As much as I would like to think Apple is cutting edge and everything they do is “new,” it is the subtle familiar feeling you get when using Apple products that has really made their appeal in the marketplace.
Just watch a small child operated an iPad without any instruction.
But, what about their design? It’s certainly simple, clean and out-right beautiful. From app icons to laptops, they make pretty junk.
As Apple tries to gain rights to “App Store” and finger pointing between tech giants accusing each other of “stealing ideas” from each other, I find it ironic that the Apple iCloud icon is a borrowed design.
The Golden Ratio
Have you ever heard of the Golden Ratio?
I haven’t. (Maybe that’s why my design work looks like crap?)
The Golden Ratio has been around a very long time:
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Incredible, right!?!
Hopefully no one will decide to tie the Golden Ratio in court, claiming it was their idea. 😉
It turns out that the Golden Ratio is a solid standby when creating cloud icons:
The Golden Ratio design of the Apple iCloud icon is more than just a “borrowed” design.
It was a good design choice.
As much as everyone strives to do something “new” and “cutting edge,” it’s easy to look past tried and true design choices.
A smart designer works hard to understand design concepts and trends before breaking them for the sake of being “different.”
[via TNW, Scott Haselman & MacRumors]
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