Maybe the notifications could be VERY wrinkled if you didn't check them over time... then you have to iron them out with a multi-touch gesture—a whole new category of interaction design—"Fabric-ations"
Linen feels organic and earthy. It is the fabric of leisure and it is also slightly counter-culture (because it wrinkles so). You won't see a guy on Wall Street wearing a linen suit. This is what Apple is trying to convey.
@Jared The linen - especially in everything Apple. I like a bit of linen but to have a whole page linen (new ios5 notifications) seems a bit overpowering
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Matthew Skiles
Just for the record, I like linen :)
12 months ago
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Grady Kelly
Totally needs to be a wallpaper.
12 months ago
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Ivan Tolmachev
Obviously overused :)
12 months ago
Linen is the new noise, don't you know.
12 months ago
Too overused
12 months ago
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Sarah W. Rose
I kind of love linen, even though it wrinkles very quickly.
12 months ago
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Jared Fitch
Maybe the notifications could be VERY wrinkled if you didn't check them over time... then you have to iron them out with a multi-touch gesture—a whole new category of interaction design—"Fabric-ations"
12 months ago
I wish there was a way to switch it out on iOS...
12 months ago
@Jared Love it
12 months ago
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Jared Fitch
@chatfield ... the linen? or this shot? :^)
12 months ago
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Sarah W. Rose
Linen feels organic and earthy. It is the fabric of leisure and it is also slightly counter-culture (because it wrinkles so). You won't see a guy on Wall Street wearing a linen suit. This is what Apple is trying to convey.
12 months ago
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Cap
Funny, I didn't hear so many people hating linen until Apple used it. The occasional, "Feeling a bit overused," but never so much straight vitriole.
But I guess it's popular to hate it now. So, *grabs a pitchfork*.
One thing I do dislike more than linen, however, is un-centered text that is supposed to be centered. ;)
12 months ago
@Jared The linen - especially in everything Apple. I like a bit of linen but to have a whole page linen (new ios5 notifications) seems a bit overpowering
12 months ago
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Jared Fitch
@Cap ... SNAP! HAHA... nailed me. Uh, the un-centered text was, uh... part of the protest! :) Pitchforks welcome.
@Sarah ... you may be right. A very esoteric theory.
12 months ago