-left) Support right-to-left languages like Arabic and Hebrew by reversing your interface as needed to match the reading direction of the related scripts. [SF Symbols](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/sf-symbols) SF Symbols provides thousands of consistent, highly configurable symbols that integrate seamlessly with the San Francisco system font, automatically aligning with text in all weights and sizes. [Spatial layout](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/spatial-layout) Spatial layout techniques help you take advantage of the infinite canvas of Apple Vision Pro and present your content in engaging, comfortable ways. [Typography](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/typography) Your typographic choices can help you display legible text, convey an information hierarchy, communicate important content, and express your brand or style. [Writing](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/writing) The words you choose within your app are an essential part of its user experience. ## Topics [Accessibility](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/accessibility) Accessible user interfaces empower everyone to have a great experience with your app or game. [App icons](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/app-icons) A unique, memorable icon expresses your app’s or game’s purpose and personality and helps people recognize it at a glance. [Branding](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/branding) Apps and games express their unique brand identity in ways that make them instantly recognizable while feeling at home on the platform and giving people a consistent experience. [Color](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/color) Judicious use of color can enhance communication, evoke your brand, provide visual continuity, communicate status and feedback, and help people understand information. [Dark Mode](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/dark-mode) Dark Mode is a systemwide appearance setting that uses a dark color palette to provide a comfortable viewing experience tailored for low-light environments. [Icons](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/icons) An effective icon is a graphic asset that expresses a single concept in ways people instantly understand. [Images](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/images) To make sure your artwork looks great on all devices you support, learn how the system displays content and how to deliver art at the appropriate scale factors. [Immersive experiences](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/immersive-experiences) In visionOS, you can design apps and games that extend beyond windows and volumes, immersing people in your content. [Inclusion](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/inclusion) Inclusive apps and games put people first by prioritizing respectful communication and presenting content and functionality in ways that everyone can access and understand. [Layout](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/layout) A consistent layout that adapts across display sizes, orientations, and multitasking configurations helps people understand and enjoy your app or game on all their devices. [Materials](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/materials) A material is a visual effect that creates a sense of depth, layering, and hierarchy between foreground and background elements. [Motion](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/motion) Beautiful, fluid motions bring the interface to life, conveying status, providing feedback and instruction, and enriching the visual experience of your app or game. [Privacy](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/privacy) Privacy is paramount: it’s critical to be transparent about the privacy-related data and resources you require and essential to protect the data people allow you to access. [Right to left](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/right-to-left) Support right-to-left languages like Arabic and Hebrew by reversing your interface as needed to match the reading direction of the related scripts. [SF Symbols](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/sf-symbols) SF Symbols provides thousands of consistent, highly configurable symbols that integrate seamlessly with the San Francisco system font, automatically aligning with text in all weights and sizes. [Spatial layout](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/spatial-layout) Spatial layout techniques help you take advantage of the infinite canvas of Apple Vision Pro and present your content in engaging, comfortable ways. [Typography](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/typography) Your typographic choices can help you display legible text, convey an information hierarchy, communicate important content, and express your brand or style. [Writing](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/writing) The words you choose within your app are an essential part of its user experience. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)