Does Jonny Ive really understand interface design?

[DomC]

Icons are symbols; they are abstract representations. A "sunflower" doesn't tell you it's photos either, right? Did the old Safari icon tell you anything about the app, other than your familiarity with it?

Exactly. The first time you use an app you might look for the visual connection but after that you touch what you know will open it. It's not like there's visual confusion every time you want to open Photos because the icon doesn't include a photo.

Besides it says what it is right below the icon.

 

[CB1234]

Besides it says what it is right below the icon.

But but but, that would be called reading and using grey cells..... Now that is a difficult proposition on MR.....

 

[SusanK]

I still can NOT see Jony's creative genius, either. Am I blind, tasteless etc ??!

Hardware design is Ive's forte. In all fairness there was a shakeup in Apple's upper management and Ive was placed outside his area. Too bad but it happened.

 

[Paddle1]

Im actually impressed you thought that was a good example to support your point. Granted theres a little bit of depth to that but are you seriously suggesting as to your original argument that this is better than iOS 7 ? If so your insane.

What are you talking about? I like iOS 7.

 

[E2EK1EL]

 

[Razeus]

The biggest thing for me, besides the bizzare clip art icons, is the navigation.

I have to relearn why all the symbols mean. Furthermore, the confusion is that some navigation is just words. The photos.app is a prime example. The upper right corner are words, yet some apps have symbols. The words look "off" as they try to fit everything on a small screen. At least put a box around the word so people know it's a "button" of sorts.

The UI needs major work.