苹果软件图标的秘密-Apple-Icon-Secrets-(中英双语)

AppleIconSecrets:HiddenMeaningsHidinginPlainSightJanuary18,20112:10pmByJamesHollandUPDATE:Newicons!

Thankstoourbrilliant,sharp-eyedreaderswe’vegotsomefreshiconEastereggstoreveal.Scrolldown,theNEWonesaremarkedforyourconveniencetoo.We’regoodlikethat…Ifyou’reaniPhone,iPad,iPodorMacowneryou’llspendhourseachdaygawpingatAppleicons.Butyoumightneverhaverealisedtheyholdsecrets,hiddenhistoriesandsubtlenodstoApplein-jokes.DoyouknowthehiddenmeaningsyourApplegadgetholdsinplainsight?Readon,andwe’llspillthemall!iPhone,iPodtouchandiPadiconsFireuptheiPhonehomescreenandyou’llseeahostofstandard-issueicons.Butthere’smorethanmeetstheeye.Mapsicon

ThemapontheiPhoneMapsicon?It’sApple’shomeaddress.Number1InfiniteLoop,Cupertino.Theaddressitselfisanin-jokeamongstprogrammers,describinganever-endingloopofcode,andalsodescribesthecircularroadApple’scampusisbuiltupon.Youcanseethatcircularroad,andInterstate280whichfliesrightbyit,inalltheirglorywithintheMapsicon,alongwithapintoindicateApple’sfrontdoor.iPodArtistsicon

DiveintotheiPhoneoriPodtouch’siPodfunctionandcastyoureyestowardthebottomofthescreen.Thereyou’llseeanArtistsoption,illustratedasallgoodbandsare,byamanscreaminghislungsoutatamicrophone.Butlookcloser.Doesthesilhouettelookfamiliar?ItshoulddotoU2fans,sinceitsleadsinger,andsome-timeApplecollaborator,Bono.iTunesStarbucksicon

IntheUS,AppleandStarbuckslaunchedaspecialeditionoftheiTunesStoretogether,accessibleonlywhilesuppingfreshjavainoneofStarbucks’stores.Thepartneringwassmartinseveralways,lettingStarbuckshawktheirowncollectionsofmusic,whileApplecapitalisedoncustomers’downtimetomakesales.However,italsomarkedthefirsttimeAppledeviatedfromtheirownHumanInterfaceGuidelines,thecreedbywhichalliOSappdevelopersliveanddie.Checkoutthescreengrab,andyou’llseetheStarbucksiconinfullcolourglory,whereasallotheriTunesinterfaceelementsarestrictlymonotoneaffairs.iBooksBrowseicon

FireupyouriPhone,iPodoriPadforthatmatteranddiveintoiBooks.TakealookinsidetheiBooksStoreandglancedownattheBrowseicon.Whoseglassesarethose?TheylookawfullylikethoseofApplefounder,CEOandinterface-tweaker-in-chief,SteveJobs.ItseemsthePodfatherisalsoabitofabookworm.FindMyiPhoneicon

Ifyou’veinstalledFindMyiPhoneonyouriPhone,iPodoriPadtakealookatthemaponitsicon.ItseemstobeindicatinganiPhonehasbeenlocatedinNewYorkCity.Strange,consideringApple’sspiritualandphysicalhomeisinCupertino,ontheothersideoftheUS.So,what’sinNYC?SteveJobs’Manhattanapartmentperhaps?There’sagoodchance.UntilrecentlyJobsownedtheonlyduplexapartmentintheiconicSanRemobuilding,untilhesoldittoU2’sBonofor$15million.MaciconsHiddenmessageswithinMaciconsaremuchmorecommonthantheiriPhone,iPodtouchoriPadcounterparts.Apple’sdesignersfrequentlyshoehorninneattouches,jokesandcrypticreferences.Seeifyou’vespottedallofthese.StickiesiconNEW

