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Read the letter from our PrincipalThe battle of design philosophies continues with Radiolab's smartphone app.
Posted on July 10, 2012 in Design by Mod7
Radiolab's new smartphone app (for iPhone and Android) takes skeuomorphism beyond affordance and design cues and elevates it into stratospheric heights of "huh?".
So, how much is too much? Some say even a little is too much , while others take a more considered position on skeuomorphism's advantages.
In this case the tone of the app certainly seems to be in keeping with the whimsical and curious radio show it's based on (and it's really serving more of a storytelling function here). Though we can't help thinking we've seen it somewhere before...
/ Original article: http://ow.ly/c82h1