Among Apple's strong showing of six total wins at the 2026 Art Directors Club of New York awards, the highlight was a Gold Cube honor for the controversial Liquid Glass redesign.

Liquid Glass has won a prestigious design award - image credit: Apple

Liquid Glass has had some vocal opposition because of issues to do with readability across the [Mac](https://appleinsider.com/inside/mac "Mac"), [iPhone](https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone "iPhone"), and [iPad](https://appleinsider.com/inside/ipad "iPad"), and Apple is expected to show an [improved version](https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/10/liquid-glass-wont-get-killed-in-macos-27-expect-a-tune-up-instead) at [WWDC](https://appleinsider.com/inside/wwdc "WWDC") 2026. But its initial release has earned Apple yet another Gold Cube ADC award.

The 13 judges on the jury have not yet commented on [their choice](https://www.oneclub.org/awards/adcawards/-award/62413/ios-26-liquid-glass/), and may not do so until the official ceremony on May 15, 2026. But the pitch that Apple's in-house design team made for the awards reveals what it was aiming at.

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