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Just rolled back to iOS 6 - feels old!
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I think iOS 7 looks neon-ish because the icons are relatively flat and there is more white space... and the colors are bright and they clash, imo.
You'd do we'll to read my post. I said home screen. But regarding your example screenshots...
On the whole I like the lock screen on iOS7, however the ageing gaussian blur style used to blend the content of the lock screen and the chrome of the control centre is very questionable. When Mac OS X was released transparency was everywhere but since then Apple have dialled back this to a more tasteful level. Content is king and if it is visible - it should be clear and it should pop. Microsoft made the same mistake with Aero and have subsequently killed transparency altogether. It just looks old and tacky. Been there, done that and shoulda moved on.
Also It could be argued that if the user has gone to the trouble to swipe up to get to control centre than the control centre options IS THE CONTENT, especially as it is modal. To blur content and then blend it in with chrome is in no way deferential - it is the opposite.
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It would seem that in the latest iOS 7, Much of apples design team has confused the line that separates simplicity with minimalism.
Take for instance the reminders app or the notes app.
Both redesigns in iOS 7 are hardly better in terms of usability.
And the minimal theme does little to make the app any more simple, with questions arising if the latest deconstruction of eye candy is leading to snow blindness in terms future functionality over graphical interface minimalism.
The same goes for the calendar app.
Yes it got a couple of newer features, but in regards to usability and simplicity it became more complex.
And now we have all these other short cut options such as swipe up, down across etc to reveal newer functions. but with all these extra short cuts to an array of extra functions, they only cater for an established market and not a new market.
If you put an ipad in the hands of a child, while naturally inquisitive .... they have been able to quickly understand how to achieve and get things done (understanding the function of the os) in a very short period of time. And while I am sure the differences will not be stark to this age bracket, it does highlight the differences of understanding the differences in design regarding simplicity and minimalism.
Personally, I see the latest direction of Apple management to be heading in the wrong direction .... and the line that will separate apple mobile from other forms of mobile OS systems is becoming ever smaller.
With android often offering bloated options and less graphically detailed icons, the line of separation that iOS is offering is becoming every smaller.
And with it, a key part of Apples past successful ethos.
Take for instance the reminders app or the notes app.
Both redesigns in iOS 7 are hardly better in terms of usability.
And the minimal theme does little to make the app any more simple, with questions arising if the latest deconstruction of eye candy is leading to snow blindness in terms future functionality over graphical interface minimalism.
The same goes for the calendar app.
Yes it got a couple of newer features, but in regards to usability and simplicity it became more complex.
And now we have all these other short cut options such as swipe up, down across etc to reveal newer functions. but with all these extra short cuts to an array of extra functions, they only cater for an established market and not a new market.
If you put an ipad in the hands of a child, while naturally inquisitive .... they have been able to quickly understand how to achieve and get things done (understanding the function of the os) in a very short period of time. And while I am sure the differences will not be stark to this age bracket, it does highlight the differences of understanding the differences in design regarding simplicity and minimalism.
Personally, I see the latest direction of Apple management to be heading in the wrong direction .... and the line that will separate apple mobile from other forms of mobile OS systems is becoming ever smaller.
With android often offering bloated options and less graphically detailed icons, the line of separation that iOS is offering is becoming every smaller.
And with it, a key part of Apples past successful ethos.
Be honest: How much of your time do you spend staring at your home screen?
Man do I just love staring at my application launcher all day!
Man do I just love staring at my application launcher all day!
Crikey - you'd have to be blind to prefer the iOS7 version of those screenshots over the iOS6. ^^^^ Can anyone (who has taken the time to click on each screenshot and looked at them in detail) out there honestly say the iOS7 shots are better?
To paraphrase Steve Jobs you have no taste.
I've used iOS7 on my beater since just after the KeyNote and if you've any aesthetic sense at all you'll be offended by it. It gets the basics wrong. The gamma is all wrong, the brightness is off key, the use of color and gradient is not consistent, the use of whitespace is all terrible, the dated use of transparency is old fashioned and Vista'ish at it's worst... The whole thing looks dated and old.
Ok - since you obviously do not know your history this may help you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOgOP_aqqtg
To paraphrase Steve Jobs you should get off your beater once in a while
You win, what's the point to drag this out?
Point taken - I was too heavy handed. Apologies, and I should not have made an ad hominem argument there.
