macOS 12 Monterey Beta 5 Reveals Updated iWork Icons

[MacRumors]

Apple is working on updated icons for the macOS versions of its iWork apps, according to images discovered by MacRumors. The new icons are included in the framework of macOS 12 Monterey beta 5 that handles the display of collaboration links in apps such as iMessage.

Pages, Numbers, and Keynote icons found in macOS Monterey​

The images of the new macOS iWork icons for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are relatively low-resolution given the small size they are displayed at for sharing purposes, but it's clear they are a mix of the flat design and solid background colors of the iWork icons first introduced with iOS 7 and the latest macOS versions introduced for Big Sur in November 2020 that feature more photorealistic elements.

Current iOS iWork icons​

The macOS 12 Monterey Pages icon keeps its orange theme, the 45-degree angle of the pen, and written line of the iOS-style Pages icon while replacing the flat pen glyph with a more realistic-looking white pen, compared to the current macOS Pages icon that features a photorealistic orange pen on a white pad of paper.

The upcoming Numbers icon for Monterey moves from the current graph paper background to the solid green background of the iOS Numbers icon. It features a white version of the bar chart currently seen on the macOS icon with shadows for the bars and omits the line under the bars that is seen on iOS.

Current macOS iWork icons​

The refreshed Keynote icon features the same blue background of the iOS Keynote icon rather than the white slide grid view of the macOS icon. The podium and pie chart document are similar to the version seen on the current macOS Keynote icon, but with the color of the podium changed from blue to white.

The new icons should be included with the iWork apps when they are updated for macOS 12 Monterey later this year. It is not clear at this time whether these icons will also come to the iWork suite for iOS alongside iOS 15.

Article Link: macOS 12 Monterey Beta 5 Reveals Updated iWork Icons

 

[fwmireault]

I hope, the iWork icons on Big Sur were so ugly. I don’t understand why Apple doesn’t unify it’s iOS and macOS apps icon design

 

[keco185]

Way better than the gross iWork icons that they added in Big Sur

 

[Konigi]

AT LAST ! I've been calling for it since they changed it in Big Sur. It's the same app than iOS/iPadOS versions, so keep consistent design, pleaaaaze.

 

[danielsutton]

Apple is working on updated icons for the macOS versions of its iWork apps, according to images discovered by MacRumors. The new icons are included in the framework of macOS 12 Monterey beta 5 that handles the display of collaboration links in apps such as iMessage.

Pages, Numbers, and Keynote icons found in macOS Monterey​

The images of the new macOS iWork icons for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are relatively low-resolution given the small size they are displayed at for sharing purposes, but it's clear they are a mix of the flat design and solid background colors of the iWork icons first introduced with iOS 7 and the latest macOS versions introduced for Big Sur in November 2020 that feature more photorealistic elements.

Current iOS iWork icons​

The macOS 12 Monterey Pages icon keeps its orange theme, the 45-degree angle of the pen, and written line of the iOS-style Pages icon while replacing the flat pen glyph with a more realistic-looking white pen, compared to the current macOS Pages icon that features a photorealistic orange pen on a white pad of paper.

The upcoming Numbers icon for Monterey moves from the current graph paper background to the solid green background of the iOS Numbers icon. It features a white version of the bar chart currently seen on the macOS icon with shadows for the bars and omits the line under the bars that is seen on iOS.

Current macOS iWork icons​

The refreshed Keynote icon features the same blue background of the iOS Keynote icon rather than the white slide grid view of the macOS icon. The podium and pie chart document are similar to the version seen on the current macOS Keynote icon, but with the color of the podium changed from blue to white.

The new icons should be included with the iWork apps when they are updated for macOS 12 Monterey later this year. It is not clear at this time whether these icons will also come to the iWork suite for iOS alongside iOS 15.

Article Link: macOS 12 Monterey Beta 5 Reveals Updated iWork Icon

Apple is working on updated icons for the macOS versions of its iWork apps, according to images discovered by MacRumors. The new icons are included in the framework of macOS 12 Monterey beta 5 that handles the display of collaboration links in apps such as iMessage.

Pages, Numbers, and Keynote icons found in macOS Monterey​

The images of the new macOS iWork icons for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are relatively low-resolution given the small size they are displayed at for sharing purposes, but it's clear they are a mix of the flat design and solid background colors of the iWork icons first introduced with iOS 7 and the latest macOS versions introduced for Big Sur in November 2020 that feature more photorealistic elements.

Current iOS iWork icons​

The macOS 12 Monterey Pages icon keeps its orange theme, the 45-degree angle of the pen, and written line of the iOS-style Pages icon while replacing the flat pen glyph with a more realistic-looking white pen, compared to the current macOS Pages icon that features a photorealistic orange pen on a white pad of paper.

The upcoming Numbers icon for Monterey moves from the current graph paper background to the solid green background of the iOS Numbers icon. It features a white version of the bar chart currently seen on the macOS icon with shadows for the bars and omits the line under the bars that is seen on iOS.

Current macOS iWork icons​

The refreshed Keynote icon features the same blue background of the iOS Keynote icon rather than the white slide grid view of the macOS icon. The podium and pie chart document are similar to the version seen on the current macOS Keynote icon, but with the color of the podium changed from blue to white.

The new icons should be included with the iWork apps when they are updated for macOS 12 Monterey later this year. It is not clear at this time whether these icons will also come to the iWork suite for iOS alongside iOS 15.

Article Link: macOS 12 Monterey Beta 5 Reveals Updated iWork Icons

Rather than simply updating the icons, why not add more professional features to the iWork apps so the suite can be competitive with Microsoft Office? This would make the apps a lot more useful, and would help Apple gain more of a foothold in the enterprise

 

[CVUSA]

Still no dark icons for dark mode !

