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>what changed is that phone screens are tiny iOS7 and up degraded usability relative to iOS6. See: https://uxcritique.tumblr.com/ https://uxcritique.tumblr.com
by flowerlad 7y ago
>what changed is that phone screens are tiny
iOS7 and up degraded usability relative to iOS6. See: https://uxcritique.tumblr.com/ https://uxcritique.tumblr.com/ for comparisons of iOS and MacOS old vs new designs.
With the passing of Steve Jobs Apple has lost its design mojo.
- mch82 7y agoI suspect it was related to the loss of Scott Forestall. It’s notable that “metaphor” dropped from the top iOS design principle to near the bottom. And the backlash against “skeuomorphic design” was a popular narrative in the tech press around the time of these changes.
- skavi 7y agoI'd argue that the gesture interface used in newer iOS devices is proof that modern Apple is fully capable of employing metaphors to make interfaces more intuitive.
- asutekku 7y agoWhich was a huge change and some hiccups were expected. From a quick scroll through all the complaints in that page have been fixed for quite a while already.
- ieie92ndjrj 7y agoAbsolutely none of the critiques there ever seemed an issue to me. I have been using iPhones since the 5 and Macs since 2009. What UI people forget is most people don’t sit and study the UI long enough to ask such questions. If it didn’t do what they wanted they tap again, the color or highlight changes and they remember. A lot of UX people want the “answers from the back of the book” right in their face. For most, after 1-3 taps they get it and stop giving af.