# Prof. Anat Lechner on the color scheme in Apple's iOS 7

1 Faculty News October 15, 2013 ![VentureBeat  logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_044601.jpg?itok=qL95Ew3-)>

Excerpt from [VentureBeat](http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/15/the-meaning-behind-ios-7s-kaleidoscope-of-colors/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Venturebeat+%28VentureBeat%29) -- “\[The layer design\] is not confusing. We all now expect bright colors. We are increasingly addicted to more stimulation, gradation, nuances. Everything has temporariness to it, short shelf life. We’re not looking for anything fixed \[or\] stable. We came to terms with instability… \[It feels like\] sometimes it’s there, sometimes not. It’s not committed. It’s reflective of the times.”

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