Yeah, this is my understanding as well. I've heard him credited with the
whole flatter interface approach. I also think the message below has
some generalizations in it when referring to what women and younger
people want. Of course, we can all have our opinions on the new
interface, but let's not forget that Apple had some pretty smart people
working on this, and they spent quite a bit of money researching this.
This doesn't even include what Google, Microsoft and Canonical have
already done with interface designs the last few years. This doesn't
mean that Apple got it right, or that any one person has to like it, but
it wasn't done in a vacuum or on a whim.
On 09/30/2013 11:00 PM, Jonathan Mosen wrote:
Sir Jonathan Ives is quite definitely male, and he's the person now in
charge of iOS and its appearance.
Jonathan Mosen
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On 1/10/2013, at 4:03 PM, Joseph FreeTech <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Actually, I think they were targeting the female population with the new
interface's colors. The person Apple put in charge of the appearance
of the
new interface is a woman. Just by the way they described the colors and
overall appearance it right away seemed to me like they were going
after new
female iPhone users. The teenagers are probably Android users as young
males
are more likely to want to tinker with the OS and hardware. ...At some
point
the user of electronics matures and grows out of the curiosity and simply
wants something that works--this is where Apple steps in.
Joseph
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From: "Ron Pelletier" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
To: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 7:52 PM
Subject: RE: About iOS 7, is it really so bad? was: Apple now forcing
iOS 6
holdouts to upgrade to iOS 7.
Hi Cara,
Funny you should say that. I was told The very same thing a couple of
days
ago. My friend told me he is almost ashamed to be seen with his
phone. He
says it looks like a toy that was designed for a kid. We know that Apple
was going for a look that would please the younger generation but it seems
like they don't even like it. I was told that the contrast is
horrible and
the font is just as bad.
I am total so I don't really care but I have to say that this is not
what I
was expecting from Apple.
Ron & Danvers
Falling down is part of LIFE...
Getting back up is LIVING...
From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected] <http://googlegroups.com>] On Behalf
Of Cara Quinn
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 1:51 AM
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: Re: About iOS 7, is it really so bad? was: Apple now forcing
iOS 6
holdouts to upgrade to iOS 7.
Unfortunately, I must agree with the assertion that 7 is just plain ugly.
A number of sighted friends have described the 'new' look, each in
their own
way, (as well as their difficulties with using it) and it just seems to me
that for whatever reason, Apple just essentially abandoned all the upscale
chic look and feel of iOS for what I can only describe as a thrown
together
gaudy amateurish look.
For as much polish as the parallax effect has, the rest of the OS is so
overly scaled down as to be just plain ugly.
Just to illustrate one basic example, now what are being read by VO as
buttons, in some cases, are simply a very light grey word on a white
background. There are no borders making this look like a button, no
indication that this item should be tapped to be activated and no really
definite way to tell if the button is active or not. The font is so
thin as
to make it difficult to read and as I said, pretty much impossible to
distinguish between being active or inactive.
This is absolutely awful and inconsiderate for people with any kind of
visual difficulties at all. Not to mention just the major change in user
interface paradigm.
I have absolutely no idea what Apple was thinking with this one and quite
frankly, it makes me ashamed.
This is just not cool and I really hope reason once again prevails here.
apple, please do live up to your excellent standards and turn this one
around right away so that everyone can enjoy this OS rather than need to
suffer through it.
At the very least, please consider bringing back at least some classic
mode
of visual interface (as you have done by keeping original ringtones) for
those who can see, but whose vision might not be perfect. At the very
least,
consider bringing back an option for an homage to the classic look and
feel.
This would make worlds of difference for many people.
This would go a long way to really showing that Apple inclusiveness.
this is
not just a matter of a new cool look. This is a matter of a whole lot of
difficulty for many users whom may not even technically have vision
problems
but for whom this OS is just plain difficult to work with.
These are just a few of my thoughts. Thanks so much for reading!
Smiles,
Cara :)
On Sep 27, 2013, at 10:15 AM, [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
You wrote:
"In short I feel that there is absolutely no reason why somebody who
has an iPhone 4, 4S or 5 shouldn't upgrade."
My reply:
I find IOS7 to be ugly and hard to read. The improved functionality
does not add enough to overcome my dislike of the new design.
I know others prefer IOS7, but I'll hold out as long as I can or until
Apple
fixes some of the biggest visual problems.
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