Did Jony Ive design iOS 7 in Microsoft Word to win a bet at the bar? Almost certainly not, but he could have. Every single one of the new iOS 7 icons — including the more intricate ones like Game Center, Maps, and Stocks — can be recreated almost perfectly in Word.
Vaclav Krejci demonstrates the whole process in the video below.
I have no idea how long this video took to make, but it’s ten minutes long — and that’s after it has been sped up quite significantly. It’s likely to take the average Joe a lot longer, too, because I’m assuming most people’s Word skills aren’t quite as spectacular as Krejci’s.
As you can see, not every icon is perfect, and Word doesn’t offer the same font Apple uses in iOS 7. But they’re certainly close enough.
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2 responses to “Was iOS 7 Designed In Microsoft Word? No, But It’s Certainly Possible [Video]”
“Did Jony Ive design iOS 7 in Microsoft Word to win a bet at the bar? Almost certainly not, but he could have. Every single one of the new iOS 7 icons can be recreated almost perfectly in Word.”
There’s a big difference between designing the iOS operating system and app icons.
And, based on what is shown in the video, the graphics that are available in Word differ from the ones in Apple’s apps that come with iOS 7.
“As you can see, not every icon is perfect, and Word doesn’t offer the same font Apple uses in iOS 7. But they’re certainly close enough.”
So…in fact, it isn’t actually possible to recreate iOS 7 icons in Word.