I completely agree with that sentiment. Regarding the flat look from the 80's(Apple or whoever...), I would not read too much into any of that from a visual design perspective or goal. We're talking about computers with often less compute power than a bare bones 286 or 8088, less than 4-8MB onboard ram, only a floppy drive, and graphics processing which by today's standards would not be suitable for a disposable phone. Design themes like SGI's Motif, were indulgent luxuries. These themes on Apple and Windows(1.0 oh my...) were done this way to enable the computer just to wake up in the morning, to consume the least amount of resources possible, not be pleasant to look at or meet some interesting design goal. I don't think they were ever looking at it from the perspective of how do we make it a pleasant visual for the user. All they really wanted to accomplish was to condemn the command line into the abyss of history.
-- Joey Ponthieux LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES) Mymic Technical Services NASA Langley Research Center __________________________________________________ Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not represent the opinions of NASA or any other party. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marc-Andre Carbonneau Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 3:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #145 It was a joke. I didn't think it was designed...graphic wise, I just think the user experience was designed. Sergio...you like that green-beige color? ;) Could you stare at it all day? LOL And LUCER "almost" agreeing with me made my day. ;) From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matt Lind Sent: 8 novembre 2013 15:05 To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #145 Not really. They copied Apple's UI design from the 80's. Matt ________________________________ From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marc-Andre Carbonneau [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 10:07 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #145 Softimage was so much ahead of its time using flat design way back in the 90's! ;) From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair Sent: 8 novembre 2013 12:21 To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Friday Flashback #145 Friday Flashback #145 http://wp.me/powV4-2U7 Screenshot of Wam!Net ROD Render in SOFTIMAGE|3D. From the Softimage web site back in 2000/2001.
