Apple and Their Quirky Design Decisions(zerodistraction.com)

2 pointsby alexknight15 anni fa3 comments

http://zerodistraction.com/blog/2011/12/5/apple-and-their-quirky-design-decisions.html

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Too devoid of content. The larger part that could be considered an argument, is this:

"""It’s hard to look many of Apple’s own super glossy and reflective candy coloured icons and not think: “what the heck?”"""

Actually, it's not hard at all. The majority of Apple's own icons are just fine. And even if they were not, this is still not exactly evidence about "quirky design decisions" nor explanation why the author of the post "lost faith" in Apple's design circa 2009.

alexknight15 anni fa

Perhaps "questionable" would have been a better adjective than "quirky."

dextorious15 anni fa

Well, Apple has made lots of questionable design choices, but I don't think iOS icons are one.

For example:

1) The removing of color from Finder icons. 2) Translucent menubar? 3) Silly 3D Dock? 4) Differing close/minimize/adjust placement/size of window icons? 5) the drag down to open iOS notifications screen with no affordance to even know there is one 6) ...