I doubt anyone will come out with a mockup that everyone can agree on. That being said, I think there are a few nice decisions in this mockup which I prefer over the current release.
What iOS7 should look like
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Re: What iOS7 should look like
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
In practice it's no brighter than iOS 6.
That's not true. There was a zoomed out and pixellated comparison days ago between the default apps on both versions, and iOS7 was clearly brighter.
I've been using it on my phone for the past week and in practice there is no difference.
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#13typical designer. they just look at static mockups and don't think about interactions. okay if you have the 2x2 icon, how will other icons move relative to it when the big icon is moved around?
Re: What iOS7 should look like
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's not true. There was a zoomed out and pixellated comparison days ago between the default apps on both versions, and iOS7 was clearly brighter.
I've been using it on my phone for the past week and in practice there is no difference.
It is. Safari is all white (instead if blue), and the keyboard is also much lighter. The same is true for Mail, Settings, Music and Phone. Folders are all white too, and the "dock" is much lighter. And don't get me started on calendar and notes! Even the stupid clock is bright as sun :)
Re: What iOS7 should look like
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've been using it on my phone for the past week and in practice there is no difference.
It is. Safari is all white (instead if blue), and the keyboard is also much lighter. The same is true for Mail, Settings, Music and Phone. Folders are all white too, and the "dock" is much lighter. And don't get me started on calendar and notes! Even the stupid clock is bright as sun :)
I guess I don't use mail or music or phone. Maybe I'm a weird user. iMessage is brighter, and the animations are janky at the moment. The clock redesign is annoying. It looks terrible. The new APIs available are great but I'm afraid the redesign is not growing on me. I hope Apple sorts this out in the next few months.
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#16IMHO this a far, far better design than Apple's. The saturated colors in Apple's design are just too garish. Some of the app and icon designs are really messed up, as the OP notes. (e.g. Notes, Calendar). How did Apple's GameCenter icon even make it past 1st draft. It is just mind-bendingly awful.
Although the configurable-size widgets are a good idea, perhaps the OP could outline how the interface should work when these are moved around (as another commenter suggested).
Re: What iOS7 should look like
#17Tired of this bulshit...
Re: What iOS7 should look like
#18Most of these are big improvements, mostly because his designs don't ask the user too think too much. They are a modern,but more gradual and evolutionary than Apple's. His idea of widgets would be great way to bring them to iOS. Just an oversized button with changing text, like a little iPod nano. A simple way to make that work would be to have a little resizer when you click and hold.
He absolutely nails it. There are so many things wrong with the new design, but the biggest issue is a loss of clarity. If I would hand an iOS7 device to my mother, I would not be sure, she would have an easier time with it than with an Android device. They give up so much clarity, which was their last remaining big USP.
Re: What iOS7 should look like
#19typical designer. they just look at static mockups and don't think about interactions. okay if you have the 2x2 icon, how will other icons move relative to it when the big icon is moved around?
You might want to take a look how Windows Phone 8 does it. WP8 has different size tiles and moving them around is a piece of cake.
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#20This is so much better than iOS7 that Apple should be embarrassed.