Continuing the theme of the exterior of Apple's new mobile OSes can not go past three interesting - most importantly, positive - views which are reduced to a single thought: all is not bad, if you carefully look. And to listen to the professionals.
Hundreds of times it was said that iOS 7 was the biggest change in the history of the system since the announcement of the first iPhone - and with it pointless to argue. In iOS 7 have been revised many aspects, to which we have long grown accustomed. This radically changed the user interface, and, of course, those funny icons that have become one of the main reasons of network design battles.
Fearing to join in the general storm of emotions, Jeremy Olson of software studio Tapity I worked with both iOS 7 with the main system at least a week before you venture to share their opinions.
After seven days, the ratio Olson to iOS 7 rather positive, though not without claims to those points that still require improvement.
Despite the initial concern, now, as the main OSes, iOS 7, I like it. About some visual solutions I do not agree, but let's not forget that Apple is working on a system for a few months. This is not a pound of raisins. We spend at least a year to create a single application, but here the whole operating system is created!
So leave the kids alone. I spoke with several Apple employees, and they are aware that the project is far from complete, and it is important to you our opinion. So that more is better.
Even Olson spoke with someone who works with Apple's, as well as "software community leaders," and all agreed that those applications that are decorated in the style of iOS 7 will have a huge advantage compared to those who do not have time to "change odezhku. "
This conclusion is echoed by the founder of Instapaper Marco Arment, although he published his ideas in his blog the day after the presentation of iOS 7:
Apple ignited the fire for iOS. Everything was in motion. Those who are least able to play, now have every chance to win. After all, hundreds of millions of people this autumn will require applications for the platform with thousands of old, tired players and very few new fresh recruits. If you want to enter in a category filled with programs for iOS 6 - and your application is exclusively targeted to iOS 7 - Your product may look better, work better, be faster and cheaper to develop than most competing programs.
Apple really lit a fire for iOS. But while it was more about the functionality, the development of applications for the new operating system and its design in the broadest sense of the word. But what opinion about iOS 7 font Juergen Siebert and Maurice Miller, authors Typographica site:
Connoisseurs font aesthetics will be happy to know that support for kerning and ligatures (Apple's language, these macros are called "Font descriptors") in iOS 7 will be enabled everywhere, even in the presence of severe effects as the text on a rendered realistically paper texture. […]
But the coolest chip iOS 7, in terms of typography, fonts will be dynamic. As far as I know, Apple's mobile products will be the first electronic device on which standard text rendering will be paid a lot of attention, which was not from the time of printing machines. That's right, we are talking about the operating system, not an application or page-layout features. Of course, with optical size of trying to work with phototypesetting and desktop publishing, but none implementation was not automatic, and some of them turned out to be a dead end and does (like Adobe Multiple Masters). Yes, there are plenty of displays with different "degrees", reflecting the concept of small and large text. But iOS to work with optical sizes based on earlier attempts to implement, and now offers the possibility of amazing.
One can only look at what programs these typographic wonders will be manifested fully, to and mere mortals could enjoy those iOS 7 features that now inspire professionals.
- Based on materials TUAW and Daring Fireball.