Still think #Apple messed up by removing all color from their icons in Lion. Elegant maybe but less usable.

Been using Lion for a couple weeks now and still can’t get used to this. It always takes the eye/brain longer to find the thing you’re looking for.

Also the choice of gray is bad — it feels like they’re all disabled or somethingā€¦

Finder:

Still think #Apple messed up by removing all color from their icons in Lion. Elegant maybe but less usable.

iTunes:

Still think #Apple messed up by removing all color from their icons in Lion. Elegant maybe but less usable.

Color is hugely important. This should be common sense. Imagine if all of the icons in your Dockā€¦

Still think #Apple messed up by removing all color from their icons in Lion. Elegant maybe but less usable.

…were black and white. How much harder would it be to identify them quickly?

Still think #Apple messed up by removing all color from their icons in Lion. Elegant maybe but less usable.

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