TheStickiesappisn’tparticularlyobvious,butitsiconEastereggcertainlyis.Thephonenumber555-7361andthenameLoucanclearlybeseenscribbledonitslogo.ThosewhowatchalotoffilmsorTVmightrecognisethat555areacode,it’sreservedforfictionalmentions,sodon’tgodialingitnow,willyou?ApertureiconNEW

Ifyou’vesplashedoutonApple’simagingandphotographyapplicationAperture,you’llbeabletogawpatitsicon,featuringalenswhichis“DesignedbyAppleinCalifornia”andreading“50mm1:1.4”ThoseAppledesignersarenothingifnotfastidiousintheirattentiontodetail,andbycrikey,that’salovelylookinglensthey’vecreated.InterfaceBuildericonNEW

WhatsortofpencilsdoAppledesignersuse?OpenuptheiconfortheAppleInterfaceBuilder,atoolusedbyprogrammerstocreatethescreensyouseeoniPhoneandiPadapps,andtakeasquiz.There’sadrawingofapencil,asetsquareandapaintbrush.Thepencilishelpfullylabelledasa“no2graphitepencilwitheraser”.Headingtotheartsuppliesshopyet?Keynote2008iconNEW

Apple’spresentationapplicationformspartofiWork,butwhilethatmightseemdryanduninspiringcheckouttheiconforit.There’salectern,andaQ42008report…butonthatreportarewrittenthelyricsfromthemusicalSpringAwakening.Whosaysbusinesscan’talsohaveahintofshowbizglitz?ThesignificanceofSpringAwakeningisn’tknown.Console10.5.6iconNEW

AnerrormessageApplemeanttoappear?That’swhat’sontheiconforMacOSX’sconsole.TheappisdesignedtoshowwhattheMac’sbeenuptobehindthescenes.Thatincludeserrors,butthatistheErrorAY7:36shownontheicon?Sofarourresearchhascometonothing.Doyouknow?PhotoBoothiconNEW

We’rehearingthatthewomanpicturedinthephotoswithinPhotoBooth’siconarethedeveloperoftheapp.Althoughwecan’tconfirmthat,evenafteralotoffruitlessGoogling.Canyouidentifyher?Eitherway,findingactualphotosinsidethePhotoBoothiconwasanicesurprise.iCaliconNEW

IfyouputtheiconforApple’siCalcalendarappintotheOSXdock,you’llseeitshowstoday’sdate.However,lookitupintheApplicationsfolderandyou’llseeitsdefaultsetting:July17.That’sthedayAppleCEOSteveJobsintroduceditinfrontofcrowdsattheMacworldExpo2002.OnechiptorulethemallNEW

CheckouttheiconsforApple’sfirmwareupdateutilitiesandyou’llseethere’sasiliconchipindicatedontheiricons.Opentheiconatfullsizeandyoucanseethechip’smodelnumber.Sowhat,youmightsay?Thatchippopsupallovertheplace,fromfirmwareupdatestotheMacSystemProfiler.Thesignificanceofthenumbersisn’tclear.Canyoucrackit?Thecodeis:810-54-2136-1RM-NCE-16319-415-1239.Windowscomputericons

AccessanetworkedWindowsPCfromaMacandyou’llseeatinybeigemonitornexttoit.It’ssmall,nondescriptandseemsinnocent.Butdigoutthefull-sizeversionofthaticonandyou’llseethemonitorisdisplayinga“bluescreenofdeath”errormessage,aslypokeatWindowsperceivedunreliabilitybyAppledesigners.MacMailicon

It’ssosmall,andsemi-transparent,it’salmostinvisible.ButtheMacMailiconwhichsitsinthedockofeveryMacholdsapostmarklabelingitsoriginasCupertino,California.Ofcourse,that’sthehomeofApple.Logical,yes.Obvious?Notatall.There’sevenafriendlylittle“HellofromCupertinoAppleJavaicon

