Why the iOS 7 icons look "wrong."

Who cares? Get over it already...

 

Sir. We are on the eve of the GM release.

No new icons are coming. Try again next year with iOS 8

 

I agree with this whole-heartedly. I thought something looked disjointed, and this definitely makes sense. I never liked that purple to pink gradient in the iTunes logo.

 

I think they just look vibrant and alive. Probably an aquired taste for some, though.

 

Seriously? Man I wish I had this much time in my life.

 

I read a recent article that said Apple chose the pastel colors and shaded notification panels because they will appeal to women in the USA and Asians in all parts of the world. If there's one thing Apple is extremely good at it's target marketing. Being a bit feminine will increase sales significantly, it's a good compliment to this small phone.

 

Someone at Apple hire the OP. it's ridiculous how small of a change that was yet how much less obtrusive the new icons were on my eyes. I don't have a problem with them for the most part. But the damn pink music icon makes me want to cringe. You want to go all Jony Ive ninja on the colors, fine. But add themes to iOS so we don't have to look at one dude's visual barf. The Game Center icon almost seems like just a big middle finger to Scott Forstall instead of something useful.

 

On the other hand, correcting these "wrongs" (like Louie Mantia's or Neven Mrgan's "correct" negative spacing) creates perfectly bland icons.

Apple's are a bit weird, but distinctive and... Iconic.

 

Unless someone sits there, makes it a point to write a thesis and make sure they pinpoint the oddness of the icons (i dont tjink theyre odd at all) or the gradients or whatever for the sake of noticing wht is different, i dont think anybody will notice.

Maybe im just not an artsy type (and im not in graphc design or IT industry at all either) but i dont think theres much of a difference. It is what it is and the difference is so minute to not be worth my time or brainpower. They could use your icon set for all i care and i wouldnt notice.

 

Exactly what I was thinking. "I was mocking up some Apple tv icons..." Ha!

 

Idk abut you but I have never looked that closely at the App icons... I just tap 'em

 

I get the feeling that Apple assigns one team to each icon therefore it never matches.

 

Just tap em. Haha

 

lol

 

Looking at the pictures in the first post, I haven't got a clue what I am supposed to be looking at. I can't tell the flaming difference!

 

How are Apple hoping to convey this intention to app developers, who will be updating their icons?

Obviously, consistency is the key to make it look 'right', so it will need to be upheld by all future app icons.

 

I wish I had this amount of free time over something so trivial

 

This was a great demonstration and I think you really nailed the issue here. Don't listen to those others who demean your efforts, as one might ask them what they're doing 'wasting' their time on a rumours website. We all have our little passions in the end. Thanks for helping articulate what feels off about these icons.

I think my biggest issue with the whole colour scheme is that they should have either done away with gradients altogether in a Windows UI kind of way or they should have maintained a bit of the former look with greater emphasis on other changes, such as gestures, drop-downs and - dare I say - widgets. My problem with widgets is that they may be the culprit for poorer battery life on my Nexus, despite the fact that I'm only using one for mail and calendar. There's probably a good reason Apple decided not to implement these. In any case, thanks again. Your observations are spot on.

 

i see no difference besides the mail icon lol

 

The obsession over icons this past few months...

Just wow.

Why haven't people gone into as much detail regarding the apps and functionality of iOS 7?