Aqua user interface

E229049
graphical user interface user interface design language

Aqua user interface is the distinctive, visually rich graphical user interface introduced by Apple for Mac OS X, featuring translucent elements, colorful icons, and fluid animations.

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Label Occurrences
Aqua user interface canonical 2
Leopard user interface 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf graphical user interface ⓘ
user interface design language ⓘ
announcedAtEvent Macworld Conference & Expo 2000 ⓘ
announcedBy Steve Jobs ⓘ
colorScheme vibrant colors ⓘ
designGoal consistency across applications ⓘ
ease of use ⓘ
visually rich interface ⓘ
designLanguage human interface guidelines ⓘ
developer Apple Inc. ⓘ
era early 2000s GUI design ⓘ
feature Quartz rendering engine ⓘ
animated progress indicators ⓘ
anti-aliased text ⓘ
brushed metal window style ⓘ
colorful icons ⓘ
dock for application launching ⓘ
drop shadows ⓘ
fluid animations ⓘ
gel-like buttons ⓘ
genie effect window minimization ⓘ
live resizing of windows ⓘ
pinstripes background pattern ⓘ
sheets for document-specific dialogs ⓘ
translucent elements ⓘ
influenced iOS user interface ⓘ
tvOS user interface ⓘ
watchOS user interface ⓘ
introducedInVersion Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah ⓘ
notableComponent Finder windows ⓘ
dock ⓘ
menu bar ⓘ
toolbar icons ⓘ
operatingSystem macOS ⓘ
surface form: Mac OS X

macOS ⓘ
platform desktop computing ⓘ
predecessor Platinum user interface ⓘ
replacedInterfaceOf Classic Mac OS ⓘ
surface form: classic Mac OS
successorConcept macOS flat design refinements ⓘ
supportsInteraction keyboard input ⓘ
mouse input ⓘ
trackpad gestures ⓘ
usedIn consumer Macintosh computers ⓘ
professional Macintosh computers ⓘ
usesTechnology Core Animation ⓘ
Quartz 2D ⓘ
visualMetaphor 3D-like controls ⓘ
water-like translucency ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah → introducedFeature → Aqua user interface ⓘ
Quartz → underpins → Aqua user interface ⓘ
subject surface form: Quartz (Apple graphics)
Spaces (virtual desktops in Mac OS X) → visibleIn → Aqua user interface ⓘ
this entity surface form: Leopard user interface