Aug 31, 2010

iTunes 10.0 — The Storm

The most radical, and thus controversial, icon redesign in the history of iTunes. To celebrate the prevalence of digital downloads over physical media, the realistic-looking CD of yore was shown the door and a simplistic circular icon took its place. The note itself shrank in size and turned dark gray, with an outer glow serving to improve contrast against the blue background. A highlight was used in the top half of the icon to give it a glossy finish not dissimilar from the one used in iOS icons back then.