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Typographer Erik Spiekermann on iOS 7 [German]
- _ak 13y agoEnglish subtitles are provided, as well.
- melling 13y agoHere's a related articled that can be translated. http://www.mactechnews.de/news/article/Schriftgestalter-Erik-Spiekermann-kritisiert-Schriftwahl-in-iOS-7-156006.html http://www.mactechnews.de/news/article/Schriftgestalter-Erik...
- epo 13y agoI have no doubt that IOS7 will change before it is finally released as Apple will be listening to reactions very carefully, but there is one thing that all these purist designers forget. IOS isn't designed for their approval, it is designed to appeal to IOS users en-masse and to distinguish IOS7 from previous versions. For example, whether these people think Helevetica light is inappropriate for this kind of usage is irrelevant. Now if the objections were on the grounds of reduced accessibility, that would be very different but it seems to me that lots of designers (and Spiekermann is very eminent) are just unhappy that their established rules are being ignored. So be it, that is change. Whether the change is successful remains to be seen.
- _pmf_ 13y ago> IOS isn't designed for their approval, it is designed to appeal to IOS users en-masse and to distinguish IOS7 from previous versions. If Apple produces something beautiful, it's a sign that they employ the most talented designers and are at the bleeding edge of design. If Apple produces a cheap rip off of Windows Phone, it's because they care so, so much for their users. Got it.
- _ak 13y agoWhat you decry as "purist" and "established rules" is really just usability engineering for printed (resp. rendered on the screen) text.