| Ugh. I am usually a DF fan, but this article is riddled with worthlessness: "The design of iOS 7 is based on rules." iOS 6's design certainly was not inferior due to lack of rules "a Z-axis of layers organized in a logical way" That's the basis of every UI. [/rant] Anyways, here is a summary of the article, for those not interested in digging meaning out of it: 1. Blurred transparent layers are cool and useful (Ubuntu has known this for years now). 2. Apple is finally making software whose elegance and design captures the essence of their hardware design (yay!). You get that same "just works" feeling (like sliding shut a heavy, mechanical dead bolt with no resistance). [/summary] Here's my review of Apple's iOS6 UI, if anyone is interested (note: I have used and loved Apple products my entire life): 1. Finally catching up to the flat UI trend. +1 2. LINKS instead of navigation buttons? I'm not a fan, but okay, as long as the "tappable" area is the same. 3. LINK instead of [SEND] button in Messages? Why? 4. Safari's icon is so ugly 5. Mail's icon is so ugly. Wtf! 6. The "Control Center" screenshot looks hideous on that backdrop, darken the background of your modals! 7. wtf@the default homescreen background! I don't even remember what that trend is called.. bokeh? bokah? Hang on one sec, gotta take this, the early 2000s are calling. 8. LOVE the look of the new bottom bars 9. LOVE the switch to helvetica neue with a skinny font weight 10. hate the < > buttons in safari, why are they so huge and freaky 11. Mail looks awesome, as does Weather and Messages 12. Weather needs a bit more contrast 13. LOVE safari's new address bar But overall good job apple, it's a huge step to take and looks like the first iteration will go well. [/review] |