especially when he says 'beautifully, unapologetically plastic' in describing the iPhone 5c.
ivey boy probably used similar language in foisting the flat look of iOS 7 on the apple executives
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Jony Ive Discusses Design Philosophy, Relationship with Steve Jobs, and Future of Apple in New Interview
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especially when he says 'beautifully, unapologetically plastic' in describing the iPhone 5c.
ivey boy probably used similar language in foisting the flat look of iOS 7 on the apple executives
Dear Mr Ive,
You are entitled to be a hardware designer. But your experience at being a graphic designer requires an entirely different approach .... it's not how an iDevice feels in the user's hand, but it's how it works and functions. And that is where you should leave the graphic design software element of the iPhone and other devices to the professionals.
You have earned praise for your hardware design, but your first attempt at software design has been an abysmal failure. Learn what you are best at, and give others the chance to be the best at what they are.
In other words, get rid of grey type on white backgrounds and learn that there are other weights to Neue Helvetica than Light and Extra Light and Ultra Light and Almot Invisible Light.
-- Signed, a Book Typographer who knows the difference between readability, legibility, and just plain common sense.
You are entitled to be a hardware designer. But your experience at being a graphic designer requires an entirely different approach .... it's not how an iDevice feels in the user's hand, but it's how it works and functions. And that is where you should leave the graphic design software element of the iPhone and other devices to the professionals.
You have earned praise for your hardware design, but your first attempt at software design has been an abysmal failure. Learn what you are best at, and give others the chance to be the best at what they are.
In other words, get rid of grey type on white backgrounds and learn that there are other weights to Neue Helvetica than Light and Extra Light and Ultra Light and Almot Invisible Light.
-- Signed, a Book Typographer who knows the difference between readability, legibility, and just plain common sense.
do you know how long it takes to make a product like the iPhone? they don't just think of something and start shipping them the next month.
ummm yes they do.
Conception | R&D | Production
And yet over 80% of iOS devices are running this "abysmal failure". And we have yet to hear about any revolt from Apple software engineers/designers over this "abysmal failure". If it existed, no doubt it would leak and the Business Insider and 9to5Macs of the world would be all over it.
Just because 80% of iOS devices are running doesn't mean they like it. Most of the updates were forced upon users and some updated without the foreknowledge that iOS 7 would be a drastic overhaul. Most people that I've talked to absolutely hate the update while some are indifferent but none of them have praised it. Device usage is a pathetic attempt to downplay the iOS 7 backlash (and believe me there is a lot of it still going around). I bet if you gave all the people running iOS 7 the option to downgrade, then you could see who actually likes it. Numbers may not lie but they don't equate to opinions and emotions.
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Change for the sake change is iOS 7 in a nutshell.
It's dramatically changed not only the tablet market but also the PC market. The world market doesn't agree with you.
Do you even understand what that means? Clearly not.
If that makes you feel any better, you are not alone. What MP means to photography have been surrounded by so much ignorance for over a decade and it doesn't seem to change anytime soon.
That's the exact opposite of the people I know.
Most of my friends love the new look. iOS7 was a big change and while it's still not perfect I don't think you would see the mass desertion you envisage if a downgrade to iOS6 was made available.
The biggest criticism I've heard from my friends is from the iPhone 4 owners complaining that it's made their phones run slower, but this isn't the first time an iOS update has slowed down older iPhones.
Apparently "innovation" is publically announcing a bunch of half-baked products, charging $1500 for them, and then having them never see the light again.
When Apple could give you 64bit iPhone & iPad, it can easily give you a 1GP (Giga Pixel) Camera. . But one click your iPhone will run out of space. They think current resolution is best one for the iDevices.
iOS 6 was the biggest iOS let down of all time. Apple Maps was a disaster, and the much needed UI-redesign remained absent. Not to mention all the "Skeumorphism" (I think that's what it's called?) of Game Center and other apps. I admit, I actually jumped ship for a few months.
However - iOS 7 is simply amazing. Sure, it was a bit slow on my old iPhone 4S, but it's absolutely staggering on my iPhone 5S. It flies! Moreover, it brought that necessary UI-redesign. I think it looks great. It seriously brought the iPhone straight from the era of 2009 into 2013. I'm amazed by the work Jon Ive and his team has accomplished. Also, seeing as it was Ive's first ever UI design, I'm sure iOS 8 will only be better!
I can't wait to see what Apple has up their sleeve for 2014 - although I'm a bit disappointed that we haven't seen anything new at all, as of the first three months of the year.
Anyway, keep up the good work Ive!