 

[jmovie]

Apple is working on updated icons for the macOS versions of its iWork apps, according to images discovered by MacRumors. The new icons are included in the framework of macOS 12 Monterey beta 5 that handles the display of collaboration links in apps such as iMessage.

Pages, Numbers, and Keynote icons found in macOS Monterey​

The images of the new macOS iWork icons for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are relatively low-resolution given the small size they are displayed at for sharing purposes, but it's clear they are a mix of the flat design and solid background colors of the iWork icons first introduced with iOS 7 and the latest macOS versions introduced for Big Sur in November 2020 that feature more photorealistic elements.

Current iOS iWork icons​

The macOS 12 Monterey Pages icon keeps its orange theme, the 45-degree angle of the pen, and written line of the iOS-style Pages icon while replacing the flat pen glyph with a more realistic-looking white pen, compared to the current macOS Pages icon that features a photorealistic orange pen on a white pad of paper.

The upcoming Numbers icon for Monterey moves from the current graph paper background to the solid green background of the iOS Numbers icon. It features a white version of the bar chart currently seen on the macOS icon with shadows for the bars and omits the line under the bars that is seen on iOS.

Current macOS iWork icons​

The refreshed Keynote icon features the same blue background of the iOS Keynote icon rather than the white slide grid view of the macOS icon. The podium and pie chart document are similar to the version seen on the current macOS Keynote icon, but with the color of the podium changed from blue to white.

The new icons should be included with the iWork apps when they are updated for macOS 12 Monterey later this year. It is not clear at this time whether these icons will also come to the iWork suite for iOS alongside iOS 15.

Article Link: macOS 12 Monterey Beta 5 Reveals Updated iWork Icons

As a fan and frequent user of these 3 apps, I think the new icons look great - striking a balance between detail and simplicity, and keeping in line with the overall system aesthetic. Bravo.

 

[GermanSuplex]

I'm surprised the stylus/pen for the Pages icon isn't an Apple Pencil. *Der, I guess for the Mac it wouldn't be. Must be Thursday.

 

[knownikko]

Hard hitting news right here!

 

[MarkyR]

Any news on whether VMWare Horizon works on the beta?

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

A nice added touch... an updated icons on Monterey (iWork) along with a new weather icon on iOS 15 .

It's a slow news day for MacRumors, LOL.

 

[nebulosan]

What about the Quicktime icon? The Big Sur one is ugly as sin

(Yes, this is important. Nobody cares about boring Apple TV shows or when "supply chain sources" or "analysts" repeat the same info about future products 5000 times)

 

[pianoman359]

Finally. Those icons were hideous.

 

[contacos]

Time to unify those icons in general! I’ll never understand why the messaging icon isn’t even the same color between iPhone and macOS. My mum always texts me on iMessage but sends photos via WhatsApp cuz she gets both icons confused ?

 

[szw-mapple fan]

An improvement. I wish they would just unify the icons by giving a bit of the Big Sur skeumorphism to iOS icons and replace the ugly Big Sur ones with iOS icons.

 

[jaredwsmith]

Much better. The Big Sur-era icons were hard to make out at smaller sizes.

 

[Attirex]

Oh god pls kill the dirty salt shaker posed in front of the beach background....

 

[MauiPa]

Wow, Icons were never a big deal with me one way or the other. some people really take them that seriously? all I can say is, the Big Sur icons were fine, minor tweaks are fine too. They draw your eye to them, you understand what they are for, colors are well-balanced. so all in all, they are great.

 

[MauiPa]

Oh god pls kill the dirty salt shaker posed in front of the beach background....

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Not to be too critical, but if that is a concern of yours, can you zoom out on your avatar a bit? thanks, much appreciated

 

[WWP99]

I was unsure about upgrading to Monterey but these new icons are the bomb. So worth it! I'm totally in! When can I get these new icons? (this is sarcasm. I'm not sure why new icons is really newsworthy)

 

[MikhailT]

Really wish it doesn't require a major macOS version to implement changes like this. They should start to decouple apps and services out from macOS and offer them for updates in the MAS.

 

[LFC2020]

Still no dark icons for dark mode !

Arriving in 2048. ?

 

[orbital~debris]

MacRumors, at least put the icons in a consistent order ?

 

[macintoshmac]

Rather than simply updating the icons, why not add more professional features to the iWork apps so the suite can be competitive with Microsoft Office? This would make the apps a lot more useful, and would help Apple gain more of a foothold in the enterprise

Apple does not want enterprise foothold any longer when consumers are happy paying them for whatever they dish out to them.. Enterprise will pay only for quality stuff, they are not going to be beta testers. Consumers, that's where it is at, we will just buy the newest and the shiniest. People keep buying Apple laptops when iPad Pro has a better display - surely Apple could put a new-age display in a MacBook just as easily as it did with the iPad Pro. It does not because people keep buying the laptops. Butterfly keyboards were killed quite soon, right? Because sales did pinch them.

Apple has steadily moved away from enterprise for years now. This company is a shadow of what it once was. iWork was dumbed down and it has never been the same. Aperture was killed as well. Enterprise-speific stuff is just gone from their portfolio now.

Where to start and where to end with this company when talking of enterprise today ...

EDIT:
For the ones who are disagreeing with me about Apple's enterprise ambitions, sure, Apple is actively pursuing enterprise and will dominate the scene with non-existent hardware, non-existent to buggy software, dumbed-down apps, etc. Hope that makes you happy. If you are disagreeing about the comment about Apple not putting a better display in MacBooks because people keep buying them, well, what can I say to you.. Apple knows its consumers' mindset well. I am nobody here.

 

[LFC2020]

MacRumors, at least put the icons in a consistent order 🙄

Mac rumours is only good at draining your iPhone and iPad battery at the moment.