Evolution of iTunes icons - from skeuomorph to Apple Music

Since January 2001, when the first version of iTunes for Mac, the application icon has changed ten times was released. Designer Reda Lemeden I gathered in his blog change history iTunes icon.

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	January 8, 2001. iTunes 1.0 The first version of iTunes appeared in Mac OS 9. Disk on a background marked the main application function - recording and audio playback.
	April 30, 2001. iTunes 1.1.1 The second iteration has been released after the release of OS X. disk image to get more details - expressive plastic interior and a more oblong icons for most of our time.
	October 22, 2001. iTunes 2.0 Multicolored notes were replaced by a monochrome version, marking the iPod output. Changes to the disk icon almost was not.
	July 16, 2002. iTunes 3.0 Stop supporting Mac OS 9. the note icon again became purple, add shadows.
	April 27, 2003. iTunes 4.0 New Year - new color. Purple was replaced by the green. Most likely, this was due to the commercial success of previously announced iTunes Store. Later in the same year there was also a version of iTunes for Windows.
	September 11, 2006. iTunes 7.0 Nearly four years without changes. Apple returned to a blue color and made the note icon and a rounded mirror.
	August 31, 2010. iTunes 10.0 Is the icon that most people remember. The most radical redesign since the release of the application. CD-ROM has gone into the past, but the note was left. The background was used circumference.
	November 28, 2012. iTunes 11.0 The note was white and reduced in size, it is possible, for aesthetics. In general, the icon has become more matte.
	October 15, 2014. iTunes 12.0 With the advent of OS X Yosemite icon has changed dramatically. Bright red gradient and the absence of shadows - these are the main changes in iTunes icon in Yosemite. The note became more elongated.
	June 19, 2015. iTunes 12.2 The release of Apple Music brought the brightest iTunes icon since its release in 2001. Purple, blue and pink gradient returned icons look quite a bit in the past.

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