All redesign work should go through the UI/UX folks responding to the users' needs.
I strongly believe that form follows function, but without real consideration to how users will be using the software the user interface can seriously impede the actual function. Some engineers can be downright sadistic in their UI designs.
The iPhone was little more than first to market with emerging technologies. Cheaper LCDs, GPS, solid state gyros and multi-touch are really what made the iPhone. All newish or brand new tech not invented by Apple. Apple just supplied the early glue to put these things together. Very little invention involved.
As much as it pains me to say this... (Score:5, Informative)
All redesign work should go through the UI/UX folks responding to the users' needs.
I strongly believe that form follows function, but without real consideration to how users will be using the software the user interface can seriously impede the actual function. Some engineers can be downright sadistic in their UI designs.
Here's an example of a bad redesign (Score:4, Informative)
Re:As much as it pains me to say this... (Score:2, Informative)
The iPhone was little more than first to market with emerging technologies. Cheaper LCDs, GPS, solid state gyros and multi-touch are really what made the iPhone. All newish or brand new tech not invented by Apple. Apple just supplied the early glue to put these things together. Very little invention involved.