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Ian has nailed down what's exactly wrong with iOS 7's icons. But misses a very important point - The redesign has largely been pointless. Windows Phone chose "

by ameen 13y ago

Ian has nailed down what's exactly wrong with iOS 7's icons. But misses a very important point - The redesign has largely been pointless. Windows Phone chose "Flat design" and ran with it, the "Live Tile" was invented - More interactive, informative minimal icons. Also it brought over some beautiful uniformity, a design language that actually worked. iOS 7 does nothing of that sort, and IMO is a redesign for the sake of a redesign. Infact, it goes ahead and destroys everything that was great about its previous iterations - Accessible, Simple, Functional, etc. To say the least, Apple Design[1] has failed colossally, they could and should learn a lot from Microsoft and Google designers. [1] - Not the same as Apple Designers, since I'm damn well sure that no Interface designer worth his salt would ever allow iOS 7 to happen. I'm sure past design leads on iOS and even Forstall are having a chuckle over this mess.

andorekandore 13y ago
I get the strong feeling that, as you say, its a redesign for the sake of redesign..... but I think, more to it than that, is Ive’s distaste for anything Forestall, and this is his crusade to remove any last vestige of “him” from iOS... Thats just my subjective opinion, but it comes across strongly from everything I’ve read and heard..... I don’t really care one way or the other, but I hope for their sake they can improve what they’ve shown and pull off something insanely great (though I’m not holding my breath).
- ameen 13y ago
  Once you start getting vengeful there's no going back. And if I must say so myself, Apple has failed at Flat icon design - Heck, even the DesignModo guys had better icons than the ones Apple put out. Apple seems to be losing its edge. I'd be looking keenly at how the next version of Android shapes up, and if HTC continues its awesome hardware design, there's no reason not to get their next phone.

by ameen 13y ago

andorekandore 13y ago

I get the strong feeling that, as you say, its a redesign for the sake of redesign..... but I think, more to it than that, is Ive’s distaste for anything Forestall, and this is his crusade to remove any last vestige of “him” from iOS... Thats just my subjective opinion, but it comes across strongly from everything I’ve read and heard..... I don’t really care one way or the other, but I hope for their sake they can improve what they’ve shown and pull off something insanely great (though I’m not holding my breath).

ameen 13y ago
Once you start getting vengeful there's no going back. And if I must say so myself, Apple has failed at Flat icon design - Heck, even the DesignModo guys had better icons than the ones Apple put out. Apple seems to be losing its edge. I'd be looking keenly at how the next version of Android shapes up, and if HTC continues its awesome hardware design, there's no reason not to get their next phone.