2023 Apple Design Award Finalists Revealed Ahead of WWDC

Ahead of WWDC 2023 next month, the finalists for this year's Apple Design Awards have been revealed online. Apple says the awards "recognize and celebrate the art, craft, creativity, and technical expertise of Apple's developer community."

Apple Design Award Cube
This year's Apple Design Award winners will be revealed to the public via the Apple Developer app and website on June 5 at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time following a ceremony at WWDC. The full list of finalists is on Apple's website, with categories including Inclusivity, Delight and Fun, Interaction, Social Impact, Visuals and Graphics, and Innovation.

Developers invited to attend the special day at Apple Park on June 5 will be able to attend the Apple Design Awards ceremony. Winners receive a unique keepsake in the form of an aluminum cube with an Apple logo and the name of their app.

2023 Apple Design Award Finalists
Apple shared a WWDC 2023 schedule earlier today. The developers conference will kick off with Apple's keynote on June 5 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time.

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Junipr Avatar
35 months ago
Apple Awards are cool, plus no one gets slapped at WWDC. Good luck to all the finalists!
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Brad7 Avatar
35 months ago

Craig could slap me, wouldn’t mind
Kinky ?
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Cobra Kai Avatar
35 months ago
For winners of a Design Award they sure do have some ugly App icons
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
rizzo41999 Avatar
35 months ago
Reminds me of the G4 Cube. Just picked one of those up actually! Works great haha
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Candy Apple+ Nutz Avatar
35 months ago

For winners of a Design Award they sure do have some ugly App icons
I was thinking the same exact thing.
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svish Avatar
35 months ago
Waiting to see the winners!!
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