Further research in to iso7

I found a few weeks back a web site from a guy called Matt Gemmell here is a distillation of some of the things that I have read in research into app design and iso7.


Matt set out to talk about the difference between iso6 and iso7 give so thoughts into design.
Colour V Boarders, iso7 seems to rely on colours to indicate interactivity and dividers to organise information. Controls are based on labels or icons which are elemental and presented as outlines. He says legibility and calmness are the order of the day, while some are complaining that slender typeface is the default, it may be changed globally for apps that support that feature. Itis obvious that the iso id design to make best use of the retina display.


Iso 7 may have a flat look to it, however there are subtle shadows, gradients and lighting effect and an optional parallax effect allowing the icon floating above the background to appear above the back ground. The focus is on function rather than form. He say table aren't so obviously controls, rather list of things. The strongest difference is the non use of bevels, grip-handles embossing, shadows, fake gloss, inner glows and hard button boarders. 60% of screen real-estate is taken up by these artifacts in iso6 compared to iso7 just look at the interface for receiving a call.

Clean look allows to see more of the callers photo

 The visual weight is much lighter, there is an overall sense of openness. The new icons are are not fussy, distinct and identifiable. He believes it a shift away from artefact back to essence. There is simplicity that brings focus and clarity. He pass his judgement on the over use of well worn toolbox of simulation and explicitness and say ' We too easily forget that the only thing that matters to people are their goals: their own tasks, and content. With limited attention, we want to devote our focus to what’s important, rather than distractions and artifice masquerading as design traditions.'
 
Ref: http://mattgemmell.com/