Lighting design choices

The iPhone really appeared let smartphone into a simple to use things, therefore apple did a lot of work, try to make life more understandable and icon is one of the important. Of course, in this point other intelligent system also is very good. IOS is in smooth shadow and design more mean much.

A, the fillet icon

Rounded icon even iconic design element of iOS, became a apple style. Actually in real life, rounded corners design is very common, such as tables, boot, lunch boxes, etc. As long as is the rectangular items, will be designed into rounded rectangle, otherwise, sharp Angle may cause damage to the user. Life users to contact more rounded rectangle, rounded rectangle pass the harmless and familiar with the hint. And right Angle rectangular items for contact with very few, will let users from strangeness and not realistic. Designed to icon, the user's attention have a part in the shape of the scattered icon, influence the effect of information transmission icon.

Second, smiling curve

IOS has a central icon shadow line, the article this thin arc to look like the "smile" sign. The contrast of light and shade obvious and icon, fashion into shadow effect. The curve and the shadow is conveys a message: icon is stereo, not a single plane, and is convex arc, and in the above icon under the irradiation of light source presents three-dimensional shadows, let icon more like a real button.
Three, bottom shadow

IOS ICONS also increased the next frame shadow effect, it makes the whole icon than background screen-in other words a bit higher, more like a real button. The same source from above icon because, on the border of the fine line will color design partial white, also more fine point, the next frame design into black, line will be bold a little. This design also is also to simulate real shadows.

The last comprehensive results is to let the user to the more familiar icon, accord with daily life experience, eliminate the sense of reality and not the user strangeness, will the user's attention gripped in icon on the information, imperceptible to complete the task of complete information icon convey.

Four, more real icon

But cisco iOS design is not the real, icon of information on the more is abstract symbols and graphics. And the same is the design of from Apple, the Mac OS icon is filled with more delicate details feeling, is no longer waking plane symbol, but a real objects. And Mac OS, WebOS system in real degree of icon than iOS went further, its icon also is to have more details, more complex lighting effects. If the iOS icon of button is stereo, symbol is the plane words. WebOS system to the real object is maximum degree of is true, this point in programs also can see the inside.

Take WebOS system and iOS system calculator attached interface design for, WebOS system is more real and beautiful. IOS still keep the convex button, a light source in the front design style, WebOS system will have some different, each button using light and shade double design, button is more real edge radian sense; Button light colour among all round dark color, shape into button is concave effect, thecalculator button in real life is the most concave, communicate design feeling is more joint of the finger tip button radian, press the feeling more comfortable, let a person more press desire; WebOS thecalculator button on the edge of the black line with iOS system more than the coarse, conveys another reality: in reality the calculator is indeed some around button gap, this point on a single thread of iOS than to lose reality, let a person feel the space around the button is very small, press down may need to very hard. In the authenticity of the comfortable user experience, WebOS do better than cisco iOS better.

Five, why to want so iOS design?

An interesting problems arise, why a Mac OS in the same design exquisite realistic icon of the company, in the iOS on design will be more abstract more conservative? Is because standard reduced? Maybe the problem is like another well-known interesting question: why is the single task iOS started system? We found the answer may be similar.

In order to save.

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