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by magicseth 5473 days ago
Hi ajg,

Bump iOS developer here. It's hard to get a feeling of the redesign of an app just from screen shots (i.e. you can't tell what the depressed state is from a screen shot). You also can't tell that in the real app the hands are animated, showing the bumping motion in all its non-linear core animation glory.

The touch "area" on the settings button is actually decent sized, but it is not emphasized, as it is not an area that most users need to go to. We want it to be visible, and easily discoverable if that's what you are looking for, but not a big attractive button. We've found that users like to press anything that looks pressable. The fewer distracting things we put in front of the, the more likely they'll get to the good stuff sooner.