iOS 7 icons

Two 'iOS 7 icons' stories June 2013 - July 2013

iOS 7’s ‘iOS in the Car’ feature to work over WiFi with AirPlay

Mark Gurman Jul 8 2013 - 2:58 pm PT

Back in April, we first reported that iOS 7 will feature much-enhanced in-car integration for Maps, Siri and other apps. This feature allows an iOS 7 device user to connect their iPhone to a car and an Apple-built “iOS in the Car” interface will appear in the center console display.

Since then, we have heard from the same sources that the feature is designed to work over AirPlay (in addition to USB/Lightning)…

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Designer of the original Mac icon (and many others) gives thumbs-up to iOS 7

Ben Lovejoy Jun 13 2013 - 5:55 am PT

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You may not know her name, but you know her work: Susan Kare is the woman who designed the original Mac icon and has designed thousands of icons for a great many other clients. While armchair quarterback designers have been quick to offer their negative opinions about the new icons in iOS 7, iOnApple‘s Yoni Heisler decided to ask someone who knows a thing or two about what makes for good icon design.

Generally a good direction–am a fan of simple, meaningful symbols that fill a space, such as Music and Weather. It’s better — more iconic, less illustrative.