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As an Android user, I find the whole brouhaha over the new IOS look rather ridiculous - because I have no idea what Android stock icons even look like. I've b
by omonra 13y ago
As an Android user, I find the whole brouhaha over the new IOS look rather ridiculous - because I have no idea what Android stock icons even look like.
I've been using a shell for many years (doesn't matter which - can't even recall name now) which comes with its own icons. So to me this sounds as childish (ie Apple treating its customers as children who can't be trusted with picking their own icons) - as if my laptop had a set of preconfigured directory names and I could not rename them myself.
It's rather telling that all these people take the concept that icons on their pocket computer are G-d given and immutable, like a law of nature and that the most they can do is whine if they don't like them.
- obviouslygreen 13y agoThat's one of the major (real) differences between the iOS and Android camps... while so much of the divide is just silly, I think it's reasonable to say that Android users more often expect and utilize options regarding how the OS looks and behaves than iOS users, who are used to a stable, familiar, cohesive, consistent experience (as mandated by Apple for iOS developers). If Google ran its ship the same way with regard to hammering UI guidelines down everyone's throat, this would likely happen there as well. I don't know which is better or worse, but the two are certainly different, and it's either created a divide or pointed out a difference between people who strongly prefer one over the other.
- omonra 13y agoYep, agreed. What I find funny is that the people who are writing these articles are advanced users and not some grandmother who needs protection. Ie - if you are either a designer who deeply cares about how your icons look - don't be a sheep and customize your pocket computer the way you want.
- _progger_ 13y agoThe strong selling point of iOS is consistency and order across all concepts. To me Android is like a mutagenic factory sewage - anything is possible for better of worth.
- jlgreco 13y agoSo basically iOS is UI bondage, restricting you to be more fun. It should hardly be surprising that not everybody is into that.
- _progger_ 13y agoYes, it's a matter of taste. Perhaps my analogy was a bit harsh :).
- lurkinggrue 13y agoOver the years I've know quite a few Apple fans that were masochistic.
- ansible 13y agoWell, I don't know about that, but the icons have two purposes: 1. Allow new users to guess at the functionality of apps before tapping them. This is important for first impressions (like trying out the phone at the store before buying it). 2. Allow current users to quickly and reliably navigate to the app they intend to use. It seems to me that instead of arguing about skeuomorphism, there should just be some good old A/B testing for these two use cases. And whatever wins is best. Maybe Apple has done this, maybe not.
- gte910h 13y agoAs a professional iOS developer, this comment made me practically fall out of my chair laughing.
- kllrnohj 13y agoStrong selling point WAS consistency. It clearly isn't now, as iOS 7 is hilariously inconsistent with itself even within a single screen.
- Sprint 13y agoI love the variety of icons on Android, especially how they use different shapes. "Forcing" icons to always be rounded squares seems so silly to me. Random examples: https://lh5.ggpht.com/mKx3_D9fhszXZ3A-03zI5qsKi4yiecWo8i1jm_HE0SBXOhd-7DR6KWqSJNYdLNRpxYk=w124 https://lh5.ggpht.com/mKx3_D9fhszXZ3A-03zI5qsKi4yiecWo8i1jm_... https://lh5.ggpht.com/nENqr4mCerIwGYtbn6lAhaWSE7P1itMRp_A5yLqoTwqz6p3Jl56dOo1zfWVJ0D1WI--V=w78-h78 https://lh5.ggpht.com/nENqr4mCerIwGYtbn6lAhaWSE7P1itMRp_A5yL... https://lh6.ggpht.com/T7nxYYhpmGDzg5Ckwu3L7Jb4HTHyKdGoz0n2u1RJmghUw7nrwNSXCTNKIDQvqtW3Uv8=w78-h78 https://lh6.ggpht.com/T7nxYYhpmGDzg5Ckwu3L7Jb4HTHyKdGoz0n2u1... https://lh6.ggpht.com/os72icmFlDtbxpYbZCP-v6kOereSLGDmlKsBl1ISTPdgbcpoc4rSIuXDuoDECvgcvoFJ=w78-h78 https://lh6.ggpht.com/os72icmFlDtbxpYbZCP-v6kOereSLGDmlKsBl1... https://lh6.ggpht.com/H_b-56TTd9bE-TOx13irsriNiqHCHijeaEcSafuTDQV9kE5DdWDZVGmIGEl0FuuSbA=w78-h78 https://lh6.ggpht.com/H_b-56TTd9bE-TOx13irsriNiqHCHijeaEcSaf...
- czhiddy 13y agoWow. I'm sure there are examples that might prove your point, but those are some of ugliest icons I've ever seen. The second one looks like it's straight from Windows 3.1.
- omonra 13y agoWhat's important is that HE likes them. You don't have to agree :)
- Alphasite_ 13y agoYes, but it runs counter to his own implication that more freedom -> higher quality, which is what he was pointing out.
- Sprint 13y agoI did not mean to imply that. But even if I did, quality is a subjective measure.
- Sprint 13y ago