Yes, beta 2. iOS has been hit with the ugly stick. What's up with Safari's icon?
The whole interface looks like they stuck Jonathan Ive in a room with Photoshop for an hour before the keynote, and that's what he came up with.
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iOS 7 is lifeless, graphically feels like a step back
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Yes, beta 2. iOS has been hit with the ugly stick. What's up with Safari's icon?
The whole interface looks like they stuck Jonathan Ive in a room with Photoshop for an hour before the keynote, and that's what he came up with.
So here Apple is running all these "pro California" ads yet their design is catering to the fluffy styled asian markets. Ironic.
Th theory is that North Americans prefer dark UI, and the Asian countries prefer more colorful ones.
Which makes sense because they have potential to be bigger markets for Apple.
I like the transparency, ui and animations but the icons are absolutely terrible.
The icons on Safari (bookmark , tabs) make want to puke out of despair
I have no idea what each of those icons do until I press it.
Terrible idea.
The icons on Safari (bookmark , tabs) make want to puke out of despair
I have no idea what each of those icons do until I press it.
Terrible idea.
Ok, so then they need to have a different UI for the rest of the world. That also holds true that Europeans are probably not liking the new design either. So you alienate one group of people to satisfy another after 5 years?????
If the back-lash keeps up maybe they will just allow people to still download iOS 6 or something. iOS no longer looks professional and sophisticated or luxurious.
It's funny that you think there is a significant "back lash".
There is in the professional design community. Im not saying everyone hates every aspect. But yes there is significant back-lash in terms of color choices and icon design which directly translates to a lot of the app design.
So you think that it is faster to double click your home button and then swipe than to simply swipe? That's difficult to imagine.
How is this relevant?
And "Asian" countries don't mean "Asian" as a race... India is an Asian country.
Have you been dropped on your head as a child?
Professional designers questioning some design decisions of an unreleased product hardly equates to a consumer backlash.
Visual design is a subjective thing, IA is not. The IA of iOS7 is very impressive, and this is what they are working on. Once this is done they'll be in a position to tweak the GUI more, but it'll always be subjective.
No, I dont work for Apple, but I do this for a living for another large company you all know.
No, I dont work for Apple, but I do this for a living for another large company you all know.
No android wouldn't. Its lag, fragmentation, different version, bloat, and cheap material take it out of iPhone league. No matter what naysayers argue it always involves the look of the os and nothing else. Its obvious these people aren't beta testers, just armchair quarterbacks, backseat drivers.
Apple is parading this around their site is hardly something that is going to have any more major graphical changes. Their main goals now are to fix a lot of bugs and make it stable.
Do you really think all of the sudden the screenshots and closeups of everything is going to be completely different come release? Come on. What we see now is largely what we will see as far as the graphic design in a couple months. Things will be tweaked and such but Apple didn't post a dedicated page to just completely show something different.
I was trying to get across that while not a consumer back-lash the designer back-lash is legitimate since even though its unreleased its not going to change much. If we are lucky we will get a new Safari icon. Haha
That would be great if it weren't driving away existing Apple fans. I think Apple's design and Google's design are very different and cater to different tastes. It would be dangerous for either to change their style to try to cater to the other crowd, which is what many have been saying Apple is doing with ios7.
Nothing is official yet though. I haven't bought a non-Apple phone and those 50 students haven't bought an iPhone. I really can't wait to see what happens when non-developers get their hands on iOS7.
Sure, and ask Coke how New Coke worked out for them. I'm fine with change, but don't like these changes. IMO you don't get more stale than the way iOS 7 looks. Also where do they go from here, I think it is impossible to make it look any more flatter or more plain if that is their goal!
iOS 6 and below looks like something from 1995 compared to this.
None of the elements in iOS 7 looks like they're from 1995 what are you going on about?
All I can say to the people who were "bored with iOS" is be careful what you ask for.
I like the features being added to iOS 7 and could care less about the aesthetics. I'd be happy if the visuals remained the same or changed. It's the functionality that counts..
I like the features being added to iOS 7 and could care less about the aesthetics. I'd be happy if the visuals remained the same or changed. It's the functionality that counts..
Except that the claim you made that I was questioning was that there is a consumer backlash. You said: "If the back lash keeps up maybe they will just allow people to still download iOS 6 or something."
I'd also find it hard to classify a few designers questioning a few design decisions as a legitimate backlash. More a professional disagreement.
Yep.
Skinny fonts... simplistic icons... white white white...
iOS 7 looks closer to this than iOS 6 does.
I totally think iOS 7 looks modern. The font, the simplicity, the animations. I challenge you to find a UI/UX from 1995 that looks anything like iOS 7. I have iOS 7 on my iPad, and since installing, going back to iOS 6 on my iPhone just makes it look so dated. I actually thought I'd miss the glossy look of the icons, and I do not at all.
Sometimes I wonder if Apple is hiding the final look and feel of iOS7 in these betas. Like the way car manufactures hide there next generation cars when they test drive them in open areas. This way the developers have something to test and work on, but surprises will still exist for everyone on the final release.
