Hello, well a bit bold title, but I wanted to grab your attention! The next one goes to the UI designers out there. If you are not a designer, don't bother reading further.. 
Don't you find the design of the reminders app amateurish? I wonder if they assigned to the same person that designed the notification background to design the UI for this app too..
First of all, there is a huge contrast between the black elements and the white paper. Second, the texture on the background of the paper stays the same even when you scroll the text. Notes app has the same static texture flaw, but at least it does not make use of huge colour contrast on it's elements, it just uses a mild yellow and brown colour scheme. They also use a very bold emboss on the textfields, as if they just turn the emboss effect on on photoshop and just let it on the default settings.
Also the alignment on the + button on the top right side of the paper look so misplaced. It is too far on the right. And I also don't like the fact that they have these huge gaps left and right of the paper when you turn your iPad in Landscape mode. Also the fact that the list on the left is completely black, creates a lack of balance as all the light elements are placed on the right side of the screen destroying the harmony. Also why not to be a third option for a mixed view, instead of only reminder list or dates so that you can see at the same time your reminders and also a calendar indicating them???
I have put a photo of how it looks and another one of how I would fix these problems.
Please write your opinion on it. Do you think that the design could be improved?
Don't you find the design of the reminders app amateurish? I wonder if they assigned to the same person that designed the notification background to design the UI for this app too..
First of all, there is a huge contrast between the black elements and the white paper. Second, the texture on the background of the paper stays the same even when you scroll the text. Notes app has the same static texture flaw, but at least it does not make use of huge colour contrast on it's elements, it just uses a mild yellow and brown colour scheme. They also use a very bold emboss on the textfields, as if they just turn the emboss effect on on photoshop and just let it on the default settings.
Also the alignment on the + button on the top right side of the paper look so misplaced. It is too far on the right. And I also don't like the fact that they have these huge gaps left and right of the paper when you turn your iPad in Landscape mode. Also the fact that the list on the left is completely black, creates a lack of balance as all the light elements are placed on the right side of the screen destroying the harmony. Also why not to be a third option for a mixed view, instead of only reminder list or dates so that you can see at the same time your reminders and also a calendar indicating them???
I have put a photo of how it looks and another one of how I would fix these problems.
Please write your opinion on it. Do you think that the design could be improved?
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