iPhone and twitter, the age of two the most dazzling star. One is "forever changed the telephone," the king handheld devices, and the other is to set up 4 years, however, the network has become the pioneer of micro-blog service. Two seemingly unrelated, there are too many differences could be cited.
But when we change the perspective, only starting from the design concept, but can find a lot of intersection between the two.
Center
iPhone design system with a clear center - Home page. Unlock, enter the Home Page; all the icons neatly arranged in the Home page; the Home page click on the icon into the program; exit the program, return to Home Page; Home Page is the iPhone the entire design at the core and foundation. So, iPhone's only physical button that is the Home button is not surprising.
If every device likes a handheld for your travel the universe, center of the universe is that iPhone Home Page. There is more to this universe, no matter the size of the planet, no matter where you go to, tap Home button, OK, you return to the center of the universe and the beginning and never let you get lost among the many planets.
In twitter, design system, the center is also very clear that Time line (time line). Push all neatly arranged in chronological time line, Follow the push of people and their release are shown in the timeline at a glance. Whether you see is all the push, or others on their return, or private letter, turn pushed, will form a time line presented to you. You can say that twitter is a place where the explosion of information and even twitter spam that flooded. But precisely because of the time line of organizational form, so that all the orderly chaos of the information presented to you.
Mild
iPhone's design, will always be touched in passing. iPhone is so soft and beautiful shape without Pre, HTC Hero is not as high profile in the jaw, not as rigid body Milestone. As Jobs said, is just a screen. The lines are not significantly behind the mediocrity is not exposed unassuming, smooth curve transition. The iPhone on the table, the appropriate curve to the left the desktop, iPhone both feel they have steadily put Dangdang. Not as high as the HTC Hero dancing, also did not like bricks generally placed n900.
Especially the interface design. And some people think different; iPhone system interface is not too gorgeous, metallic or black top bar, the main interface of black, gray background, size and shape as the program icon. Although Symbian or WM more than beautiful, but relatively Sense UI or webOS either color or form are obviously monotone. Appropriate design and restraint in the expression of color everywhere: iPhone interface is not magnificent words is mild.
Twitter design is easy to light. Many people on twitter are the first impression: This site would be too simple a. Only found in the crude used under the very clear expression of information. Twitter interface are in light blue color tone, except for a few buttons, basically did not use gradients and high light. The site is not three-dimensional feeling, a sense of the full plane. This interface will not give shines stimulus, but it can still make people comfortable talking to her all day.
Feature
Some people think that iPhone is not a qualified Feature Phone Smart Phone, I do not think so. However, the design features of iPhone is indeed very strong: the first full touch screen keyboard-free design, the Apple Logo or even behind the silver metal frame that circle, and a unified interface box icon, Cover Flow-style music here ... all this distinctive design are all in the clear to us: I am a iPhone, unique iPhone. Also in Feature at Apple maintained the same mild and did not go far (go weird).
The ultimate effect of these designs is that very often, when you come up with an iPhone, everyone is clear to see: This is not right ... how many phones iPhone to have this treatment? This is of course also includes Apple successful business promotion, but their product design characteristic is indispensable. This design makes iPhone different, not "another one ... ...", in many people's thinking in general, in fact, that two kinds of smart phones, iPhone and non-iPhone. When the media hype of the iPhone killers one by one when, no doubt Apple is indirectly helping to strengthen this impression. So, iPhone has become the only iPhone, but other phones are only general in the "Other phone".
Look at twitter, everywhere reflect the same characteristic. The main colors light blue and Logo already enjoys popular support, not to mention Nazhi lovely blue bird. 140 word limit for the famous phrase "What are you doing?" And now "Share and discover what's happening right now, anywhere in the world.” Even when the server when the machine is true that the dog Belugas have features. All this success to create a light and lovely twitter unique image.
Whenever I see a blue bird, I heard "What are you doing" these words will not help to think of twitter. Compared to dark blue color, propriety, Facebook, twitter and no doubt more robust feature. Even if there is no amount of microblogging services there, twitter has always been unique and the only twitter.
The intersection design concept
As stated at the beginning, iPhone and twitter has too many differences, seems not comparable. However, taking the design point of view, the intersection of the two hidden emerged.
Center design system as clear, as the mild and restraint, as much characteristic of the design. Under a similar concept in the design, iPhone encounter with twitter - iPhone twitter client on a variety of excellent so it is not surprising.
