WWDC24 Design guide

WWDC24 GUIDE

Design

Discover how this year’s design announcements can help make your app shine on Apple platforms.

Whether you’re refining your design, building for visionOS, or starting from scratch, this year’s design sessions can take your app to the next level on Apple platforms. Find out what makes a great visionOS app, and learn how to design interactive experiences for the spatial canvas. Dive into creating advanced games for Apple devices, explore the latest SF Symbols, learn how to add personality to your app through writing, and much more.

Get the highlights

Download the design one-sheet.

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VIDEOS

Explore the latest video sessions

Design great visionOS apps

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Design advanced games for Apple platforms

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Create custom environments for your immersive apps in visionOS

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Explore game input in visionOS

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Design Live Activities for Apple Watch

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What’s new in SF Symbols 6

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Design interactive experiences for visionOS

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Design App Intents for system experiences

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Build multilingual-ready apps

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Add personality to your app through UX writing

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Get started with Dynamic Type

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Create custom visual effects with SwiftUI

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FORUMS

Find answers and get advice

Ask questions and get advice about design topics on the Apple Developer Forums.

Design

Spatial computing

COMMUNITY

Meet the community

Explore a selection of developer activities all over the world during and after WWDC.

Meet the community

RESOURCES

Explore the latest resources

Check out updates to the Human Interface Guidelines

  • Find out all that’s new in the HIG.
  • Designing for games: Explore an all-new way to start creating games that feel comfortable and intuitive on Apple platforms.
  • Tab bars: iPadOS apps now give people the option to switch between a tab bar or sidebar when navigating their app. Plus, items in the tab bar can now be customized.
  • App icons: Learn how people can customize their Home Screens to show dark and tinted icons.
  • Controls: Discover how people can quickly and easily perform actions from your app from Control Center, the Lock Screen, and the Action button.
  • Widgets: Learn how to tint widgets when a person has customized their Home Screen to show dark and tinted icons.
  • Windows: Learn how to use volumes in visionOS to display 2D or 3D content that people can view from any angle.
  • Live Activities: Craft Live Activities that look and feel at home in the Smart Stack in watchOS.
  • Immersive experiences: Explore the latest guidance on immersion, including design environments and virtual hands.
  • Game controls: Learn how to design touch controls for games on iOS and iPadOS.