Sebastiaan de With, co-founder of Halide and Lux, is joining Apple’s human interface design team. This move follows recent changes in Apple’s design leadership, including the departure of Alan Dye and the appointment of Stephen Lemay. De With has a history of freelance work for Apple and experience with other major tech companies.

With Alan Dye leaving Apple, Stephen Lemay steps in to lead the design team amid significant talent losses and a declining design culture. The article discusses the challenges Lemay faces and the need for a reset in Apple’s design approach after years of instability and inconsistency.

Tim Cook has appointed John Ternus to oversee Apple’s design teams, expanding his role beyond hardware engineering. Ternus will lead design strategy while design leaders still report directly to Cook. This move comes amid ongoing changes in Apple's design leadership following Jony Ive's departure.