Skeuomorphism
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The document discusses different schools of thought around design and ornamentation in user interfaces for operating systems and software. It contrasts the minimalist design philosophies of Steve Jobs and Jony Ive at Apple with criticisms that Apple's interfaces have become overly focused on aesthetics over usability, are more difficult for new users, and use visual metaphors that no longer resonate with modern users. The document also mentions how Microsoft's operating systems now have more tasteful design than Apple's.
Skeuomorphism
- 4. design product design ornamental
- 6. Permeated throughout UI in OS and software
- 10. Steve Jobs Sir Jony Ive
- 12. “It must surely be a sign of the impending apocalypse that Microsoft’s operating systems have more taste than Apple’s.” – Mike Elgan, Cult Of Mac
- 13. Easier for those familiar with the original device to use the digital emulation Has anyone EVER used an Apple instruction manual? Graphically appealing
- 14. “Visual masturbation” Takes up more screen space Visual metaphors no longer translate to modern users Culture has changed
- 15. Thanks
Editor's Notes
- #9: iOS 6 finally brings a clock application to the iPad, but Apple apparently copied the design from an iconic station clock belonging to the Swiss Federal Railway. If you compare an image of the Swiss clock with an image of the new Clock app in iOS 6, there’s no denying the resemblance.Swiss newspaper Blick reports that the iconic clock was originally designed by Hans Hilfiker in 1944. The railway owns both the trademark and copyright for the design, which it licenses to fancy watchmakers.According to the report, the railway is demanding financial compensation from Apple for using the clock’s design without permission. Considering how many devices already use iOS 6, that could mean big trouble for Apple. Fair is fair! Apple just won a billion dollars from Samsung for exactly this kind of copying. Let’s see how Apple likes being on the other end of the stick. [Blick via MacRumors]
- #15: We don’t need translation of the digital medium in mechanical real-life terms. It’s an old-fashioned paradigm."