Even as a minimalist, I’m looking forward to a more dimensional iOS 19

While I’m neither religious nor extreme about it – my entire belongings do not fit into a backpack – I’m still one of the most minimalist people I know. Where both household items and design are concerned, I’m relatively close to the less-is-more end of the scale. But even I ended up feeling that iOS 7 had taken things a bit too far. I did enjoy the very stark aesthetic for a time, but I’m very much looking forward to something a little more interesting in iOS 19 … Sure, I don’t want to see us return to the very literal skeuomorphic designs used in early iOS versions, even though I think those were the right choice for the time. But it’s not like we have to choose between the barest of 2D images and the most leather-and-linen-infused 3D ones of 2007. There’s plenty of room here for a middle ground. In part, I think it’s simply that the basic design aesthetic of iOS hasn’t changed much in many years, and we’re ready for a change. But even eight years ago, I was feeling like the very ... Read full article.