Seems like it's still being built in Sproutcore, FWIW.
iCloud Beta Incorporates iOS 7 Look and Feel
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#32Anyone else wobble their Macbook back and forth to see if the background shifts in response? (it doesn't)
Going to https://beta.icloud.com/?crazyAwesome does give you a similar (exaggerated) effect you can play around with using your cursor.
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#33So I guess we're stuck with the Reminders and Contacts icons looking that way. I know it's a silly thing to be upset about but damn if they ain't two of the more hideous icon redesigns for iOS 7.
Notes has this subtle textured background. I'm not a visual designer so I don't understand the reasoning behind why but shouldn't it be a clean white like the calendar, more in keeping with the iOS 7 aesthetic?
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#34I've been hearing it since it was announced, and I've yet to see for myself, but I really am starting to agree that a lot of the disagreements with the design decisions of iOS7 will go away once people start using the OS. Of course, there are still elements that seem half-baked at best, but it's interesting to see how some of the interfaces really shine when it's your own information being displayed instead of screen…
I've been using the developer preview for a few months and can confirm that, at least for me, the disagreements start to fade pretty quickly. Not to say that their aren't still some problems, but that initial shock seems to be mostly that - just a shock.
As for the iCloud Beta, I actually like this design approach more in the browser. I think the larger screen actually helps the thin font choices and lines feel more appropriate.
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
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This is not true. MacBooks all have a Sudden Motion Sensor which has an API that will give you live accelerometer data. Here's a quick list of apps/games that use it: http://modmyi.com/forums/mac-gaming/800715-sudden-motion-sen... And here's an open-source Obj-C library to get the data: http://www.suitable.com/tools/smslib.html To access the data via JavaScript you can just listen for the "deviceorientation" event. h…
Only MacBooks with hard drives have Sudden Motion Sensors, those with SSDs do not.
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#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not really. Windows (Metro) is completely flat, there is no depth and it is very difficult to distinguish controls. The direction Apple is taking adds a bit of depth to help distinguish most controls, similar to Android design guidelines.
Honest question: What depth ? All i see is flat all around.
Well for one they use parallax (on the iPhone) which obviously communicates depth, plus background items out of focus, plus there is a very very light drop shadow on all the icons (oddly a png directly encoded directly into the html on beta.icloud.com) and a shadow around the text.
The icons themselves are mostly flat with some exceptions (Contacts has a very strong bevel and there is a slight bevel on the notes icon).
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#37Is the contrast[1] as bad as the screenshot in The Verge article[2]??
[1]http://contrastrebellion.com/
[2]http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/14/4621422/beta-icloud-websit...
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#38So I guess we're stuck with the Reminders and Contacts icons looking that way. I know it's a silly thing to be upset about but damn if they ain't two of the more hideous icon redesigns for iOS 7. Notes has this subtle textured background. I'm not a visual designer so I don't understand the reasoning behind why but shouldn't it be a clean white like the calendar, more in keeping with the iOS 7 aesthetic?
What are your objections to the contacts icon? I'm not fond of the reminders one but contacts doesn't look too bad. My only problem with it would be that it still maintains a slightly skeuomorphic look with the ABCD tabs down the side.
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#39I've been hearing it since it was announced, and I've yet to see for myself, but I really am starting to agree that a lot of the disagreements with the design decisions of iOS7 will go away once people start using the OS. Of course, there are still elements that seem half-baked at best, but it's interesting to see how some of the interfaces really shine when it's your own information being displayed instead of screen…
I've been using the developer preview for a few months and can confirm that, at least for me, the disagreements start to fade pretty quickly. Not to say that their aren't still some problems, but that initial shock seems to be mostly that - just a shock. As for the iCloud Beta, I actually like this design approach more in the browser. I think the larger screen actually helps the thin font choices and lines feel more…
Also agree, ios 7 is really nice when in use. Static images don't quite do the "feel" differences in how you interact.
That said, i also am in love with Helvetica Neue now. Was a bit so-so initially but it actually grows on you.
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#40I'm curious what technologies are being used for the web version of Keynote / Pages / Numbers. Is Apple using a javascript implementation of Foundation / CoreGraphics, etc. - similar to Objective-J / Cappuccino?