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Absolutely stunning iOS icons
Check out this listing of absolutely stunning, downright gorgeous iOS icons. True artists at work, I tell ya! A quick sampling. Check out 43 more beautiful icons over here at DesignMag
Continue reading...Icon designer Susan Kare on Samsung’s iPhone-esque homescreen icons
Sunday, August 12, 2012
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Last week, famed Apple icon designer Susan Kare took the stand to testify on Apple’s behalf about the striking visual similarities between Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s lineup of accused products. While on the stand, Kare noted how even she herself was prone to confusion over the similarities between the two devices. It is my opinion […]
Continue reading...An original Macintosh icon vs. a 512×512 iOS icon [Photo]
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Jesus Diaz put up a fascinating comparison of the 512×512 icons Apple currently uses on the Mac and iOS devices and the 16×16 icons Apple used on the original Mac. Absolutely incredible. Here are some more staggering numbers: 28 years ago, a monochrome icon on the Mac was 16 x 16 pixels. It only took […]
Continue reading...Organize your iOS device by putting a “most used apps” folder in the dock
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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Melissa Holt of MacObserver posts a quick and nifty little trick that should really help you organize your iOS homescreen more effectively. In iOS 4, Apple introduced folders. Users can group similar apps together inside a folder for easy access simply by pressing and holding an app icon – which will cause all icons to […]
Continue reading...Design student creates instantly iconic Apple logo fused with silhouette of Steve Jobs
Monday, October 10, 2011
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Below is sweet and creative riff on the Apple logo paired with a silhouette of Steve Jobs. This photo has been making the rounds quite a bit over the past few days and illustrates, as Tim Cook said in his company wide email, that Jobs’ spirit “will forever be the foundation of Apple”, his influence […]
Continue reading...Vic Gundotra on Steve Jobs’ attention to detail
Thursday, August 25, 2011
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Vic Gundotra is a Senior VP at Google where he works on social business initiatives and mobile applications. In a post on Google+, Gundotra relays a charming story about one of his many interactions with Jobs. The backdrop: Gundotra in early January was at a religious service when he got a call from an unknown […]
Continue reading...Apple graphic designer Louie Mantia leaving for Square
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
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Apple designer Louie Mantia announced this week via Twitter that in two weeks he’ll be leaving Apple to join the creative team at Square. In case you’re unfamiliar, Square is an innovative mobile payment startup that was founded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. Here’s how it works: Square provides users a little dongle that attaches […]
Continue reading...Dynamic Icons in iOS 5 – Concept Video
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Yet another intriguing concept video courtesy of Jan Michael Cart, a college student from the University of Georgia with a talent for interesting iOS concept videos. In the one below, he outlines how dynamic icons in iOS might be implemented. We can’t lie, it looks pretty cool and is clearly a blend between iOS’s standard […]
Continue reading...Apple’s iCloud icon and the Golden Ratio
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
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An interesting tidbit for all you design nerds out there. Apple’s new iCloud icon apparently makes use of the famed Golden Ratio, a.k.a the divine proportion. What is the Golden Ratio exactly? Technically speaking, it occurs when the ratio of an entire picture (for example) to the larger quantity of that picture is equal to […]
Continue reading...Apple granted EU patents on 24 iOS icon designs
Thursday, March 24, 2011
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Patently Apple reports that the EU recently granted Apple patents for 24 iOS icon designs. The granted patents include icon designs for apps including calculator, iBooks, Keynote, Numbers, World CLock, Maps + Compass, iPod, Notes, Contacts, Voice Memos, Photos, MobileMe, YouTube, Settings, Weather, Stocks, AirPrint, Find My iPhone, and more. The patent application was originally […]
Continue reading...New “All My Files” icon in OS X Lion pays homage to Steve Jobs
Thursday, March 3, 2011
“All My Files” is a brand new feature in OS X Lion that helps a user organize all of his/her files with a number of different sorting options. While that might sound boring, the icon for the new feature is anything but. If you zoom in on the icon you can see that the virtual files, […]
Continue reading...How to create the Network Utility “Radar Icon” in Photoshop
Monday, February 7, 2011
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Apple doesn’t skimp on icon design, and if you’d like to hone up your photoshop skills, then the design blog Abduzeedo has got you covered. In a recent tutorial, the site covered how to create an icon like the Network Utility icon in OS X. Interestingly enough, Abduzeedo was started by Fabio Sasso, a graphic […]
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
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