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Skeuomorphism still exists in Mavericks

irDigital0l said:
I think Apple will tone Contacts, Reminders, Game Center, PhotoBooth down.

They did it with Calendar and Notes so I dont see why they wouldnt for others.
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I think they definitely will, and perhaps already have. We currently only have access to dp 1 which ultimately is made available for developers to test apps, and not for consumers to test the os.
 
Skeuomorphism

ITT: People talking about a design tool they didn't know existed 2 years ago. ;)

All kidding aside, though, while I like the idea of less visual clutter, some gradients and shading are nice, especially on a desktop computer where a non-gradient, pure white background can wreak havoc on the eyes with a 27" monitor.

Skeuomorphism, in and of itself, isn't bad a thing. It's only when it exists with no functional purpose. Think of the "files" and "folders" in your computer's HDD. These are a skeuomorphic concept, and surely a justified use of it!

The dark texture on the Mavericks Reminders app is not bad; in fact it's similar to the background texture on the iOS7 Notes app. I don't find it distracting or distasteful, whatsoever. The notepad section of Reminders is, in fact, skeuomorphic, but it serves a functional purpose. The rule lines separate reminders and the margin provides a place for checkoffs. Unlike Game Center and Find My Friends, the Reminders app is an example skeumorphism done properly.

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if Reminders does eventually get a overhaul to fall in line with the new, simpler, flat, aesthetic Apple is going for, but I don't agree with the criticism directed at the current version.
 
SantaRosa2.2 said:
I really don't like the "hospital waiting room" beige of the notes app...:(
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:D It looks like they just left some of the graphic assets out of the the beta build and this is what's left. It doesn't look like the notes app has received much individual attention... yet.

The way Apple works, with teams moving from project to project, and with iOS getting priority, it may be a while before all of the Mavericks apps gets the facelifts they need. I wouldn't be surprised to see iOS 7 launch before Mavericks.
 
Gregintosh said:
I noticed the Reminders app is largely unchanged, containing a black "leather" look. Not as obvious as the old Calendar or Contacts apps used to be but it is still Skeuomorphism. I hope they flush it all out by the time the release hits RTM!
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Photo Booth still has it as well - I'm sure they'll remove it but the main focus I guess was pushing something out there for the developers to get a hold of along with the executives having something to show off at the conference. IMHO this is the first release in a long time I've actually been excited about a OS X release - we're actually seeing some improvements in the areas that matter such as per-tab processing for Safari, memory compression, Core Storage being improved, Quicktime/QTKit finally replaced with AV Kit/AV Foundation, OpenGL and OpenCL updated, video card drivers improved etc. Maybe the head honchos have finally realised that they can't put all their eggs in one basket when it comes to growth - or at least I hope that is the justification.
 
Have some people forgotten/not realised that it's just a developer preview at the moment? It's nowhere near finished yet.
 
i hate the new / old calendar actually, it makes it almost impossible to see when a new month starts because it looks all the same and it took me a bit to realize u have to scroll down instead of "flip" sideways now lol
 
Ddyracer said:
Wow your hostile. I just want to know.
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Didn't read as hostile to me. I think the point is: "Alpha" and "Beta" are not scientific terms. You can call a product whatever you want. There's no official measuring stick. Mavericks is plainly, obviously quite unfinished. It's DP1. There will probably be at least 3 more released prior to the GM. We know from reports that they pulled engineers off OS X to aid with the massive changes in iOS 7.

And it's clear from using it that the ones who stayed on 10.9 had priorities. Getting Maps out the door at all was clearly one of them, as were Safari 7 and the tabbed/tagged Finder. Game Center and Contacts clearly weren't priorities. I would argue that this is the most unfinished developer preview we have seen in years in terms of visible, user-facing stuff (in terms of under-the-hood functionality and bugs I couldn't begin to make an informed comparison).

Take that for what you will; you can make your own determinations about what to call it; Apple calls it Developer Preview 1.
 
Apple frequently holds back UI changes for a beta OS, I would not be surprised in the least if the UI changes significantly before release.

The Leopard previews for example did not include the new dock and look, this was announced only when the final version came out.
 
Synaesthesia242 said:
Apple frequently holds back UI changes for a beta OS, I would not be surprised in the least if the UI changes significantly before release.

The Leopard previews for example did not include the new dock and look, this was announced only when the final version came out.
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Some things are less likely than others to require early introductions. Reskinning the Dock didn't at all change the way the Dock worked (did they wait until launch to introduce Stacks, Fans and Grids?), so it didn't really require testing in the way that a new fundamental UI language often would. That isn't to say there won't be apps with similar situations in Mavericks, but if they're doing anything other than reskinning buttons they're going to want to run it by at least some testers.
 
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