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   Not sure if this fool actually designed the awful "Liquid Glass" or   
   simply approved it. Maybe the replacement person will get rid of the   
   silly idea, just like Jony Ive's equally awful "flat" design went out   
   the window not long after he left.   
      
      
       Apple's human interface design chief Alan Dye poached by Meta   
       Meta's latest attempt at relevance after failing to make the   
       Metaverse or superintelligence happen is hiring Alan Dye, the   
       guy behind Liquid Glass.   
      
       Apple's talent pool has taken repeated hits over the year, as   
       tech rivals attempt to shore up their artificial intelligence   
       projects by poaching employees from elsewhere. In the latest   
       siphoning off of talent from Apple, Meta has poached a   
       managerial figure connected to the Apple Vision Pro.   
      
       On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that Meta was hiring away   
       Alan Dye from Apple. He is reportedly heading over to Meta to   
       create a new design studio, with a focus on hardware, software,   
       and AI integration.   
      
       Under Meta, he will be reporting to CTO Andrew Bosworth, who   
       also oversees the wearable device and headset division, Reality   
       Labs. Dye's main work at Meta will be to help improve the   
       company's consumer devices, improving the artificial   
       intelligence functionality.   
      
       Dye will formally join Meta as Chief Design Officer on   
       December 31.   
      
      
       Running Dye   
       Dye joined Apple in 2006 as a "creative director" on the   
       marketing and communications team. He worked on the boxes and   
       packaging, before being moved to other roles, and eventually   
       ending up at the Human Interface Group.   
      
       He worked with former design chief Jony Ive on the creation   
       of the Apple Watch, including the interface for the wearable.   
       Eventually, after Ive departed to create LoveFrom, Dye became   
       one of two design leads charged with filling Ive's vacant   
       seat.   
      
       After that time, Dye worked on how the operating systems in   
       the Apple ecosystem looked and felt to users. This also   
       included the interface of the Apple Vision Pro, which led to   
       a wider refresh of Apple's operating systems in general, and   
       the introduction of the Liquid Glass aesthetic.   
      
       Among the incomplete projects Dye leaves behind, his team was   
       working on long-rumored smart home devices that are still   
       under development within the company.   
      
      
       Steve Lemay promoted, albeit at a tough time   
       Apple confirmed the role replacement to the publication,   
       before stating that Steve Lemay will be taking over Dye's   
       position.   
      
       In a statement, Apple CEO Tim Cook said "Steve Lemay has   
       played a key role in the design of every major Apple interface   
       since 1999. He has always set an extraordinarily high bar for   
       excellence and embodies Apple's culture of collaboration and   
       creativity."   
      
       "Design is fundamental to who we are at Apple, and today, we   
       have an extraordinary design team working on the most   
       innovative product lineup in our history," Cook continued.   
      
       Dye's departure is the latest for Apple, and the second major   
       exit within a few days. On Monday, Apple announced that SVP of   
       Machine Learning and AI Strategy, John Giannandrea, is retiring   
       in the spring of 2026, replaced by former Microsoft AI   
       executive Amar Subramanya.   
      
      
      
      
      
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