Everyone loves the Apple UI, therefore everything the Apple UI does is an axiomatic truth of UI design. Except... maybe not. The trash can icon on OS X is phot

Everyone loves the Apple UI, therefore everything the Apple UI does is an axiomatic truth of UI design. Except... maybe not. The trash can icon on OS X is photo realistic. The HDD icon is photo realistic. Transmits icon is a pretty detailed truck from where I am sitting. I waaay prefer Chrome's shiny & detailed icon to the flat simpler one... et cetera, et cetera. UI design articles have a tendency to be a little lazy on the science IMO, but I think that's a reflection on the fact that UI design sits between art and engineering and it's hard to be a master of both.