Nudge Up

Closeness of Actions and Objects

Things I learned from reading Jacob’s post on this:

1. Jacob has a friggin’ huge display. 
2. He likes to maximize utility apps, like iTunes, perhaps just to prove a point.
3. Jacob sometimes makes good points.
4. He likes pointing out usability issues more than offering up suggested solutions. That would be more interesting to me. (See Tog for more.)

All this aside, I have to agree, not one of Apple’s shining UX design moments. The simplified badge and modes of the iPhone succeeds in notifying and prompting app updates far better.