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Ugliest iPhone App UI

Kris Van de Sande — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:03:41 +0000

As an avid iPhone user (never leave the house … make that the room) without it. Also, as a designer and photographer, I have a very appreciating eye for good design, and much of my second page iPhone apps are gorgeously designed. A great user interface. A clean, yet working design. It’s the bottom of each design. However, I have come along to some really ugly applications too. And not from some small companies! Let’s highlight 2 of ‘em.

Welcome to the hall of shame of iPhone design. Or a clear cut case of You’re doing it wrong!

To start off, Hilton! Bringing a 90′s gradient feeling to a modern device is not just insulting the taste of your rich clientele, but also makes me weary of ever spending a night in one of the hotels. But this might look fine with the way regular Hilton’s look. Cliché 70′s buildings!

Let’s have a look!

Auch!

Next up, Southwest Airlines. Between denying fat celebs to fly, there apparently also are some horrid designers that make iPhone apps.

Blurry graphics, ugly design. Gradients of doom! And to think their website is oh so pretty.

Alas ..

This is it for today. There will probably be more if I find them.

Planet 51 Goof

Kris Van de Sande — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:17:03 +0000

55 mm lens, maar dan toch optical zoom? Euhm? Nee?.

Weer montagedagen

Kris Van de Sande — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:32:11 +0000

Technologie is soms toch zo vatbaar. Het is tegen de 26°, en de boel faalt al. Eergisteren avond wouden mijn firewire schijven niks meer doen. Ik voelde er aan, en ze waren kokend heet. Komt er van als ik urenlange render jobs er op laat draaien blijkbaar. Alles staat nu los van elkaar, en de renders zijn gelukt.

Laatste paar dagen heb ik zeker 8 filmpjes er door geduwd, waarvan echt zware render filmpjes. Daarbij zit weer wat gekloot met Garageband voor muziek te gaan remixen, wat ook weeral niet simpel is.

Maar het komt wel goed. :)