Details on Jony Ive's 'Very, Very Flat' Design for iOS 7

It's a shame the media hypes up killing off skeumorphism and going to a 'flat design'. Honestly, this is not Apple's biggest problem.

Yes, the UI is stale. But changing the icons and app gradients isn't going to fix the real issues with iOS. No app interoperability (like sharing), stupid design choices like spinning wheels that are not efficient to use, the terrible notification center, no ability to set app defaults, etc. That is what is putting iOS behind.
 
jrswizzle said:
To be quite honest, I wish Apple would just let Yahoo's be the stock apps much like they did with Google Maps for so long. Difference being, they aren't competing with Yahoo here and Yahoo needs the mobile presence.

The Yahoo weather app is awesome :D
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The Yahoo weather app is beyond awesome. It's simply fantastic.
 
jumpinjohn said:
Hmmm... My 82 year old mother got an iPhone last year. She has had a few questions mostly regarding iCloud. She didn't have any problems using the phone, buying apps, even Text Messaging! In fact, I could give anecdotal story after story about how easy the iPhone is to figure out. (People have apparently forgotten that phones used to be exceedingly difficult to use for simple things.)

And regarding manuals - does anything come with an extensive paperbound manual anymore? ( I know some things do, but not generally )
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Everybody is different, I think. My mom, 65, was intimidated to high hell by the 4S I gave her for a christmas gift. Granted, she wanted one, but mostly because she wanted to be able to easily upload pics to Facebook and text. Eventually she got it, but it took quite the bit of learning. The interesting thing is, she does everything on her phone now. She knows how to use her phone better than she knows how to use here PC. But it took some getting there.
 
tech4all said:
Unfortunately it doesn't seem like iOS 7 will changing it that department. Still no customization and widgets. I know plenty iPhone boys and girls don't care, but once you step out of Apple's garden, there's a whole gamut of possibilities. I was hoping to switch to iOS thinking that it would get more than a visual over haul, looks I'm staying with the lil robot.

Metro doesn't look bad at all, just shouldn't that important to basic functions of Windows 8.
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Stay with your robot, post on his boards. I couldn't imagine myself going over to the fandroid forum and posting 'Hmm Jellybean doesn't look like iOS.. looks like I'm staying with the lil Apple'.. lame.

And Metro? Really? Having used PC and Mac in unison for almost 20 years there's noway I'm upgrading Windows 7 while M$ spew out Metro bu11*****.. It took me less than 15 seconds using Win 8 for the first time on the weekend to realise how bad it was. Thankfully I had seen online that swiping top right exposed navigation, then I was stuck in a folder, it was horrible.. I even said out loud 'What are you doing Microsoft..'. A bigger failure than ME and Vista combined.. I'd like to bet by Windows 10, the Metro concept (on desktops anyway) will be dissolved completely.
 
Apple has been working with Yahoo on more services. I wouldn't doubt if Apple were responsible for the design of Yahoo's weather app. Apple tends to sneak out "test" GUI's to see what reactions are, like they do with iTunes. The text in the Yahoo weather app looks like the same font Apple used for it's WWDC 2013 logo.

And dare I say Apple buys Yahoo.

jrswizzle said:
To be quite honest, I wish Apple would just let Yahoo's be the stock apps much like they did with Google Maps for so long. Difference being, they aren't competing with Yahoo here and Yahoo needs the mobile presence.

The Yahoo weather app is awesome :D
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Why don't they let users customize their interface. That was one of my favorite parts of the Classic Mac OS and earlier versions of OS X.
 
memphis

this is going to be one funky update, here's why:

it's codenamed "innsbruck", which is the birth place of renowned italian designer ettore sottsass who started design movement "memphis" in the 80s.
 
This is exactly what iOS needs, a new unified look and feel. The default icons are horribly outdated and the mix of different design languages accross the OS is getting more obvious with every new release.

Let's hope they also do the same with OS X, away with the fake leather and ugly linnen backgrounds.
 
Here's a quickie version of a flat Safari icon I did.

Feel free to comment on the original post

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tech4all said:
Unfortunately it doesn't seem like iOS 7 will changing it that department. Still no customization and widgets. I know plenty iPhone boys and girls don't care, but once you step out of Apple's garden, there's a whole gamut of possibilities. I was hoping to switch to iOS thinking that it would get more than a visual over haul, looks I'm staying with the lil robot.
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Its not Android nor will it ever be, get over it already.
 
I look forward to seeing a new UI design, but what I like to see more is functionality and customization options (an advanced mode if you will)
More swiping gestures, multiple windows (like OSX) and real folders for files.
 
darkpaw said:
Oh, please, no! That style is horrible. Half the time you don't know if something is an image or a button you can tap to perform some action.

There is a reason we've had bevelled/embossed styling for buttons for decades; it's because it makes them stand out *as* buttons.
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To all designers/developers out there, 'Do not use the bevel/emboss style in Photoshop ever. Try to style buttons by other means instead. Bevel/Embossed have been done to death during the late 90's and should stay dead. (shivers). Ugh.
 
DesertEagle said:
Was New Coke the one with vanilla flavor?
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No: New Coke was a complete reformulation that Coca-Cola made during the mid eighties in response to the growing popularity of Pepsi Cola. It was actually based on the Diet Coke formula they had introduced a few years prior, just with High-Fructose Corn Syrup instead of Aspartame.

The change resulted in a huge consumer backlash, ultimately leading to the old formula... save for a switch from sugar to HFCS... being brought back as "Coca-Cola Classic".
 
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lordofthereef said:
I am not sure I understand your meaning here. :confused:
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In my opinion, there are two lessons to be learned from Microsoft's adventures over the years:

1. When they attempted to put a fairly full-featured Windows OS on small screen (Windows Mobile) and touch screen (the original tablets) devices, the experience was less than optimal and suffered as a result.

2. Now they are attempting to put an OS that was designed for mobile (touch) onto desktops (kb/m) in Windows 8. So far, that hasn't gone very well.

For most users, having OS X run on the iPad or iOS run on a MacBook just doesn't make sense.
 
Rogifan said:
I love the new Yahoo weather app. If this is the direction Apple goes in then home run. :)
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I Agree, if that apps feel spread throughout iOS 7 i will be a very very happy iPhone and iPad mini owner, Assuming apple allow us to upgrade our "old" devices with iOS7
 
Patriot24 said:
For most users, having OS X run on the iPad or iOS run on a MacBook just doesn't make sense.
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I think you'll find most users have been seeking OS X on the iPad since it was first launched.. Hence we wouldn't need iOS on OS X. Fingers crossed OS XI can bring them both together in a better way than M$ did with Win 8.
 
The most interesting 'flat' design in recent years was the Zune UI from Microsoft. Unfortunately they did not carry it over to Windows Phone UI.

Curious what iOS7 will look like, I am a big fan of minimalistic designs. I always though OSX was very ugly for many years (it is fairly OK now).
 
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