However - iOS 7 is simply amazing. Sure, it was a bit slow on my old iPhone 4S, but it's absolutely staggering on my iPhone 5S. It flies! Moreover, it brought that necessary UI-redesign. I think it looks great. It seriously brought the iPhone straight from the era of 2009 into 2013. I'm amazed by the work Jon Ive and his team has accomplished. Also, seeing as it was Ive's first ever UI design, I'm sure iOS 8 will only be better!
I can't wait to see what Apple has up their sleeve for 2014 - although I'm a bit disappointed that we haven't seen anything new at all, as of the first three months of the year.
Anyway, keep up the good work Ive!
They should take a new picture of this guy, this picture always creeps me out, it is not flattering.
And if apple could remove those "under LSD" icons....
"It's not just about aesthetics... Our success is a victory for purity, integrity - for giving a damn." His thoughts on Apple designs and ideas that appear elsewhere? "It's theft. What's copied isn't just a design, it's thousands and thousands of hours of struggle... It takes years of investment, years of pain."
Sure Johnny...
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Ah, the same old story. You haven't seen anything innovative since 2007? Is that because anything Apple releases is now in everyone's view and therefore not innovative?
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That old clunker again. That device that is supposedly looking like an iPod is actually just a clock radio, stood up on its side and photographed exactly from the front, so you don't see that it is actually a few inches deep. In other words, an optical illusion. And Braun developed a TV. Amazing. And a radio that can be put into a metal carrying box. If you had one bone of honesty inside you, you'd post some pictures what these devices really look like.
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Well, actually, there is quite a good chance that you run into trouble if you wear Google's "innovative" $1500 "Glass" product.
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He doesn't. Anyone who cites "8 MP camera" as a negative has not the slightest clue of what makes a camera a good camera.
We keep hearing there are new products in the pipeline, but so far they have to materialize.
And at the same time, Mac OS X is suffering, iOS is treading water (the new iOS were a few steps forward and a few back), and devices like the Roku beat the stuffing out of AppleTV.
I love my Apple products, but I just keep waiting for them to blow open a category that has been stagnant for a while (which is their usual MO).
And at the same time, Mac OS X is suffering, iOS is treading water (the new iOS were a few steps forward and a few back), and devices like the Roku beat the stuffing out of AppleTV.
I love my Apple products, but I just keep waiting for them to blow open a category that has been stagnant for a while (which is their usual MO).
I don't disagree that exclusive contracts were bad for Apple's market share, but the fault lies with the networks, not with Apple. They weren't prepared to give Apple the free hand they needed to release the iPhone the way Apple wanted to, without exclusivity. Of course, with Apple shaking up the market with their exclusive contract, this allowed for new players to enter the market riding Apple's coattails without the exclusive provisions.
We can argue about whether or not the current state of affairs is good or bad for consumers, but the situation before Apple came along was a lot worse.
I love iOS 7. I used to have a couple of very minor complaints but I have already forgotten what those were. I think they probably fixed them with an update and I moved on with my life.
I apologize if you found the post to be stupid. I thought it was actually pretty well thought out. I guess that's what happens when you have your own opinion, apple fanboys rage
You have your "opinion". We have the right to mock it. Its kinda fair when you post random rap with a c.
is this a joke?
- it force downloaded on people and can take up to half your space if not installed
- you cannot downgrade
- if you want to be compatible/future proof and take advantage of some apps and new core features there is nothing you can do but upgrade
using % installed as a measuring stick is like believing in the election results in countries like russia
Really?
What's your definition of innovative? I think the iPad was innovative in the way that it changed the entire PC market. Also, do you only judge Apple's innovation by new categories of devices? What about improvements on current devices? What about how far the Mac has come since 2007? How about my light as a feather macbook air with an aluminum unibody case with the best trackpad on the entire market? Find me a PC alternative of a MBA that isn't garbage. You are a perfect example of an ADHD society. You don't get new market changing product categories coming out every 2 years. Maybe once a decade. It's as if you want a holographic iPhone with a video projector and an ever lasting battery. This ain't Willy Wonka and the goddamn chocolate factory. This is real life technology that takes time and a lot of planning to create. I'd rather them take their time than release crap, like certain Korean companies which shall remain nameless.
I had to login just to upvote this.
Ok then, 51 million iPhones sold in the last quarter and over 20 million iPads. If iOS 7 was that awful why would people be buying new phones with that software on it? Word of mouth alone would put people off it. Plus I know several people who have not upgraded because they hate change and don't want to deal with it. So this idea that everyone is forced to upgrade is bogus. And as far as not being able to downgrade that's been true of all iOS releases. It's nothing unique to iOS 7.