iPhone 4 Bumpers - Shocking Flaw

One word: Friction

“Through casual research I’ve discovered that on average an Apple users jeans are 33% tighter than a PC user, and a shocking 90% tighter than a Linux user. Apple fans are also hamstrung by a lack of cargo pockets on their pants that these other users enjoy. The problem is bad with a pair of Earnest Sewns, and becomes increasingly critical when I switch to, say, my Levis 501 XX Shrink to Fit 1947 Selvedge Cone Denim.”

Barbarian Group’s take on what went wrong with the bumpers.

Via @seth_weisfeld

Retina Display

Robert Scoble’s high definition photo of the iPhone 4. Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Click to see full-size (5616 × 3744 pixels).

Reblogged from Jay Robinson

Dieter Rams - Inspiration Behind 4G iPhone Design

Yesterday Bobby Solomon of Kitsune Noir pointed out several references supporting the Dieter Rams design inspiration for the 4G iPhone design.  Dieter Rams is a German industrial designer that helped shape Functionalist style of consumer electronics for Braun and other electronics companies during the 1960’s.  The key principal of the Functionalist school of design is that the design should be created based on the purpose of the product or architecture.

Rams once explained his design approach in the phrase “Weniger, aber besser” which freely translates as “Less, but better.”

Less and More - The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams

For quite some time now it has been said that Apple’s industrial designer Jonathan Ive has been influenced by Rams’ design, and in the case of the 4G iPhone this is quite apparent.

View the Dieter Rams Flickr pool for more inspiration.

iPhone Needs a New Home

I would love to see Apple integrate a home screen like this into the iPhone.  There’s quite a few apps that I only launch to see a few quick details.  Adding a home screen would allow me to quickly view information without having to open and close a handful of apps.
(via Andrew Wilkinson)