weaselworld
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In a spare moment I happened to ponder the brushed metal UI Apple uses on a lot of its apps. The whole iLife suite, Quicktime, Safari, iCal, iSync, iChat, and Address Book.
It seems odd to me that they'd use this style on those apps, but not Mail, Sherlock, Keynote, etc. I was wondering if anyone thought this visual style might take more of a hold, moving into other apps, because as it is now, it feels like there's a sort of inconsistency. Originally the emphasis was on how pretty the white plastic look was, with its "floating" drop shadowed buttons and text. These new apps however are embracing a completely different look, with silver metal, inset buttons, and "etched" text.
What are the chances of Apple offering a whole new visual style choice, where the metal look is used throughout? Like you could choose the "classic" OS X interface or a new metallic interface, where most (if not all) apps would match, and possibly the menu bar might match?
I also find the hardware-software relationship kind of funny. The "entry level" computers (like the iMac, iBook) were all designed to match OS X's white plastic look, but it seems like OS X is beginning to lean towards matching the "pro level" computers (Powerbook, Powermac, and Xserve).
Sorry for this - just some casual thoughts that passed through my head in a time of boredom.
It seems odd to me that they'd use this style on those apps, but not Mail, Sherlock, Keynote, etc. I was wondering if anyone thought this visual style might take more of a hold, moving into other apps, because as it is now, it feels like there's a sort of inconsistency. Originally the emphasis was on how pretty the white plastic look was, with its "floating" drop shadowed buttons and text. These new apps however are embracing a completely different look, with silver metal, inset buttons, and "etched" text.
What are the chances of Apple offering a whole new visual style choice, where the metal look is used throughout? Like you could choose the "classic" OS X interface or a new metallic interface, where most (if not all) apps would match, and possibly the menu bar might match?
I also find the hardware-software relationship kind of funny. The "entry level" computers (like the iMac, iBook) were all designed to match OS X's white plastic look, but it seems like OS X is beginning to lean towards matching the "pro level" computers (Powerbook, Powermac, and Xserve).
Sorry for this - just some casual thoughts that passed through my head in a time of boredom.