When it came time to redesign the UI of iOS 7, Apple decided to buck its love of skeumorphic UIs in favor of a new minimalist look that’s flat and parallaxed all over. The big design updates have been a welcomed improvement because iOS was starting to look a little long in the tooth.
Scott Forstall and his love of skeumorphic elements may be long gone, but closely at iOS 7 you’ll see a couple of skeumorphs are still clinging to. Here are some of the real world products that inspired the new iOS 7 icons.
FaceTime
Ever notice how the App Store icon resembles the Anarchy symbol?
Safari
Phone.app
Settings
Camera
Compass
Maps
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
