When I find a new app and it advertises its clean and modern ui I want to scream and look for an alternative.
It’s crazy how „clean“ and „modern“ in the context of ui got very negative words for me since ~10 years now.
Will this ever get better again?

#flatui #skeuomorphism #modernuisucks

Vine, developed by Vine Labs, Inc. / Dom Hofmann/ Rus Yusupov/ Colin Kroll (circa 2013)

Archived web:
https://web.archive.org/web/20140605002902/http://vine.co/

Archived App Store:
https://web.archive.org/web/20130307223530/itunes.apple.com/us/app/vine/id592447445?mt=8

Blog:
https://web.archive.org/web/20130723095248/http://blog.vine.co/

Review:
https://www.theverge.com/2013/1/24/3911972/vine-hands-on-twitter-takes-on-video-sharing

https://venturebeat.com/business/twitter-debuts-vine-ios-app-for-sharing-short-sweet-videos/

Twitter purchase (before launch):
https://allthingsd.com/20121009/twitter-buys-vine-a-video-clip-company-that-never-launched/index.html

https://allthingsd.com/20121025/jack-dorsey-still-has-pull-at-twitter-just-ask-the-vine-guys/

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F0Zx7cKzRw&ab_channel=LogicLounge

#ui #uiinspiration #oldschoolui
#UIDesign #flatui #flatUIDesign

Spark Mail, developed: Readdle / Igor & Denys Zhadanov / @andrianbdn (circa 2015)

Archived web:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150715153309/https://readdle.com/products/spark

web:
https://sparkmailapp.com/

Archived App Store:
https://web.archive.org/web/20151214011645/https://itunes.apple.com/app/id997102246?mt=8

App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spark-mail-ai-email-inbox/id997102246

Blog:
https://readdle.com/blog/introducing-spark

Review:
https://www.macstories.net/reviews/spark-review-smart-email/

https://mariusmasalar.medium.com/spark-mobile-email-made-better-49d4f32c5d21

https://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/05/29/readdle-spark-for-ios/

Video:
https://vimeo.com/128969440

#ui #uiinspiration #oldschoolui
#UIDesign #flatui #flatUIDesign

Pocket (Formerly Read It Later), developed: Idea Shower/ Read It Later, Inc / @nateweiner (circa 2012)

Archived web:
https://web.archive.org/web/20120530075807/http://getpocket.com/

web:
https://getpocket.com/en/

Archived App Store:
https://web.archive.org/web/20120506151053/http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/read-it-later-pro/id309601447?mt=8

App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pocket-stay-informed/id309601447

Blog:
https://web.archive.org/web/20120504014932/http://getpocket.com/blog/2012/04/introducing-the-all-new-read-it-later-now-called-pocket/

Review:
https://www.theverge.com/2012/4/17/2947017/pocket-review-read-it-later-redesign

https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/18/4439084/inside-pocket-how-read-it-later-beat-rivals-to-build-dvr-for-everything

Mozilla acquired:
https://www.macstories.net/news/mozilla-acquires-pocket/

Video:
https://vimeo.com/40168555

#ui #uiinspiration #oldschoolui
#UIDesign #flatui #flatUIDesign

Tempo Smart Calendar, developed in-house. (screenshots circa 2013)

Archived website: https://web.archive.org/web/20131109064301/http://www.tempo.ai/

Archived App Store: https://web.archive.org/web/20131107015420/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tempo-smart-calendar/id593819390?mt=8

Reviews:
https://www.fastcompany.com/1671919/tempo-a-calendar-app-from-the-makers-of-siri

https://www.theverge.com/2013/2/13/3982656/tempo-intelligent-calendar-for-iphone

https://venturebeat.com/mobile/tempo-ai-comes-up-with-a-smart-calendar-that-keeps-you-on-time/

Building Tempo: https://www.sri.com/press/blog-archive/building-tempo-ai-sris-newest-spin-off-wants-to-smarten-your-calendar/

