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OK, so the question is was iOS 7 created in Microsoft Word?
it may sound stupid, but this video should show you,
that it´s actually possible if you like it, don´t forget to check
the whole series in a real-time speed so you can learn something new
let´s get started we will start with some screenshot from the
internet which we will paste into the Word and continue with this base shape for all
the icons which would be this rounded rectangle and it may be a good idea to make it in a
size that it fits the grid properly so we can save some time later
creating a calendar icon is as easy as adding two text boxes
but because we don´t have a thin font like it is used for the 11 number
we have to use a simple trick and add an outline to this label
so it visually looks thinner for the messages icon, we have to set
the right color gradient for the background shape
that is from the lighter green to a darker green color
we don´t have a color picker, but there are some tricks
how to set the right colors the bubble is just a symbol
from the font Segue UI Symbol so there is not much work here
the weather icon is made only from three objects the background uses our base object, the sun
is just a circle with the yellow gradient fill
and for the cloud, we use a symbol from the font Segue UI symbol
we set the fill to a little bit transparent one,
so the sun is a little bit visible also below the cloud
for the Facetime icon, we will reuse the same background shape
as was used for the messages icon and again insert a symbol from
the font Segue UI Symbol the camera is almost the same,
we just have to get rid of those two circles on the top, by drawing a freeform
shape with the same gradient fill as is used for the background
the phone icon is probably the easiest one because we will again reuse
the green background shape and just insert a phone icon
and rotate it a little bit the blue background for the mail icon
is reused from the weather icon and the envelope is again a symbol,
but this time from the Windings font we need to change the fill for this symbol
to be the same as the background so it serves as a fake mask
for the underlying white rectangle the reminders icon uses a little trick
where the circles have the double white outline applied to them,
so the fill color also changes the outline color and
creates this offset outline effect the rest are just well positioned lines
the clock icon is actually pretty easy but it takes some time to
duplicate the text box 12 times and position every number precisely
there is a cool little trick - when you drag an object with the Control
key pressed, you create a copy. it is much faster than using the Ctrl+C and
Ctrl+V shortcuts the middle part is made from lines
and circles and the hardest part here is to position everything properly
the background for the notes icon can be done in a few different ways
but the less expected one would be to use a gradient fill
on the other hand, it gives us a freedom to keep the
rounded rectangle shape as a base object the rest of the icon is again made from lines,
where the one on the very top is set to dotted line
for the stocks icon, we need to trace the graph line and create two
separate objects, where the first one will be the white line
and the second will create the subtle gradient fill
- or highlight - below this line to keep both objects only over the background
shape, we use gridlines
all the other lines are the line shapes, drawn with the Shift key to keep them straight
one of them is blue, and this one also contains the blue circle with the black outline
the Safari icon is easier than it seems the white rounded rectangle and blue circle
are pretty clear but for the tick marks, we use a little trick
with the text box, we insert a different sized lines
and apply the Wordart transform effect to follow the circle path
that way, we can easily control the size and amount of the tick marks
the middle part is made from two triangles the music icon also uses the Wordart distort
function but this time, for the note symbol
it is because the standard fonts do not contain a note which is
skewed this way, so we have to distort it a little
it saves us time, because we don´t need to draw this symbol from scratch
we will reuse the same note symbol also for the iTunes store icon
we just need to adjust the background gradient fill
to match the colors perfectly and than make the note a little bit smaller
and add a circle with no fill and white outline the camera icon again uses a symbol from the
font Segoe UI Symbol filled with the dark gray to black gradient
fill it also has the inner shadow effect on the
top and the outline in the same color as
the fill to make the circle in the middle thinner
a freeform shape is again used to create gaps on the top and bottom
by having the same gradient fill as the background shape
the yellow LED icon is just another circle the photos icon is made from multiple rounded
rectangles objects filled with the gradient fill from the more
transparent color in the middle to the less transparent color towards
the edges that way we can see multiple semi-transparent
objects in the center of the icon to make the middle part even darker, we copy
all the objects one more time and adjust the all the gradients to be darker
in the middle the background for the passbook icon is again
using the gradient fill to fake thee stripes of colors. the maximum
number of gradient stops in Microsoft Word is 10, but we are only using
5 here for the bottom divider, we will not use a
dotted line, but a text box with the circle symbols instead.
