Good to see. It's such a cool clock design.
I still wonder if either Apple didn't know that their clock was so close to the Swiss Railway design or just didn't care??
I guess I licensed mine when I bought it.
People say this all the time and, well, they're pretty much always wrong.
I'm not saying this to have a go at you so please don't take this personally, but great, iconic designs, the simple ones that last for generations, they are the hardest to create - if they weren't then we'd all be doing it!
You see it as generic now, but that's only a measure of how successful it has become. Just how so many say that swipe to unlock is generic, or pinch to zoom... accept people were blown away by the simplicity of them, the implementation was so perfect and so natural that they left everyone scratching their heads and asking "why didn't I think of that?!"
This clock design is iconic and, no, you probably couldn't have designed it. Nor could I. If I could design stuff like this, I'd be a richer man than I am today.
This is a clock-face that I could have designed. It's so basic and derivative. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple's designer came up with it on his/her own coincidentally. But yeah, it would look like a total ripoff if it weren't so generic. I would have rejected this design.
It's design seems so obvious only in hindsight.
This is one beautiful clock face.
OK. I realize that this is just my personal opinion, but I think the clock is ugly as sin.
The Swiss railway authority should be embarrassed to about their clock.
The Swiss Railway Authority should be paying Apple a hefty sum for using such an ugly icon.
Now, I must admit that I have no use for a clock with no numbers on it. When I buy a new watch which I do about every four or five years, it must have arabic numerals on it. Not hash marks, not Roman Numerals, but Arabic numerals. I want to be able to look at my watch, or clock, and know what time it is. I do not want to have to sit there and count hash marks to figure out what time it is.
Of course, your mileage may vary. If you like the clock, then I am happy for you and I hope you live a long and happy life.
I do not want to have to sit there and count hash marks to figure out what time it is.
Of course, your mileage may vary. If you like the clock, then I am happy for you and I hope you live a long and happy life.
Only thing is, this clock was designed in 1944, and has been part of our culture ever since.This is a clock-face that I could have designed.
I happen to be a veteran graphic designer. I've actually done a few clock faces in my day, so YES, this is a very basic and derivative design that I might have started out with. It follows all the rules of basic, functional design. But since I find it dull, I wouldn't use it. And I can't remember the last time I said "why didn't I think of that??" .... because in my mind, the Pet Rock was a dumb idea... the Baby on Board car window sign doesn't inspire me... But I did have a moment where I thought I may have been ripped off. I submitted a game board design to hasbro through an associate. It was rejected, but within 18 months, a new, round monopoly game board came out that seemed to borrow elements and ideas from my board. I can't prove it beyond a comparison of the two boards, but it's made me more careful.
I guess I licensed mine when I bought it.
You didn't - but Mondaine did.
Are you seriously implying the clock is an artistic design? It's not.
Waste of money
your intelligence must be quite different than most of the people.OK. I realize that this is just my personal opinion, but I think the clock is ugly as sin.
The Swiss railway authority should be embarrassed to about their clock.
The Swiss Railway Authority should be paying Apple a hefty sum for using such an ugly icon.
Now, I must admit that I have no use for a clock with no numbers on it. When I buy a new watch which I do about every four or five years, it must have arabic numerals on it. Not hash marks, not Roman Numerals, but Arabic numerals. I want to be able to look at my watch, or clock, and know what time it is. I do not want to have to sit there and count hash marks to figure out what time it is.
Of course, your mileage may vary. If you like the clock, then I am happy for you and I hope you live a long and happy life.
So when I cut out hands for my own clock with a battery-powered movement I bought at a local store, do I have to license the design from any other company that may have a similar clock face?
Well it is,
just like all art it devides opinions, you dont like it, I do.
If you can't figure out how to tell time on a watch without numbers or hashes by now, you should really try learning. This is a similar watch that I have and I can tell you the time without staring at it.
http://www.lordandtaylor.com/eng/Me..._s_Stainless_Steel_Watch-lordandtaylor/158273