“Since it first launched in 2011, the Mac App Store has offered the single most extensive catalog of Mac apps in the world. Unfortunately, the store has looked pretty much the same as it did seven long years ago,” Bryan M. Wolfe writes for iDownloadBlog. “Come September or October, not anymore.”
“The first thing you’ll notice about the macOS Mojave Mac App Store is its broad use of space. Whether in the traditional Mac Light Mode or all-new Dark Mode, there’s a lot of white and gray here between the words, screenshots, and videos that takes some getting used to,” Wolfe writes. “However, after a few days of macOS Mojave testing, I believe the new design works.”
“The macOS Mojave Mac App Store isn’t a reinvention, but rather an extension of a design already at work on iOS,” Wolfe writes. “The redesign should make it easier for you to find great new content for your Mac.”
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MacDailyNews Take:
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It’s nice that the app store is just apps. iTunes is iEverything and it’s kind of a maze of twisty little passages all alike. Though it has improved.
I find things that are spaced out too much it actually makes it much HARDER to find what you’re looking for. It’s like when you can’t see at a glance 30-50 or more books or apps instead of only a couple at a time. Wide multi-item views and close item views should both exist always. Some of us don’t need to be coddled in this regard and frankly it’s bad for business and those with wares for sale.
Finder windows can be displayed in icon, list, column, and coverflow modes. I almost exclusively use list and column modes. I need to give coverflow a chance, though, it might be a nice alternative to list.
With respect to the App Store, I would favor a compact view option to present more information on the screen with less scrolling, especially on smaller devices. Why not provide view mode buttons similar to the Mac Finder?
You’re thinking too logically and pro-user. Apple likes to force feed us their options of what they think we like and what’s good for us. Wish they’d take a more adult view, literally