I feel like Apple learned the wrong lesson from the huge flap last year that suddenly jammed "skeuomorphism" into all our vocabularies. There's nothing wrong, IMHO, with UI that looks like a polished, compact control panel. The problem was UI that looked like a rodeo in an office-supply warehouse.
I do like Android's "floating cyberspace icons" approach, but I liked Apple's "UFO hi-fi panel" look too, and it's a shame to see a former design leader becoming such a follower. On the other hand, it's delicious irony to see an enthusiastic tosser of look-and-feel lawsuits reduced to stealing from the same people they've been suing, so it balances out.
Basically, my same thoughts too. Everything's is being beaten with the flat design stick these days.
This nails it.
> There's nothing wrong, IMHO, with UI that looks like a polished, compact control panel. The problem was UI that looked like a rodeo in an office-supply warehouse.
Yeah, it's pretty terrible! Whoever derided "skeumorphism" didn't appreciate the Steve Jobs-led Apple approach to make computers feel familiar and provide cues for ease of use. This is just ... terrible for the ecosystem!
I do like Android's "floating cyberspace icons" approach, but I liked Apple's "UFO hi-fi panel" look too, and it's a shame to see a former design leader becoming such a follower. On the other hand, it's delicious irony to see an enthusiastic tosser of look-and-feel lawsuits reduced to stealing from the same people they've been suing, so it balances out.