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Jony Ive Pushing for 'Flat Design' in iOS 7 Amid Greater Hardware-Software Design Collaboration

Just please don't make it boring. Stark? Conservative? No thanks. I like the way it looks and I would like to control it more as well without having to jail break it.
 
Gemütlichkeit said:
My interpretation of "flat" is how the latest Podcast App is. Everything is flattened out on the screen and all features easy to access. Instead of having controls hidden behind controls it's all laid out flat for the user.
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I think it's about buttons not having shapes behind them or 3D effects. The new iTunes design is an example. No circles behind the "play" and other symbols, just the symbol flat on the GUI panel. I like it a little better NOT flat.
 
phillipduran said:
Please just make sure the desktop environment works for the desktop environment and the mobile for the mobile.

Don't go the Windows 8 route and shove a touch tablet interface onto the desktop users.
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Is there any way you could get yourself elected to the board of Apple?
 
bushido said:
its okay on the iPhone but horrible on the iPad. you cant find anything. all i want is my list view on the left back. not those silly album covers everywhere. so many steps to simply find anything in a playlist for example
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Well okay, I do agree that the lack of a list view in most modes is rather annoying. But aside from that the app is rather well designed IMO. With all the controls logically placed. Frankly I wish they would redesign the video and podcast app controls to be more like the music app.
 
barkomatic said:
A simpler, flat design? I can't imagine iOS getting even more simple to use. If anything, I was hoping for more customization. Well, Ive has done good work in the past so maybe this will work out.
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I think a simpler appearance is what this is suggesting, not the function-simplification. Basically he's going to get rid of the fabric texturing.
 
"Flatter" doesn't necessarily - or even likely - mean the extreme of Metro.

It will likely be similar to the change that OS X has gone through, from this in 10.1:

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to this in 10.8:

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Skeuomorphism isn't that bad. When it's overdone it's horrible (see the Contacts app on the iPad - not only it's ugly, but that format removes a lot of useful screen space), but when it's done well it's significantly better than a dull grey background (I like how Calendar looks on the iPad, for example; it's better than the iPhone's Calendar app).
 
i think people are forgetting the concept of apple os....it suppose to be simple....not weird crap.
 
macnerd93 said:
If Ive pulls it off I'll be very impressed, but there is a difference between hardware and UI design.
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Just because the man might not have a degree in software etc doesn't mean he's a moron in that regard.

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canucksfan88 said:
think of flat like what google and microsoft are doing.
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Or not.

WWDC is in what 3 months. folks will be publishing details and then you can see what 'flat' means
 
I like that jony is very philosophical with design. But the flat design in iOS 7 i'm guessing it will be very subtle.

Oh, i've also given tip to macrumors last week that itunesconnect for developer has been slightly redesign with somewhat a flatter design ( please dont ask for screenshot ).
 
Sleep timer

Has anyone found the sleep timer in the iPhone app? I see it on the iPad, but I can't find it on the phone. I can't have the podcast app playing all night! Thanks.
 
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