The design is:
1. Not skeuomorphic.
2. Indeed, flat.
3. Almost identical to the iPhone native calculator, except it uses round-edge rectangles instead of circles.
1. Not skeuomorphic.
2. Indeed, flat.
3. Almost identical to the iPhone native calculator, except it uses round-edge rectangles instead of circles.
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iPhone calculator is a skeuo calculator because it has the same layout and limitations of a physical calculator.
Soulver is a non-skeuo calculator because it is built around the benefits of a computer and ignores the history of a calculator.
In that case you can also consider the iPhone "dialer" to be skeuomorphic, as it has the same layout as the old physical buttons. The digital keyboard is also using the same layout as a physical keyboard.
One could argue that on a touch screen, the buttons are there because it is the most efficient layout and not because it looks like a physical calculator. In that case, it is not skeuomorphic.
>One could argue that on a touch screen, the buttons are there because it is the most efficient layout and not because it looks like a physical calculator. In that case, it is not skeuomorphic.
It definitely is designed to be a physical calculator though to the extent it is an actual copy of a famous one [1], and has all the limitations of a physical calculator even mincing the memory limitations of a physical calculator.
[1] : https://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/iphone_braun.jp...
A skeuomorph (also spelled skiamorph, /ˈskjuːəˌmɔːrf, ˈskjuːoʊ-/)[1][2] is a derivative object that retains ornamental design cues (attributes) from structures that were necessary in the original.[3] Skeuomorphs are typically used to make something new feel familiar in an effort to speed understanding and acclimation. They employ elements that, while essential to the original object, serve no pragmatic purpose in the new system. Examples include pottery embellished with imitation rivets reminiscent of similar pots made of metal[4] and a software calendar that imitates the appearance of binding on a paper desk calendar.[5]
So a software calendar using the same layout as a paper calendar doesn't mean it's skeuomorphic. It means it's a calendar. If you had a totally unique calendar interface model but added a sewn leather binding graphic along the top, it would be skeuomorphic.