IOS 11 Is Full of Tiny Design Inconsistencies
In Hacker Noon, iOS 11 designer and beta tester Ryan Lau elaborated on the myriad design errors he noticed with Apple’s latest mobile operating system.
These are small details – inappropriate font weight, inaccurate leading , margins mismatch. This is a kind of boo-boo that the average user won’t notice, but which will make design fans cheer up.
I have been working as a digital advertising writer for several years. I had a demanding art director partner and was amazed at how the messy user interface, random pixels, and inconsistent rules fueled her anger – exactly the kind of things Lau points out in his exhaustive synopsis. The best designers care about these little details, details that can subtly affect the user experience and differentiate great designs from good ones. If and what we expect from Apple is flawless design. We overlook the fact that the competition is superior to the iPhone in features because our aesthetic senses are satisfied with Apple’s pursuit of excellence. Are these small details further evidence that Apple has gone astray since the death of Steve Jobs? Or is it a slight delay expected from any new product?
Lau based his observations on iOS 11 GM, which is expected to be the last version of the operating system to be officially released today. For those discerning fans who would rather not be offended by these serious violations, the .1 update, with any luck, will fix them soon.
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