As an ordinary person who is not in the art or design industry, let me briefly talk about the appearance design of Apple mobile phones. (I’m not a fruit fan, I’m taking an objective stance)
I won’t say much about the body material. Strictly speaking, it is also part of the exterior design, but here we mainly talk about the “shape”. I just want to mention that the body material of Apple mobile phones has generally gone through the evolution of aluminum body, plastic, glass, aluminum alloy, and glass.
Compared to the toothpaste-squeezing design after Apple X, I am more concerned about the previous design. Maybe I can find a causal relationship here. Despite another year of tinkering, Cook has already delivered a satisfactory answer to Apple's 10-year history.
Going back to the predecessor of Apple, Steve Jobs lived in obscurity and was quite poor. He dropped out of school because he couldn't afford the high college tuition, but he still chose to sit in on calligraphy classes at Reed University. In the calligraphy class, he realized the design aesthetics of electronic products. This seemingly meaningless thing at the time indeed laid the foundation for later Apple design.
As he said, it is very valuable to be able to follow your own curiosity and intuition.
If the iPhone pioneered smartphones, iPhone 4, as the last work of Steve Jobs, can be said to be the out-of-print work of the iPhone.
It is reasonable for a great founder to design works that follow his original intention and intuition and can be used all the time. Moreover, the simple and streamlined design of Apple mobile phones has already invaded people's hearts.
As a company that has made a lot of money (although Cook always said in interviews that Apple’s mission is to create value for people and bring products that satisfy customers), it has paid a lot of attention to subverting traditional design concepts. The price may be high. It is better to cater to the public's accustomed psychology, return to Steve Jobs, and pay tribute to Steve Jobs. Perhaps using this excuse to explain its appearance design of Squeezing Toothpaste will be more acceptable to the consumer public.
Since this is a classic, why subvert it?
So, will the design of Apple mobile phones remain unchanged in the next five years?