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General What do you think a Jony Ive, anti-skeuomorphic OS will be like? [Merged]

iHailCarlo said:
I am sure whatever Jony has going on, it will be the most polished and best looking. Thats his thing.
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i'm excited, but hardware is vastly different than software. making a new GUI is extremely difficult
 
Rockoar said:
Whats up with THAT. That's Ive major failure in my opinion. Yeah, they look quite beautiful when you get them out of the box but just 5 minute after it's all scratched up. I'm talking about the old iPod's back, NOT about the iPhone 5.
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+1. I agree.
 
how about pixel agnostic GUI, where they don't have to be rigid about the size of the display?

using vector art instead of sprites or whatever you call it

having 3D icons that take up actual 3D space on the desktop, being effected by lighting and movement
 
Yr Blues said:
how about pixel agnostic GUI, where they don't have to be rigid about the size of the display?

using vector art instead of sprites or whatever you call it

having 3D icons that take up actual 3D space on the desktop, being effected by lighting and movement
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These ideas make me happy. :)
 
Overall, I'm mostly positive about Ive taking over because the OS has been stagnant for quite a while and the fanboy defense that "consumers will be confused if you change it" just doesnt fly anymore. BUT, I do worry a little about Jony Ive's tendency to take minimalistic design a little too far.

"Form over Function" is easier to hide in beautiful hardware since its mostly aesthetics, but when working with a UI then simplicity isn't always the best thing. But either way, I'm excited to see iOS outdated software finally catch up to their futuristic hardware.
 
So how does this actually work organizationally since Federighi is in charge of OSX/iOS and Cue has iTunes/iBooks/App Store? Who has the ultimate say what the final product looks like?
 
I would like an easier way to move the apps from page to page. The hold/jiggle and try to manuever always messes up for me! I do not connect my phone to computer either so that way of organizing is out of the conversation for me.

Another two features I loved when I was jailbroken was Dock Coverflow. I had 10 apps on my dock and flicked through them effortlessly.

Also a double click on the top status bar would open up a screenshot of all my active apps open and I could turn them off with one touch or switch to them instantly instead of the hold and jiggle method required now. Ahh I want JB for Iphone 5 now...haha
 
*Scrolls through each page looking for mockup, doesn't see one. Instantaneously disappointed*
 
zbarvian said:
I believe you should lodge that complaint with the engineering team, not Ive.
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Didn't Ive vote against adding some kind of protection to the back because it took away from the "integrity" of the device?
 
Claefer said:
Didn't Ive vote against adding some kind of protection to the back because it took away from the "integrity" of the device?
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well, he's right. and there are a billion cases out there if you want.

how do you protect anything without a case?
 
If they are smart, it will look like OS X in the pre-iOS era.

The clean, skeuomorphism-free aesthetic of, OS X Tiger drew myself and so many others to macs.
 
arcade16 said:
If they are smart, it will look like OS X in the pre-iOS era.

The clean, skeuomorphism-free aesthetic of, OS X Tiger drew myself and so many others to macs.
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OS X is just as dated looking as iOS

let's move forward instead of backwards

Ive has something new in his shaved noggin
 
Yr Blues said:
well, he's right. and there are a billion cases out there if you want.

how do you protect anything without a case?
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Okay, I found the passage from Steve Jobs (the book, that is): The iPod Nano, for example, was prone to getting scratched because Ive believed that a clear coating would lessen the purity of his design.

Thanks, Jony!
 
Claefer said:
Okay, I found the passage from Steve Jobs (the book, that is): The iPod Nano, for example, was prone to getting scratched because Ive believed that a clear coating would lessen the purity of his design.

Thanks, Jony!
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this is circular because the clear coating will also get scratched and the same people that would complain about the scratched back would also complain about the scratched coating

also, how is black anodization not a coating?

"Anodizing increases corrosion resistance and wear resistance, and provides better adhesion for paint primers and glues than does bare metal."

But people will bitch about the black protection being scratched
 
Yr Blues said:
this is circular because the clear coating will also get scratched and the same people that would complain about the scratched back would also complain about the scratched coating

also, how is black anodization not a coating?

"Anodizing increases corrosion resistance and wear resistance, and provides better adhesion for paint primers and glues than does bare metal."

But people will bitch about the black protection being scratched
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People complain about anything and everything. I guess it's like when you buy a new car and the next day you see marks on the bumper or the door.
 
Claefer said:
People complain about anything and everything. I guess it's like when you buy a new car and the next day you see marks on the bumper or the door.
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thanks Jony, you're damned if you do, you're damned if you don't :D
 
An empty home screen (save for essential apps) with an applications icon. Hopefully. And then choose what we want, where we want it would be nice
 
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