Yeah, but it was more about consistency than color. Getting the gradients going the same way, removing the gloss from Game Center, increasing padding for most, and so on.
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Fixing The iOS 7 Icons (What does everyone think of these?)
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Yeah, but it was more about consistency than color. Getting the gradients going the same way, removing the gloss from Game Center, increasing padding for most, and so on.
I think people will have accidental taps between iTunes Store and music app. Aside from that, your design LOOKS nice, but it might take more real world testing to figure out how useful it really is. There is no such confusion about what is what in new iOS. I haven't had an accidental tap, or trouble finding stuff in it. I think all the noise of this initial reaction will quickly die down once consumers get to live with it for a few days.
I've been using it since yesterday, and much of the design has become invisible already. I'm using it as my every day device, and it works wonderfully well. The new additions are really great. I'm not exactly a power user, but Apple seems to really understand how the average person uses their devices. I do have some nitpicks though.
I've been using it since yesterday, and much of the design has become invisible already. I'm using it as my every day device, and it works wonderfully well. The new additions are really great. I'm not exactly a power user, but Apple seems to really understand how the average person uses their devices. I do have some nitpicks though.
Thanks nevesis. Personally I like much more the game centre on the fixed version! The rest.... I would not change it, sorry. But the white one on the first page, excpet from having to much white.... looks good. Still not sure if I would change it with the existing ones though.
There is also this one on dribbble:
http://dribbble.com/shots/1111784-iOS-7-icons-redesign/attachments/140689
http://dribbble.com/shots/1111784-iOS-7-icons-redesign/attachments/140689
Love this too. I still prefer more gloss/non flat but this is a REAL designers interpretation of the look they were going for.
Gamecenter is a social app, not a gaming app; the old icon looks like a 4-in-1 game app. The circles are taken from the new interface.
Those might actually be a change for the worst.
Truth is that most of the icons are fine. Tone down the colors a little perhaps. But otherwise they reflect what they are rather nicely. Some of them better than the old ones (say the camera app).
The only really bad ones are Settings and Game Center. They are the most hideous and the ones that jump out as the most off in terms of knowing what it is without thinking too much.
The rest just need a few little tweaks.
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This is better to me. Safari looks better, Compass makes more sense. Settings makes more sense. I would say that the dots in the Messages is not needed (though the double bubble from the first idea wasn't so bad as it reflects the notion of conversation). Not particularly keen on the photos icon. feels too busy. As does the Stocks app even in the 'official version'
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Not fond of that new interface either. Well not the opening screen of it. I think either a return to the checkerboard (without the game pieces) or how about the two profiles from the old app makes more sense and more of a link between old and new. Which I think can only help promote upgrading. If it's too different and unfamiliar folks won't want to move up. Where's the harm in easing things in over a couple of versions of the software.
Completely honest? I do not like it, not one bit. It seems that you pretty much just reversed the colours/ white. It cases of simplicity, this is to simple.
haha, i love the fact that i'm not the only one who immediately started tinkering to try to "fix" the ios7 icons.
i also think it speaks volumes that working completely independently of each other, people's attempts have been doing similar things: unify the gradients, add more padding, and almost always rethink the design of safari, camera and settings.
i'll throw my hat into the mix once i've gotten a more complete homescreen.
i also think it speaks volumes that working completely independently of each other, people's attempts have been doing similar things: unify the gradients, add more padding, and almost always rethink the design of safari, camera and settings.
i'll throw my hat into the mix once i've gotten a more complete homescreen.
I find the current iOS 7 icons aesthetically pleasing and coherent, except for Game Center, Settings and Safari. Those stand out as kind of out-of-place, with Safari and Settings belonging in a Fisher-Price toy and Game Center in a Galaxy Tab.
But all other icons look perfectly fine to me and I have no problem with keeping them as-is.
Your redesign is also nice, esp. Newsstand, but some apps have a negative/inverted color feel, like iTunes. Like the others said, too much white and monotony.
But all other icons look perfectly fine to me and I have no problem with keeping them as-is.
Your redesign is also nice, esp. Newsstand, but some apps have a negative/inverted color feel, like iTunes. Like the others said, too much white and monotony.
Great icons!! Much better than iOS 7 default ones. You should go work at Apple and save us from those ugly icons.
Notes app looked so nice on iOS 6 and its crap now on ios 7 beta 1.
Nailed it.
I never noticed the inconsistent gradients on the actual icons, but holy moley... now that I see it, I can't un-see it. And I think that is probably the one design flag that really drove me up the wall. I can't help but wonder if the marketing department that is allegedly responsible for these icons tried to make a power grab (once Forstall was let go) and insisted on influencing design. Rather than fight them, Ive simply handed them enough rope to hang themselves with. Now that Apple is getting flak over the one area marketing had influence over, Ive and team will step in and do it right (and make an internal statement in the process).
I really, really like these!
Love the Safari icon, much nicer than the current one.