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Apple.com Site Redesign? [Updated]

According to Zeldman.com, Apple has contracted two individuals (Douglas Bowman and Jeffrey Zeldman) to collaborate on a makeover of their corporate website (alongside the in-house Apple web design team).



Apple.com has not undergone a major revision since the Mac OS X-theming in 1999/2000. The most recent pre-Mac OS X theme archive available is from November 1999.



No time frame, or the extent of the makeover is given.



Update: A followup post on StopDesign.com claims that a visual redesign is not necessarily in the works:



    To clear up some confusion and speculation, this does not imply a visual redesign is in the works. Happy Cog and Stopdesign will be consulting with the in-house team, providing guidance and a bit of a jump start as they explore the waters of web standards and forward-thinking design.

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111 months ago
Maybe they wanna change teh design because of teh release of panther later on...

I doubt it though
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111 months ago
I hope it's shinny!:D
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111 months ago
Well, I for one hope that it's in the ballpark of being as functional and "pretty" as the current site... The current layout is easy to follow and understand, and is pleasing to the eye, as is the case with pretty much every apple product. I have to admit the designer in me wonders what the outcome will be...
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111 months ago
I think it'll be a brushed metal design. They seem to like Metal now.
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111 months ago
i wonder what other sites these guys have done. all i know thats a pretty heavy work load for 2 guys, im sure the paycheck will be nice though. when they collaborate, do these guys just think of the idea, or do they build the web site?

iJon
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111 months ago
apple wants to be the #1 site on the net again.

http://www.btobonline.com/netMarketing200/2003/index.html
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111 months ago

Originally posted by iJon
i wonder what other sites these guys have done. all i know thats a pretty heavy work load for 2 guys, im sure the paycheck will be nice though. when they collaborate, do these guys just think of the idea, or do they build the web site?

iJon


they're working with the in-house Apple web design team

"We’ll be working with Messieurs Rand Hill, Douglas Vincent, and Chad Little of Apple’s web design team."
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111 months ago
Some ideas:

Darker backgrounds (more like the new boxes)
Brushed metal throughout.
Panther style tabs.
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111 months ago

Originally posted by arn
they're working with the in-house Apple web design team

"We’ll be working with Messieurs Rand Hill, Douglas Vincent, and Chad Little of Apple’s web design team."

yeah, i guess it would help clicking on the link and reading more. silly me.

iJon
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111 months ago
I hope they redesign it to include new powerbooks and panther! :P
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