Mantia - > I´m not sure if I agree on that one.. Apps lately have been doing 2px edges because of the Retina, to make it stand out more.. To see 1px crispness on the phone you need to have it 10 cm from your eyes. Further away 2px looks better, IMO. Facebok for example, used 2px borders in their latest update. (Check out this: http://dribbble.com/shots/306033-UI-Facebook-sidebar-interface-free-PSD)
Jeff: Love it. Would like some more tutorials from you :)
Funny. I actually dislike seeing Retina designs on screen. They look kinda 'My First App' and childish. Once they're on the iPhone they just sharpen up and send shivers down my spine.
EDIT: Not saying this is childish at all! The icons look great!
2px looks sloppy and Fisher Price. Imagine there was only retina display ('cause that soon will be a reality). Why design with 2px strokes if you have a extra pixels? It doesn't have to be 2 full pixels, it could be a pixel and a half.
@mantia, Please don't say that... I never said it didn't matter. I only said that a majority of people who use the apps we make don't notice the difference between 1.5-2px. No excuses.
You have double the pixels in a Retina display. More crisp edges is a big win — 1px lines are extra sharp, why wouldn't you take advantage of that?
It's kinda academic for the web but — Retina and 1x assets need not be exactly the same. 2px lines are primarily useful when you want to scale down assets, but there's no reason to restrict yourself to 2px lines for high-dpi displays. Just make two assets. Boom.
Ah, retina web (desktop monitors @ retina density). That would be awesome. It's just that this dream is soooooo far away. :( Right now, and well, even in the next few years, Retina class desktop monitors would just be an epic fail.
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Jeff Broderick
I really wish the web had retina support. I looove looking at designs @2x.
Check out the attachment for fullsize!!!!
7 months ago
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Louie Mantia
You can target the iPhone 4 with media queries...
Anywho, You should make crisp 1px edges instead of 2px borders... they look a bit sloppy.
7 months ago
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Jeff Broderick
I disagree. :D And I meant retina for web. Not for iPhone.
7 months ago
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Anders Drage
Mantia - > I´m not sure if I agree on that one.. Apps lately have been doing 2px edges because of the Retina, to make it stand out more.. To see 1px crispness on the phone you need to have it 10 cm from your eyes. Further away 2px looks better, IMO. Facebok for example, used 2px borders in their latest update. (Check out this: http://dribbble.com/shots/306033-UI-Facebook-sidebar-interface-free-PSD)
Jeff: Love it. Would like some more tutorials from you :)
7 months ago
Um? You can make retina for the web. The only thing is that nobody has a retina display.
7 months ago
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Jeff Broderick
@Yakim Right, including myself. :-/
7 months ago
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Jack Bingham
Funny. I actually dislike seeing Retina designs on screen. They look kinda 'My First App' and childish. Once they're on the iPhone they just sharpen up and send shivers down my spine.
EDIT: Not saying this is childish at all! The icons look great!
EDIT 2: I dug myself a hole :(
7 months ago
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Scott Perket
Very interesting idea to get that comment count attention. Really dig it.
7 months ago
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Louie Mantia
Jeff, Anders
2px looks sloppy and Fisher Price. Imagine there was only retina display ('cause that soon will be a reality). Why design with 2px strokes if you have a extra pixels? It doesn't have to be 2 full pixels, it could be a pixel and a half.
7 months ago
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Jeff Broderick
Again, I disagree. To each his own.
7 months ago
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Shaun Moynihan
90% of the people who use an app...probably even more...will never notice the difference between 1.5-2 pixels.
Great work Jeff, really liking this!
7 months ago
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Arron ☁ Hunt
Looks great....but personally I don't ever want Retina display to come to the desktop. I love my pixels too much.
7 months ago
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Martin Schuerrer
I love the design of the #iOS tag. Reminds me of Freckle.
I think "Add a comment" is a bit misleading, I'd suggest "Update status" like Facebook.
7 months ago
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Hidde van der Ploeg
yeah! I want a 27" Retina display, NOW!
7 months ago
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Louie Mantia
Shawn, I've never heard someone use the excuse "most people won't notice so it doesn't matter". It does matter.
7 months ago
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Shaun Moynihan
@mantia, Please don't say that... I never said it didn't matter. I only said that a majority of people who use the apps we make don't notice the difference between 1.5-2px. No excuses.
7 months ago
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Jack Bingham
@mantia — I can't believe you're openly admitting that you're happy to use half pixels in your designs :P
7 months ago
Yeah wouldn't 1.5 pixel look blurry??
7 months ago
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Austin Bales
You have double the pixels in a Retina display. More crisp edges is a big win — 1px lines are extra sharp, why wouldn't you take advantage of that?
It's kinda academic for the web but — Retina and 1x assets need not be exactly the same. 2px lines are primarily useful when you want to scale down assets, but there's no reason to restrict yourself to 2px lines for high-dpi displays. Just make two assets. Boom.
7 months ago
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Jeff Broderick
....Unless you like the look. It's like asking "why restrict yourself to the colors blue or black."
7 months ago
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Anders Drage
Mantia: Quick question.. In the new facebook update, they used 2px lines.. I´ve made them with both 2px and 1px..
http://cloud.andersdrage.com/BWM4/o
When designing for phone for example, dont you agree that 2px is clearer when having the phone at a distance?
7 months ago
I never liked so many comments lol
Anyhoo god forbid retina displays...
7 months ago
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Goran Daemon Peuc
Ah, retina web (desktop monitors @ retina density). That would be awesome. It's just that this dream is soooooo far away. :( Right now, and well, even in the next few years, Retina class desktop monitors would just be an epic fail.
7 months ago
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Mani
nice work :)
6 months ago