Neven Mrgan critiques Apple’s icons in iOS 7:
Just about the most asinine, presumptuous, hubris-filled thing a designer can say is that someone else’s design is “wrong". That word is reserved for judgments of absolute truth or ethical guidance; for flawed mathematical proofs and crimes. And yet, allow me to declare the following: Jony Ive’s icon grid in iOS 7 is wrong.
Or perhaps I should say, it’s being used wrong. Let me give a specific example, and then I’ll explain.
The icons initially struck me as odd. However, over time they have grown on me. I’m sure they - along with the entire design - will be polarizing once iOS 7 is released this autumn.