One of the mny shocking changes in iOS 7, Apple's new version of the iPhone's software, is the new color palate.
Jony Ive, who led the design, threw away Apple's muted color set for something much more vibrant. It's almost a neon color scheme.
Apple blogger John Gruber and supremely talented software designer Craig Hockenberry talked about the influences for iOS 7 on Gruber's podcast.
They mentioned the work of Otl Aicher as a likely influence.
Aichen's career-defining work came for the 1972 Olympics in Munich. He designed the images used to represent each sport in a simple way. The icons were designed as a universal language to help people get around the grounds of the games easily.
He also chose a set of colors for each sport. Those colors are quite bright, and to Gruber, they look a lot like the colors Ive used in iOS 7. The font style is also similar, with thin, sparse typography.
Apple has long used influence from classic designers.
The clocks used in the iPad were a copy and paste of the classic clocks designed by the Swiss Federal Railways. Its hardware designs have leaned on the work of Dieter Rams and Braun.
Therefore, it wouldn't be a shock if Ive was inspired by the classic design work of Aichen for iOS 7.
We've rounded up some of his work, so you can compare it to iOS 7.
First, a look at Apple's new icons for iOS.
And, here's a look at the quick access options in the new "control center" for iOS 7.
And here are some of the designs and colors from Aicher for the Olympics.
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