Dissecting the New AppStore – Adapt and Redesign your Shelf Space! | Mobile Evolution: “All said, the new AppStore design should be embraced as a big improvement and step in the right direction for both Discovery and an appealing Shelf Space design.”
(Via. creativealgorithms)
I’ve been highly critical of the changes in iOS 6’s App Store app. My friend Justine Pratt over at Creative Algorithms has written a comprehensive review of most of the changes and offers a much more positive perspective. Kudos to her for putting in the work and really spending the time looking at each of these tweaks and what it means to developers. She may have convinced me that it’s not all bad.
I still say, however, that an overall bugginess in the app is making most of this moot. Today, for instance, I can’t use the search at all. I get zero results for any inquiry. Others are reporting similar issues.
Until these crazy bugs get worked out, the new App Store design will remain a net negative, as far as I’m concerned. Maybe Apple will get its act together soon, and we’ll be able to better appreciate the benefits of some of these Shelf Space changes.