that way we can precisely control the spacing and position of each dot
the three symbols on the left are from the fonts Webdings and Segoe UI Symbol.
the game center icon is made from simple circles with the gradient fill
but we are using Word 3D options to form a spheres our of them
with the proper setting for material and lighting, we can get almost the right result
Word doesn´t support advanced blending modes, so in order
to show the overlapping objects, we have to adjust the transparency
the videos icon is made from two parts the background uses again a custom gradient
fill to form a top black part and the bottom green to blue gradient
the top part is created separately using pre-defined shapes and
this group is later used as a custom fill for another rounded rectangle
which acts as a clipping mask the maps icon takes a little more time to
create because it uses a lot of different shapes
we have to insert multiple rectangles and set the right fill and the outline
we also have to create the yellow road which is made from two very thick lines
finally all those background objects are used as a fill for a rounded rectangle
for the badge, a symbol from the Webdings font is used
it´s a little bit different, so we have to set the font scaling to make it a little bit
wider and fill it with the custom gradient fill
to form those free stripes of colors the arrow is again the symbol from the font
and the blue path uses the L-shape symbol, so we don´t have to use two separate rectangles
sometimes, there is no appropriate symbol which we can use, so we have to draw it from
the scratch that is the case of the App store icon, where
both the pencil and the brush needs to be created from the standard shapes
like the rectangles we can, however, use a symbol for the brush
tip and save some time it is some nut symbol, but it fits the icon
perfectly the gaps around those two symbols
are created with freeform shape with the gradient fill same as the background
it may look complicated, but we easily tweak the gaps sizes using the line width settings
the newsstand icon background uses a very subtle gradient fill to create a
small shadow below the magazine covers for the covers, it´s mainly about drawing
the rectangles, circles and triangles and setting the right fill color and no outline
for the more complicated shapes like the plane, we can use a symbol from the font
we are also using the selecting pane a lot to hide what we don´t currently need to see
the most complicated cover is the sports one, we create the tennis ball from the scratch,
and also the field made from the outlines the settings icon uses a same trick that we´ve
used for the safari icon we create a new text box, insert a triangle
symbol multiple times and use a Wordart transform function to follow
the circle path it´s a little bit more complicated because
we are using a gradient fill and we are also using an outline to make those
triangles less spiky we need to do everything twice as we have
two wheels the inner one has the gradient reversed
finally the inner part of the bigger wheel is made from the freeform shape
which makes defining the same gradient fill quite easy
the signal strength is just a text box with filled and outlined circles
the Wifi icon needs to be made from the scratch, as this icon is not in any font
but using the gridlines and the adjustable shapes makes it quite easy
we also need to draw the Bluetooth icon again, with the help of the gridlines
we can imagine that the icon is placed inside the hexagon shape
which will serve as a helper object the battery icon is a symbol from the font
the page separator is very similar to the signal strength
but instead of using the outlined circles, we are adjusting the transparency
the notification icon is as easy as adding the pink colored circle
there is not much what can be said about the labels,
except for one thing - dragging the object with the Ctrl key pressed
creates the copy, and if you drag it also with the Shift key, you are
moving the object in the straight line for the background, the rectangle with orange
to gray gradient fill is used than we add a white circle and blur it using
the soft edges effect if we duplicate it multiple time and set a
different size, transparency and blurriness we create this floating dust particles effect
the bottom part is a white semi-transparent rectangle
the iPhone 5 is made from simple objects like the rounded rectangles and circles
and use a transparent fill, so we can adjust the sizes and positions properly
it´s also a good idea to create a separate object for the highlight, which is
made from the rounded rectangle and edited using the edit points function
this shape has the semi-transparent white to transparent white gradient fill
the camera and the speaker shares the same fill and the outline
which is lighter on the bottom to form a highlight the home button on the bottom also uses the
gradient fill to form a strong highlight and the gradient outline so we can have a
smaller highlight on the top and bigger on the bottom
than we group everything together and duplicate it on the next page
as a 3D base for our phone, we rotate a rounded rectangle
in a 3D space, add some depth, rounded bevels and adjust the material and lighting settings
than we rotate our group in the same way to fit the front side of our phone
we also add a drop shadow using a freeform shape
with the black to gray gradient fill which is blurred using the soft edges functions
than we change the background and that´s it!
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