These three icons make good use of reflections and transparency. Look at Numbers icon. See the reflections in the blue and green columns? These are invisible at anything but the largest icon size. Manic Steve Jobsian-attention to detail, or Apple’s fantastic sweating-every-detail? I say the latter.
Leander Kahney is the editor and publisher of Cult of Mac, and author of three books about technology culture: Inside Steve’s Brain, the New York Times bestseller about Steve Jobs; Cult of Mac; and Cult of iPod. Leander has written for Wired, MacWeek, Scientific American, and The Guardian in London. Follow Leander on Twitter @lkahney and Facebook.
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