The Apple Watch has only been 5 years on the market a few days ago, and has undoubtedly been one of Apple's most exciting devices in recent years. The Apple Watch is something more than technology and increasingly focused on health, he has been in charge of saving several lives in recent months.
Although they had been with us for 5 years, the Apple Watch was originally designed, in fact Apple was silent many months earlier. Now one of the first designers who worked on the project shared secret details so far it is worth reviewing.
a few fun facts to celebrate 5 years #A AppleWatch
Here's a picture taken of the party on the day of the launch, the one I'm in the center. (the beard gives birth to me but my wife @bella_bongiorno Don't let me go home without it) pic.twitter.com/E1GufksZM1
– Imran Chaudhri (@imranchaudhri) April 24, 2020
Secrets about the Apple Watch
Each device has a design process that usually starts on paper, in a small boat. And this is exactly how this series of secrets is revealed Imran Chaudhri, a designer who worked on the original Apple Watch project with over 20 years of experience working at Apple.
here is a reproduction of my original home screen skirt. the shape of the circular icon was driven by a clock that sat in the center of what I called the booth. the crown gave the home screen a dimension, allowing you to point to parts of the ui. pic.twitter.com/w2QITncvHl
– Imran Chaudhri (@imranchaudhri) April 24, 2020
"Here is a reproduction of my original home screen skirt. The circular icon position is enabled by a clock that sits in the middle of what I originally called the dock. The crown gave the home screen a dimension, allowing you to transmit layers of the user interface"
my first prototype was built on a 6th nano banded in this band. I just wrapped the ios5 and took it down to show the ID team what the notification and privacy center is – and what it might be in the future. i never shared it with steve. we lost him shortly after ios5. pic.twitter.com/j4JJYNIgIu
– Imran Chaudhri (@imranchaudhri) April 24, 2020
"My first version was built on the iPod nano for the 6th generation. I had just finished iOS 5 and removed it to show the ID team why the information center and Siri existed, and what it might be in the future. I never shared it with Steve. We got lost just after iOS 5"
I've always liked strings that didn't fit easily, the way the glass shift lock looked was the emergence of Velcro speed straps worn by Apollo Astronauts. pic.twitter.com/8FLSRC1NrV
– Imran Chaudhri (@imranchaudhri) April 24, 2020
"I've always loved the strapless straps, the Loop strap line was a creation of speedmaster velcro straps worn by Apollo saints"
butterflies on the watch clock were shot and photographed @zuckermanstudio. no one was injured, they were gone. Andrew Vele has given them life.
here is the blue 🦋 you are staying with us now: pic.twitter.com/QDE8gORWDo
– Imran Chaudhri (@imranchaudhri) April 24, 2020
"The butterflies on the vibrating surface were recorded and photographed by @zuckermanstudio. No one was injured, they were not alive. Andrew woke them up. Blue Butterfly lives with us now"
I created the face of the solar clock as a way for Muslims to watch the ramadan and quickly see the sunset and for all to understand the relationship of the sun and time. #RamadanMubarak pic.twitter.com/4mcmIknqjm
– Imran Chaudhri (@imranchaudhri) April 24, 2020
"I created a sundial dial so that Muslims in Ramadan can immediately see the sun and so everyone understands the relation of the sun to time"
As we can see, there are still many secrets hidden in Apple's device development processes, on average the four prototypes that bring us these secrets, but are still very limited, so These little Apple staff brushes are amazing.