That 1.0 screen was such a work of art, made of so many harmonious metaphors - the glassiness of the icons matching the glass of the screen, but with the depth contrasting with the flatness of the screen while also harmonising with the depth and curviness of the phone body.
Even the little blue glass dot in Maps had so much character compared to the generic indicator we have today.
iOS7+ is certainly usable, but it definitely lost some of its soul when the skeuomorphism disappeared. The design went from icons-as-objects to icons-as-menu-items. It's a small visual change, but a completely different set of UX metaphors.
That 1.0 screen was such a work of art, made of so many harmonious metaphors - the glassiness of the icons matching the glass of the screen, but with the depth contrasting with the flatness of the screen while also harmonising with the depth and curviness of the phone body.
Even the little blue glass dot in Maps had so much character compared to the generic indicator we have today.
iOS7+ is certainly usable, but it definitely lost some of its soul when the skeuomorphism disappeared. The design went from icons-as-objects to icons-as-menu-items. It's a small visual change, but a completely different set of UX metaphors.