I know. But as a graphic designer also, i think THIS looks fantastic. This is the way it should be. Not an empty blurred screen
Damn that looks the best I've ever seen, iOS 6 be damned. I never liked the way the top and bottom bars took up too much space in the call screen in pre-7 iOS versions. Is that 7.1 or your own design?
They need to stop offering "Accessibility Options" and just get the design right in the first place, rather than hiding options for the complainers in a menu that should be about making the phone more accessible for the impaired.
Apple is out of imagination. No more new things from Apple. Round buttons from Android. What is next?
I wouldn't go that far and fire him, I'd just suggest to put him on other projects...