Chapter 553: Stunning Design

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Of course, Guo Shouyun didn't paint too much. It's just some of the basic functions of smartphones in later generations. But even the basic features are still amazingly genius design!

After drawing more than a dozen sketches, Guo Shouyun put down his pen. Looking at the Apple executives gathered around him, "These are the software desktop designs that I think the first generation iPhone should have." The software on the desktop is arranged in the form of icons, each of which is a 0.8 inch (about 1 centimeter or so) square. Considering that the number of software icons is not enough to fit on a single desktop, we can use a layered, or book-page design. ”

“… To put it simply, if there are 9 icons on the first desktop, then we just need to press and hold the phone screen with our finger and swipe left, then it will be like turning the pages of a book, revealing the new application on the second page of the desktop. If you want to go back, swipe right!"

“… Considering the high usage rate of some applications, page turning leads to a decrease in efficiency and increases the cost of human-computer interaction. You can design a fixed app bar at the bottom of the phone, and put the icons of commonly used functions, such as phone book, making calls, text messages, and Internet search functions, here. Of course, because everyone pays attention to different things, similar to business people, they may be more concerned about news or finance. So, the app bar can be replaced according to the individual's needs!"

“… Design a drop-down menu at the top, just hold your finger down on the top and slide down, then a new page will appear. This page displays common functions such as 'mute button', 'airplane mode button', 'lock screen button', 'Bluetooth button', etc. as well as missed calls, missed text messages and other message messages. ”

“… About web page rewinding, closing, etc. We can design a left-facing arrow in the upper left corner of the page, click the arrow to return to the previous page, and design an 'X' sign on the right, click means close the page. Then design a 'He' button at the bottom of the phone, press it to go back to the desktop directly from the current web page. Press it again, and it will show that the phone is running and there is no program closed. Click on the program you want to enter, and you will be returned to the page you followed before. In this way, when users are browsing the web or surfing the Internet, they suddenly receive a phone call, or receive a text message, and they will not have to search and enter again, which improves the convenience of human-computer interaction!"

"Bruce, you're such a genius!"

Jobs exclaimed with excitement and a hint of admiration.

In his cognition, there are only two kinds of people in the world, namely 'genius' and 'stupid'. The former is someone that Apple needs, or that he is willing to befriend. The latter, he completely dismisses. As far as his family affection is concerned, it is known that Jobs had two younger sisters, Patti Jobs and Mona Simpson. The former is the adopted daughter of his adoptive parents, and the two grew up together, but the relationship between the two parties is not good. In the process of getting to know Jobs, Guo Shouyun almost never met her. It was also rare to hear him mention this sister from Jobs.

On the contrary, Mona Simpson, who did not know each other until recent years, is different. The two hit it off at first sight, and Jobs once said to him more than once: Mona is his best friend in this world, and I don't know what I would do without her.

There is a very important reason for such a change: Mona is a well-known writer who belongs to the elite class in the mainstream evaluation of society, while Patti is just a company employee! For Jobs, Mona's achievements and existence can better reflect the superiority of his bloodline.

The poor in the downtown no one asks, and the rich have distant relatives in the mountains. There is a powerful side in human nature, but some people can overcome and correct it, and some people have strengthened it a lot, and Jobs undoubtedly belongs to the latter.

His 'dichotomy' of people led to the early days of Apple, when many people couldn't stand his verbal abuse and cold violence and left. Among them was Mike Scott, Apple's first president. This is one of the reasons why he was kicked out of Apple in the later period.

"Bruce, I think you should get a position in the design department in addition to the chairman of the board, otherwise it's not only a loss for the company, but also a loss for the tech world!" Jonathan Ivey said excitedly, looking at the blueprints.

Only those in the know really understand what these designs mean!

"Bruce's design is really amazing, but how does the editing feature work? Do you also use your fingers?" says Jonathan Rubinstein.

"Of course not... Editing functions can be solved with numeric keypads. Of course, there are also differences, such as when typing into the search box, you only need to tap it and the numeric keypad will automatically pop up. If you are replying to text messages, editing memos, etc., you can use the numeric keypad automatically as soon as you open the page. If the user doesn't need to edit it, but just opens the page to see the content of the reply, then the numeric keypad will be folded with just one click on the blank space. Something like this!"

After the words fell, Guo Shouyun drew a sketch again. It's not complicated in the first place, although he doesn't have a high level of painting, but he can handle it.

"That way, we don't need a keypad!" exclaimed Scott Forster.

"It's too difficult to swipe your finger to do the things you just said. Jonathan Rubinstein said.

"Of course it's difficult. In order to realize the scrolling function, it is necessary to develop 'scroll wheel technology', and to move your finger freely on the screen, you need to develop 'multi-touch technology'. In addition, large-screen mobile phones must also break through the existing materials, especially mobile phone screens. If we want to solve the trouble of replacing the battery, increase the standby time, and improve the beauty and technology of the phone, we need to redesign the circuit, and if we want to be accepted by users, we also need to work with telecom providers to provide more content channels and broadband standards with us. ”

“… Ladies and gentlemen, what we want to do is a new product that subverts the pattern of the mobile phone industry, which is very difficult, even unprecedented. But I think everyone is a top smart person, and I know better than me how much shock this new type of mobile phone can bring to the entire consumer electronics industry once it is launched! Here, I can say without hesitation that if we can make an iPhone, then the future of our Apple company will surpass that of Motorola and Nokia, or even several times that of them! And all of you here will be worth twice as much, and your wealth will increase in a few years more than in the past 20 or even 30 years of your career combined!"