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2. Designs that used to be helpful are then considered clutter.
3. UIs become flatter.
4. New category of hardware is introduced
5. rinse and repeat
I really hope the changes aren't extreme. I'm not a tech geek and I work in finance in a non-technology role (I'm only on HN for my consumer-level interest in tech, and the conversation here is better than other forums like reddit). I am pretty much the mainstream consumer and I actually like iOS a lot as it is. I hope Apple aren't making changes for the easily bored tech geek/pundit crowd who require change for the…
On the other hand change in unavoidable. They cannot stop in time. Each iOS version that gets released with minimal changes is another catch up that will need to take place in a later version. The more changes are delayed the bigger they get. Android and even Windows Phone are moving forward and so needs Apple.
I think that there can be a certain feeling inside Apple that is not exactly change aversion but maybe is something close. They got iPhone so right and had so much success with it that maybe there is some fear that introducing significant changes can mess things up...
I really hope the changes aren't extreme. I'm not a tech geek and I work in finance in a non-technology role (I'm only on HN for my consumer-level interest in tech, and the conversation here is better than other forums like reddit). I am pretty much the mainstream consumer and I actually like iOS a lot as it is. I hope Apple aren't making changes for the easily bored tech geek/pundit crowd who require change for the…
That's pretty cool how they almost achieved a "mirror" effect for the characters.
I wonder if that's the look that "folders" are going to have in iOS 7 then? I think that'd look pretty nice.
Not only does it appear not to, but prior to this comment, the string "osx" is not in this comment thread anywhere.
Think how many peoples' apps would break if they went to Flat UI, think how many users they would alienate? Think how iOS is supposed to have some kinship with OS X design ethos. Is anything in OS X flat?
Linen is staying. Drop shadows, gloss and rounded corners are staying.
Look, there is simply no chance that Apple is going with flat UI and color coded icons. The changes wont be extreme, Apple is not going to fire their graphics department so they can implement flat squares. Yes they will get rid of the kitch. Think how many peoples' apps would break if they went to Flat UI, think how many users they would alienate? Think how iOS is supposed to have some kinship with OS X design ethos.…
The OS X comparison you are making is bad because before now Jonathan Ive wasn't in charge of user-interface design, Scott Forstall was. Both of them have drastically different aesthetic design tastes.
It's well known that Jonathan Ive finds textures such as the linen and corinthian leather tacky. They will be removed.
I really hope the changes aren't extreme. I'm not a tech geek and I work in finance in a non-technology role (I'm only on HN for my consumer-level interest in tech, and the conversation here is better than other forums like reddit). I am pretty much the mainstream consumer and I actually like iOS a lot as it is. I hope Apple aren't making changes for the easily bored tech geek/pundit crowd who require change for the…
I think I'm representative of the engineering tech type. I'm looking forward to some UI updates to help refresh the look of the product. I love the hardware, but after seeing and using Windows phones with the Metro UI and recent improvements in Android, there's a lot in iOS that's dated. I'd like to see a rethink of how certain things like notifications are accessed. Swiping should be from the bottom, not the top. It…