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> It helps tell these apps apart I would agree, variation is very important in this respect - however, this skeuo-leather-morphic design is but one small niche
by melloclello 14y ago
> It helps tell these apps apart
I would agree, variation is very important in this respect - however, this skeuo-leather-morphic design is but one small niche in the set of all possible variations. Have Apple exhausted their own potential? Is the only way for them to further refine their software really for them to turn away from minimalism and add more and more revolting kitsch?
If this is true, why does it have to be this particular style of kitsch?
- manmal 14y agoI don't remember Jobs praising minimalism, but rather beauty. It's all throughout his biography, he was a big fan of beautiful, functional design. I think skeuomorph interfaces are beautiful if done right - yes, they might be more beautiful than functional, but what if Apple values beauty over functionality? I remember reading about an Apple engineer working hard to get rounded rectangles to draw in their early OS without affecting overall performance, and Jobs pushing him further and further until it was done. Rounded rectangles are so not functional.
- rangibaby 14y agoSure. I think Garageband, with it's skeuomorphic knobs and the like is a good example of what you are talking about. On the other hand, Lion's iCal is absolutely hideous. No beauty there.
- melloclello 14y agoRounded rectangles are totally functional if you consider that you're going for the most minimalist interface compatible with the human visual cortex. Sharp corners can cause all kinds of ringing artifacts in certain situations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_grid_illusion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_grid_illusion