A week after Apple's not-so-successful release of its new iPhone operating system, today we get an in-depth look at the strict guidelines that dictate Google's design team, showing exactly why the Google app icons all have a similar look and Apple's most certainly do not. Google, per a Visual Assets Guidelines document dug up by Fast Company 's Kyle Vanhemert , has very specific examples that only allow for outlined shapes as icons, rather than nasty photos, or both combined: Apple, on the other hand, doesn't seem to have a rule like that. The
Best place for your SmartPhone Tips, Tricks and fixes