“Apple has started rolling out a new iTunes Store design for OS X Yosemite testers that have iTunes 12 installed,” Juli Clover reports for MacRumors.
“The revamped storefront takes several design elements from the iTunes Store and App Store on iOS, adopting a cleaner, flatter look that does away with a lot of shadowing and texture that was previously seen in the design,” Clover reports. “The revamped look fits in with the design of iTunes 12, which takes on the flatter, more iOS-like look seen across OS X Yosemite.”
Clover reports, “As noted by 9to5Mac, the new design has not yet been implemented on all pages, with some, like the gift card redemption page, continuing to use older interface elements.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lynn Weiler” for the heads up.]
I like it but it’s a bit too white. Apple seems to be obsessed with making all windows totally void of color. We need color in any user interface. It makes things more beautiful and it may even make interfaces easier to use. I was very sad when I saw that starting with Lion, the Finder sidebar changed from having beautiful color icons to drab grey ones. Boring.
^^ just another reason I’m glad I stayed with Snow Leopard on one Mac.
Terrific, but running a 5 year old OS deprives you of being able to run a lot of newer software, and you’re not getting security updates anymore.
It’s not as bad as it could be..
Getting used the the lack of design I guess.
I think they’re taking this obsession with “flat” too damn far.
Yes, It is beginning to seem like a regression to a time before windows, and even Microsoft tried it with their tiles in the Modern UI. That doesn’t seem to generate much enthusiasm, either. I have to wonder if these companies have an actual plan or are just fooling around with the UX to see what works; change for the sake of change. As for colour I see that in Apple’s Terminal app, that’s progress since the b&w CLI days at least
I like the new look. It’s very clean and modern.
Who cares?
Can I have cover flow back please?
1- Create user interface that is better than the previous one.
2- Test the new look to verify it is easier.
3- If more difficult go back to drawing board.
It’s as if many of these redesigns are skipping step 2. Apple needs to remember their roots. An improved human interface. Not change for change sake.
Too many screw ups in ios 7 that still have not been fixed. Many older users with vision issues still can’t use ios 7 but could use ios 6.
That alone should get some one fired.
YES! You are brilliant. Why is this concept hard for companies to understand? Remember the OS9 days when there were solid interface guidelines? Also, how can it be an “upgrade” if there are no new features? Changing the look isn’t an upgrade. It is just a change.
It has to be neat…It has to be clean … It has to be simple! Apple is in the right direction!