Consistency in UI Design Is Now 'Boring, Old-fashioned, Stodgy' by Thom Holwerda 7 Jan 2011
Remember the good old days? The good old days when people cried loads of foul over the inconsistency in the Windows user interface? You know, applications deviating from the norm - with even Microsoft seemingly doing whatever pleased them? This was considered a huge problem, especially by those from the Macintosh and Apple camp. Oh, how the times have changed. Yesterday, Apple unleashed the Mac App Store upon us as part of the Mac OS X 10.6.6 update. When I updated my cute MacBook Air 11.6" and launched the App Store after the mandatory reboot, and laid my eyes to rest on the interface, my eyes exploded. It felt like they hired Neville Page to design the darn thing. ... http://www.osnews.com/story/24218/Consistency_in_UI_Design_Is_Now_Boring_Old-fashioned_Stodgy_ _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
