Improving the Typography of the iOS time display?
3.4K views · 2020-08-25
Typography
💌 Newsletter with my weekly font recommendation:
https://pimpmytype.com/newsletter
📰 Corresponding, in depth article:
https://bit.ly/34u7Nz5
TL;DW: Every minute when the time is changing all numbers shift around and this just annoys me. Find out why Apple made this decision, how we could improve it, and what to learn from it for your own designs!
I’ll explain the different:
👉 styles of numbers (oldstyle and lining figures) and
👉 spacing formats (proportional and tabular figures).
🔗 See my alternative designs in the Figma prototype: https://bit.ly/3jdaKs2
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Welcome
1:58 Different figures in typography
3:32 Adjusting to the iOS time display
5:13 Comparison
6:18 What you can do
6:47 Outro
https://pimpmytype.com/newsletter
📰 Corresponding, in depth article:
https://bit.ly/34u7Nz5
TL;DW: Every minute when the time is changing all numbers shift around and this just annoys me. Find out why Apple made this decision, how we could improve it, and what to learn from it for your own designs!
I’ll explain the different:
👉 styles of numbers (oldstyle and lining figures) and
👉 spacing formats (proportional and tabular figures).
🔗 See my alternative designs in the Figma prototype: https://bit.ly/3jdaKs2
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Welcome
1:58 Different figures in typography
3:32 Adjusting to the iOS time display
5:13 Comparison
6:18 What you can do
6:47 Outro