I've long preached that as designers, we're constantly erring on the side of caution; myself included. It produces predictable, measurable results. I've also preached my desire to innovate as a community, to stop erring on the side of caution, which is my segue into Apple's new Liquid Glass software design.

My first instinct, like many, was to list its flaws—the accessibility gaps, the usability questions. It's our reflex: we see something new, and we immediately search for what's wrong. But in doing so, we're demanding a masterpiece from a first sketch. We want the rewards of innovation without the messy, iterative work it requires.

Apple has taken a step into exploring something new, and without a shadow of a doubt, that will come with improvements over the new design language's lifecycle. It will be riddled with problems, but it will also reignite passion for a lot of designers to continuously look for new ways of looking at software.

Perhaps an unusual comparison, but what comes to mind is a game called No Man's Sky. Promised to be an an ambitious game with endless possibilities for space exploration (a fan if you hadn't noticed yet). At launch, it received massive backlash due to its endless problems, missing features, and repetitiveness. I must have played a total of 5 minutes at launch. Now, after years of relentless work and iteration, it’s a masterpiece. Its flawed beginning wasn't the end of the story; it was just the first, difficult chapter.

And I think that's what we're missing. Apple has just started a new chapter. It will be riddled with problems, yes, but it’s an invitation to explore. It's the start of the work, not the finished product. If we as a community rush to pass final judgment now, we risk hurting the very process we claim to cherish.