Re:Jony Ive shakes up Apple’s software design group
by archagon on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @07:13PM
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"Take a look at the Settings in ios7. It's nothing but a list of identical looking settings that go on for pages. Everything is nothing but text and thin lines."
Err, it's pretty much always been like this.
Re:Jony Ive shakes up Apple’s software design group
by pcurve on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @07:49PM
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The basic layout has stayed the same, but the left-side list has grown quite a bit over the years, as has the number of settings on the right side.
The original layout may have been serviceable years ago, but now it leaves a lot to be desired.
The current split-pane interface works fine if you go in there to change multiple items on a regular basis, but that's not exactly how most people use the settings.
Re:Jony Ive shakes up Apple’s software design group
by megablast on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @08:30PM
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> and minor variation in fonts would've gone a long way.
This would look awful, but you make a good point. Having little icons next to each one would be good as well.
Re:Jony Ive shakes up Apple’s software design group
by pcurve on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @09:23PM
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Yes it 'could' look awful, but it could also look good too. That's where good designers earn their paychecks. As a designer, I sympathize with designers at Apple. Some of them must feel pretty frustrated.
Take a look at the Settings in ios7. It's nothing but a list of identical looking settings that go on for pages. Everything is nothing but text and thin lines.
A simple color-coded organization, categorization, and minor variation in fonts would've gone a long way.
Android's settings isn't much better, but at least things are better marked with text labels and clearer icons.
Apple has long crossed that line of less-is-more. They are firmly in the less-is-less territory. Both companies are leaving a lot on the table by being too boxed-in in their thinking, but Android is at least taking more humble approach.