Watch app: https://web.archive.org/web/20200930023322/https://watchaware.com/watch-apps/593819390

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srPSlTFrH2A&t=113s

Acquired by Salesforce (2015): https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/29/salesforce-acquires-tempo/

#ui #uiinspiration #oldschoolui #UIDesign #FlatUI #flatUIDesign #flatdesign

Morning — Weather, To-Do, News, and more, developed by Tamper / @chrismasterson / @dlouhy (screenshots circa 2013, video circa 2014)

Archived website: https://web.archive.org/web/20130821021522/https://tamper.io/morning/

Archived App Store: https://web.archive.org/web/20131101233421/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/morning-weather-to-do-news/id659672658?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/morning-weather-to-do-news/id659672658?platform=iphone

Reviews:
https://www.iphonefaq.org/archives/973422

https://appadvice.com/app/morning-weather-to-do-news/659672658

Video via: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_d2YfTdCj4

#ui #uiinspiration #oldschoolui #UIDesign #FlatUI #flatUIDesign #flatdesign

Flight Card developed by Sylion / @jonatan & @torcelly (screenshots circa 2011)

Website: http://www.sylion.com/flightcard/

Archived App Store: https://web.archive.org/web/20130531204353/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flight-card/id454594653?mt=8

Reviews:
https://thenextweb.com/news/the-flight-card-app-tells-you-what-gate-you-need-to-run-to

https://beautifulpixels.com/iphone/flight-card-reinvents-your-boarding-pass/?fbclid=IwAR1TGjZ2pWGZEyx5cnLCBs3pNEDIHhdYNe1HmCumH8oRMRg5S7T1Lzk1iAw

https://gizmodo.com/all-boarding-passes-should-look-like-this-5840859

#ui #uiinspiration #oldschoolui #UIDesign #FlatUI #flatUIDesign #flatdesign #skeuomorphic #skeuomorphicUI

Letterpress – Word Game, developed by atebits / @loren (video circa 2012)

Archived website: https://web.archive.org/web/20121220164518/http://www.atebits.com/letterpress/

Archived App Store: https://web.archive.org/web/20130316082151/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/letterpress-word-game/id526619424?ls=1&mt=8

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/letterpress-word-game/id526619424

Reviews:
https://www.macstories.net/reviews/loren-brichters-comeback-letterpress/

https://www.theverge.com/2012/10/24/3493440/letterpress-loren-brichter

https://toucharcade.com/2012/10/24/letterpress-word-game-review-simple-and-awesome/

Interviews w/ Loren Brichter:
https://www.macstories.net/msinterviews/a-conversation-with-loren-brichter/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VbqBBiEWu8

video via: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCe_LdqAVTM

#ui #uiinspiration #oldschoolui #UIDesign #FlatUI #flatUIDesign #flatdesign #letterpress #wordgames

Mailbox, developed by Orchestra (video circa 2013)

Archived website: https://web.archive.org/web/20131120142608/http://www.mailboxapp.com/

Archived App Store: https://web.archive.org/web/20131130024134/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mailbox/id576502633?mt=8

Reviews:
https://web.archive.org/web/20130211095329/https://www.fastcodesign.com/1671820/mailbox-an-ideo-vets-remarkable-bid-to-reinvent-mobile-email

https://www.cultofmac.com/214723/mailbox-by-orchestra-the-best-email-app-weve-ever-used-review/

https://www.theverge.com/2012/12/13/3759494/mailbox-for-iphone-email-app

Dropbox purchase:
https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/15/dropbox-buys-mailbox-all-13-employees-joining-and-app-will-remain-separate/

https://mashable.com/archive/dropbox-buys-mailbox

Saying Goodbye: https://web.archive.org/web/20151207195914/https://blogs.dropbox.com/mailbox/2015/12/saying-goodbye/

video via: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Us1Ws4i14c

#ui #uiinspiration #oldschoolui #UIDesign #FlatUI #flatUIDesign #flatdesign #mailboxapp #mailbox