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Apple solves problems without sacrificing aesthetics. Very rare to find companies who can achieve that level of quality.
Yes, the mice that ship with the iMacs are the best examples of solving problems without sacrificing aesthetics.
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Apple's designs aren't all that impressive to me. They aren't the epitome of design. Google Profiles ( https://profiles.google.com/ ) has better usability and a cleaner design than Apple's homepage ( http://www.apple.com/ ).
well, there's no accounting for taste...
Are there any examples of amazing (Apple-quality) design coming out of Google?
Are you asking about Apple "quality" aesthetics? Graphic design is about solving problems; aesthetics are secondary. Google's designs solve its problems--satisfying search results, simple access to email, etc--very effectively.
I won't call Jazz UI, or SearchWiki, or +1 as "solving problem design".
Are there any examples of amazing (Apple-quality) design coming out of Google?
Are you asking about Apple "quality" aesthetics? Graphic design is about solving problems; aesthetics are secondary. Google's designs solve its problems--satisfying search results, simple access to email, etc--very effectively.
This is what makes design at Google fundamentally different from design at Apple.
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Yes, the mice that ship with the iMacs are the best examples of solving problems without sacrificing aesthetics.
That's rather silly and outdated snipe. Have you used the new magic pad? I'd rather have that than anything else.
Anyways, his snipe is hardly outdated. Apple's most succesful products manage to balance form and function beautifully, but their mice are a pretty big hole where function has clearly been sacrificed for form.