Apple updates design resources for iOS 14, tvOS 14, and macOS Big Sur

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By Oliver Haslam
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What you need to know

  • Apple has released new design templates, components, guides, and more.

Apple today updated its developer website to include new design templates, components, guides, and more for macOS Big Sur and tvOS 14 developers and designers.

Alongside the new tools, iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 design resources for Sketch have also been made available for developers to make use of when designing their apps.

Designing apps for Apple platforms just got easier. Now you can quickly lay out your app for macOS Big Sur or tvOS 14 using new design templates, components, guides, and more. All major macOS and tvOS components, such as buttons, segmented controls, alerts, menus, and other controls, are included. In addition, the updated iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 design resources for Sketch have been rebuilt to support color variables, and include numerous minor improvements and bug fixes.

The full round of templates and other design resources can be downloaded directly from the Apple Design Resources page on apple.com. Resources cover all of Apple's platforms including watchOS, macOS, tvOS, iPadOS, and iOS.

Oliver Haslam
Oliver Haslam
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Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.