OH YES!!
Actually I would like to see a “de-Iving” of all things Mac and iOS. He’s gone too far with his thin is best thing, as well as the simplification of the GUI.
1 Like
Yes. I believe Ive was at his peak when he had Jobs on his back to force him to think of the user.
Also, I think the sacking of Scott Forestall, which was blamed on Apple Maps but I can only assume was a power struggle because Cook saw him as a threat, was detrimental to the company. He may have been taking skuemorphism too far, but at the same time Scott’s design emphasis made it easy for anyone to just pick up and use the device straight away.
It is better to have an engineer who takes design seriously than a designer who takes himself seriously.
2 Likes
Ive makes amazingly beautiful physical objects, but it doesn’t seem to translate into interface design.
1 Like
Agree agree agree. I might get flamed for this, but iOS for iPads has not really progressed past the iPad 2. Sure we have iCloud Drive + split screen multitasking (Which is a bit thing), but it really needs some big advancements in file management + inter app communication.
2 Likes
Nor does it make them overly practical.
Y’all stuck in 2013 with this “Jony I’ve thin text” meme. Haven’t you used iOS 10?
I actually like iOS 7/8/9 design better than iOS 10 - I think 7 was more consistent and they made some terrible choices practicality wise in iOS 10 (Control centre cough cough) but I do overall like iOS 10.
I was referring to thin, or minimal hardware. Its ridiculous to have thin/minimal as the only option, especially when its not user upgradable.
I’d like the iOS 10 aesthetic a lot more if they applied it to every app. Like Apple, either do all your apps at once and make us wait another year for a redesign, or don’t do it at all.
Apple News and Maps are gorgeous. Music is a disaster but they can never seem to get an audio app UI right. I swear we’ve had 3 designs since iOS 7.
Team,
I’m considering getting an iPad Pro for my wife to use as her main tool for uni. She is studying Exercise Science.
I’m thinking the new 10.5in iPad Pro with the Pencil and Keyboard Case.
Any reccomendations for apps that excel at drawings/diagrams & annotations?
I would think Pages or Word would be adequate for report writing. It’s just the diagrams, drawings and inserting of pictures?
Also referencing?
EDIT: I did an Eng degree a 6 years ago, so iPad wasn’t an option especially since I used a lot of LaTeX for equations and maths.
They didn’t show it in detail in the keynote last night but the file management on iOS 11 looks like it might change all that. The dock looked remarkably MacOS like too. Look forward to trying it out later in the year.
Papers. Excellent app for acquiring journal articles. Best in Class. Available for Mac and iOS.
The iOS version is free, no ads and no IAPs
Papers 3 - Academic Reference Manager by mekentosj.com
https://appsto.re/au/bM8XP.i
2 Likes
Yes I agree, iOS 11 is the kick the iPad needs - hopefully they continue with more!
1 Like
Well its been basically a year and a half since i went full iPad Pro and I’m still full iPad Pro only with occassional mac use when desperate. I hope to do a lengthy report soon.
So anyone going to upgrade or make the switch with all the latest news now?
maclab
Yep, hoping to pick up a new 12.9" this week to replace my old iPad Air 1 and MS Surface Pro 3.
I’m about to try this now.
Bought an iPad Pro 10.5 256GB 4G to replace my iPad Mini 4. Last large screened iPad was the iPad 3, so going back to a large screen will really help with this old dog’s eyes (and I’m only in my early thirty’s 
)
Got an Pencil for 15% off, and Affinity for iOS, currently at 30% off.
I’d rather have a 128GB model for less coin, but I guess I’ll use this to store and edit photos.
I’m definitely looking forward to iOS 11.
Where did you get the discount on the pencil?
Myer + eBay’s sitewide 15% off recently