Look at the detail of these two icons. You can almost feel the faux-leather texture of Address Book’s cover; and I like the way Safari includes the minutes of the compass and the American continent in the background.
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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