Javaisn’townedbyApple,butthere’sanappincludedwithOSXtorunJavacode.ItwasmadebyAppledesigners,soobviouslyincludessomecreativeflourish.Onfirstlookit’sasimplecoffeecuprestingonanapkin.Nothingunusualthere,justaplayonwordsaroundtheJavaname.Butfireupthefullsizeicon,andyou’llseethenapkinhasadoodlingonit.ThatdoodlingisgenuineJavacode.Nowthat’sattentiontodetail.AppleFontBookicon

Apple’scomputershavelongbeenafavouriteofwriters,designersandeditorsofeverypersuasion.TheFontBookappis,therefore,anoftenusedpartofOSX.Itsicon,however,holdsaneatin-joke.ThelettersusedtomakeitareA,FandK.Ininternet-speak,AFKstandsforAwayFromKeyboard.AppleDictionaryicon

There’ssomemoreApplewordplayatworkonthecoverofthedictionaryfeaturedintheAppleDictionaryicon.Thewords“LoremIpsumDolorSitAmetEtiam”areclearlyseenwhentheiconisviewedatfullsize.That’sLatinfor“Helloworld!Etcetera”…well,it’sallupfordebate.Havealookatthecommentssectionbelowandjointhedebate!AppleTextediticon

TheAppleTextediticonisitselfaworkofliterarygenius.Openitinfullandyou’llseeaspeechwrittenacrossthesurfaceofitsvirtualnotepad.It’sanextractofthemonologuefromApple’sCrazyOnesadvert,andissignedbyJohnAppleseed,anameAppleoftenusesasaplaceholderfornamesinitsaddressbooks.OldiTunesicons

ApplereplacedtheiTunesiconwithasolidbluebaubleinitslatestincarnation,butpreviousiterationsfeaturedamusicalnoterestingonashiningsilverCD.Openupthefullsizeiconfileandyou’dseethatimageofaCDwasprecisedowntothefinestdetail:laseretchedonitsinsideedgewerethewords“iTunes7”and“Apple2006”.苹果的程序图标中隐藏的秘密如果你是苹果用户，那么Mac和iPhone中的图标可谓早已司空见惯，但是你知道这些图标中隐藏的秘密么？这些看过之后就被忽略的东西，却在细节之中体现了科技产品中蕴含的人性和趣味。Electricpig

最近一篇文章，列举了苹果的程序中一些内含深意的图标。我们一起来看一看这些图标背后的故事：iPhone、iPodTouch、iPad图标Maps红色的大头针标注的是苹果在加州Cupertino的总部：Number1InfiniteLoop。这个地址是苹果编程员的一个内部笑话，含义是永无休止的循环代码。iPodArtists打开iPod的音乐，菜单中Artists的标签是某位艺术家的侧身像，谁呢？Bono，U2的主唱。iBookBrowser打开iBooksStore，看Browse图标，是不是一副眼镜？仔细看看，像乔布斯戴的那副，还是哈利波特戴的那副呢？Mac图标TextEdit如果你用过iPhone，在设置邮件的时候，会发现输入姓名的地方显示的范例名字是JohnAppleseed。这个名字历史很久，是苹果图标中最早的彩蛋之一。MacOS中的TextEdit图标便是署名JohnAppleseed的一篇文稿。文稿内容是苹果1997到2002年间著名的“ThinkDifferent”广告大战中演讲词的一部分。苹果经常用AppleSeed作为通讯录的占位符。Dictionary/Thesaurus此程序的图标是本厚厚的字典。封面下部有一行小字：LoremIpsumDolorSitAmetEtiam。这是一段毫无意义的拉丁文，设计师和编辑们将此作为测试排版的占位文字已经多年。DiskUtility将图标扩展为512×512像素之后，会发现上面写着一句话“小心轻放硬盘，以免损坏电路板，确保正确接地”。Mail邮件的图标是一个邮票，而邮戳的文字是“HellofromCupertino,CA”。Cupertino，CA正是苹果的总部所在地。iCal

iCal的图标显示的日期是7月17日。这是因为苹果发布iCal是在2002年7月17日的MacWorldExpo大会。计算器

12374218.75这个数字，多年以来人们