Crossover: 2014

Chapter 58 Apple Design Awards
But that's just for the average person.

For Lin Hui, there is no difficulty.

After all, Lin Hui, the award-winning work of the previous Apple Design Awards, is very clear.

If Lin Hui really wanted to win this award, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was trying to get something out of his bag.

Just follow the previous award-winning works of Apple Design Awards to compare the gourd and paint the gourd, isn't it over?
The only problem seems to be:
—Do you want to do this?
前世2014年的WWDC是6月2日至6月6日在旧金山的Moscone West会议中心召开的。

But this time and space does not know what happened.

Until now (June 6th) it has not been held.

The notice given by αpple is that the camera will hold the WWDC Global Developers Conference in early July.

Although time is a bit tight.

But if Lin Hui intends to compete for the 14th annual Apple Design Awards, there is still a chance.

Since there is an opportunity, of course it is necessary to fight for it.

Not to mention that after winning the award, the share ratio can be increased.

The Apple Design Awards alone are alluring in their own right.

At least for software developers, this award is very tempting.

To some extent, this award means as much to software developers as the Grammy Awards mean to musicians.

After making up his mind to hit the Apple Design Awards, Lin Hui has nothing to talk about.

After another conversation with Huang Jing, the two ended the call.

After that, Lin Hui began to think.

What kind of APP is easy to win the Apple Design Awards when developing ban and developing yun?
Although the application won the Apple Design Awards in the next few years, Lin Hui knows it all.

But it is definitely not acceptable to move it hastily.

Not to mention that some applications are too difficult to move.

Even if it is less difficult, it does not mean that it can be transported.

After all, an application should not only consider the application itself, but also the background of the times.

Take, for example, the Things 3 app.

Things 3 is a productivity software that can plan a day's schedule, manage projects, and make users move towards their goals step by step.

Although the app won the Apple Design Awards in 2017 in the previous life.

But moving this software to this time and space may not win Apple Design Awards.

In the previous life, this app won the Apple Design Award largely because the app is well adapted to αpple's ecological environment and can be used on multiple platforms including iPhone, iMac, and apple watch.

But at this time point, let alone the software adapting to the αpple ecological environment.

αpple's current ecological environment is not perfect.

After all, it will take at least a few months for the Apple Watch, an important part of the αpple system, to be released.

Therefore, even though the Things 3 software is not complicated to implement and there is no similar application in this time and space.

Carrying it over hastily will largely fail.

There are many other applications, and the situation is similar.

After thinking for a while, Lin Hui didn't have any good ideas.

Lin Hui hated himself for not being reborn sooner for about half a year.

If I had been reborn half a year earlier, I would have wanted to win the Apple Design Awards.

Then what kind of "2048" is re-enacted, and "THREES" is directly re-enacted decisively.

Although the results/downloads of "2048" are far better than "THREES".

But in the previous life in 2014, the app "THREES" won the Apple Design Award.

Uh, but what's the use of thinking about it now, the past is irresistible.

……

After thinking for a while, Lin Hui found that he would always unconsciously think of winning the Apple Design Awards application in the next few years.

Lin Hui suddenly felt that sometimes having "reference answers" is not entirely a good thing.

Among other things, thinking is easily influenced by "reference answers".

After figuring this out, Lin Hui simply forgot about the app that won the Apple Design Awards in the next few years.

Instead, start summarizing the qualities of the Apple Design Award-winning apps in previous years.

Soon Lin Hui listed the common characteristics of award-winning apps in previous years:
First of all, the application technology that can win the award must be interesting.

Not only must it be interesting, but attention to detail must also be attractive.

Beyond that, the interface needs to be as intuitive as possible.

In the values ​​of the fruit team, "intuition" is usually considered the most effective.

This is not difficult to do, and reducing the elements in the APP is undoubtedly the best way to make the application intuitive.

In layman's terms, it is to do subtraction to make the app "as simple as possible".

Of course, it is not to eliminate all elements, and the things that users need most must be kept.

This subtraction process may be painful for ordinary developers, but it is easy for Lin Hui.

In addition to being intuitive, apps need to be engaging...

Engaging apps make users more immersed in the app.

Of course, if an application wants to be fascinating, it must have a beautiful UI design.

A beautiful UI is a very important plus item, it can attract the eyes of users.

But relying on this alone is not enough to retain users.

Many apps look great, but the overall experience doesn't.

And for the overall app experience to be better, everything has to be just right.

Subtle hints, humor, metaphors, animation, and beautiful graphics are all important...

Applications also need to be as elegant as possible.

The so-called "elegance" requires that the APP can solve the problem in a clever and elegant way...

……

When Lin Hui's thoughts were pouring out like a spring, he was listing the characteristics that had won the Apple Design Awards in the past few years.

Information from the AppStore interrupted Lin Hui's train of thought:

"Dear outstanding developer GRAY FOREST, hello... Your development of "2048" was nominated for the 2014 Apple Design Awards"

Lin Hui was a little confused, uh, is this the rhythm of winning an award?

But he soon calmed down.

It's just being nominated, it's far from being awarded.

Are there still few examples of "running with you"?
Facts have proved that Lin Hui is not just running with him.

He received many messages from the AppStore one after another:
"Dear and outstanding developer GRAY FOREST..."2048" developed by you was officially selected as the 2014 Apple Design Awards, and you are invited to participate in the 2014 WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference). The award ceremony will be held during the WWDC. "

"Hello Gray Forest, as an extraordinary and outstanding developer, you will enjoy 80% of the new app development in the AppStore in the future. In addition, you also enjoy a series of privileges, please check the link for details... "

"..."

Looks like he's not just getting nominated.

Instead, it actually won the Apple Design Awards.

Happiness comes too suddenly.For a moment, Lin Hui didn't know what to say.

After a while, Lin Hui received another message from the bank.

"...Your China Merchants Bank card ending in 0010...received an international transfer of USD 1395035.71, and the current balance of the card is USD 13."

With previous experience, Lin Hui already knew that the AppStore returned 5% of its overseas revenue share.

Being able to harvest nearly 300 million US dollars in a way that Lin Hui hadn't expected before in just one day is what Lin Hui didn't expect before.

(End of this chapter)