What If We Still Used Frutiger Aero?

Frutiger Aero is an aesthetic that was popular in the early to late 2000s. In today's video, we attempt to reimagine some current app icons in the style, and also create a new desktop background on Bryce 3D.
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CONTENT
0:00 Intro
0:28 What is Frutiger Aero?
0:55 Apple Maps
2:08 Garageband
3:03 Discord
4:28 Bryce 3D
7:25 My Thoughts
7:36 Conclusion

[@ExtraMintyy]

⬇Discord! discord.gg/9vnVJWssxc

[@geggy310]

it's not just nostalgia. It isn't ugly or oversimplified

[@fusionid6647]

def cope when the only thing that frutiger aero is known for is just the warm grassy backgrounds and cool environments- when done wrong it can look terrible, thats even why Apple abandoned the aqua design system(were arguably the first to implement such a glossy interface) because people kept on shoehorning the aesthetic where it shouldn't be and quite poorly for that matter. The whole oversimplification hate is just contrarians trying to cover up their inability to move on from this aesthetic. not to hate on your shit but dawg, at least explain more than that

[@sivolaa]

​@@fusionid6647about flat design, i don't find it ugly, but surely less inspired, especially considering the recent trend of removing colors and oversimplifying shapes that are already simple, which most of the companies are following. The result is that most of the designs (logos, uis, and stuff) look kinda "soulless" and unemotional to me. Furthermore, nowadays most of the logos look very similar to each other, as well as the fonts used by the brands. I'm not a contrarian, i don't find flat aesthetics bad. A few examples i like are Windows Phone UI or iOS 7, which can be considered as the start of the whole thing, but now it's been a while since these have been released, someone should start finding new solutions. Apparently the market ain't ready yet. Forgive me cause of my english btw

[@user-lt6zg6uy9f]

Ok nonchalant ​@@fusionid6647

[@OnBean-qe1vf]

Oversimplification sucks and don't try to defend it​@@fusionid6647

[@alinbot5836]

​​@@fusionid6647I will try to explain. You see, I must to admit it nostalgia plays a big role in that too, but is also the fact that icons where looking so much more detailed and so futuristic comparative to the minimalist one, like they were giving hope for a future where technology and nature can coexist. They also are looking more aesthetically pleasing, with bright colors and contrast. While I prefer the frutiger aero over minimalist design everytime, I personally think there's a place for minimalist design too to complement the frutiger aero design and I think with the right direction, we can combine these aesthetics and made them more complimentary with each other. I know there was some minimalist icons in win 7 too which actually complement the aero aesthetic while windows 10 does the opposite, the design doesn't look too very aesthetic and these flat icons doesn't blend with the interface too well. In short, people are tired of corporations putting little no effort in their logo and all of these os that have these flat and minimalist icons and design, but I think we can blend both of the styles and made them complementary to each others.

[@paulhowell6430]

If only my life was green, glossy and pristine...

[@jmaguire2232]

And weirdly drinkable.

[@taiyo-osuke]

6:47 I died, Mint just exposed himself 💀

[@philipmurphy2]

Frutiger Aero did look good at the time for sure

[@samukadatp7969]

And it still looks pretty damn good today

[@belstar1128]

it looked so good it made my pc lag .

[@unlimitedcotton]

this is great, it's a crime we're not getting a download link to those beautiful new icons!

[@ExtraMintyy]

Thank you! And that’s a good idea, I’ll make one available soon

[@destre3]

@@ExtraMintyyI'm hoping that doesn't mean they're going to be paywalled.

[@ExtraMintyy]

⁠@@destre3 hell no, this is for fun not money 💯

[@destre3]

@@ExtraMintyy 👍

[@cybi124]

@@ExtraMintyy behind a discord wall?? i hope not

[@ivander1511]

IMHO Apple's MacOS icons are the closest things we still have to frutiger aero icons. While they aren't really glossy or anything, they're still 3D and some even have shadows, unlike say Windows, Androids, iPhones, etc...

[@PantherBossR6]

Windows is starting to have 3d icons, probably in windows 12 it will be like apple

[@SuperMarioFan-ys6eb]

The Apple emojis are kinda frutiger aero

[@religiousindustrialaliens]

even the ever hated iOS 7 honestly kept some 3D aspects, not to mention the backgrounds on that one were pretty

[@RetroAlex125]

Please can the world bring this back 😭

[@stepanavdeeff]

Love it, hope you'll make youtube logo in frutiger aero style in your next video ^^

[@ExtraMintyy]

Thank you!

[@ChillyAdriel]

Great video! You really fit the theme.

[@DripsOne]

i get depressed watching your videos, i know i am old its okay. great videos btw its a pleasure to see someone out there also always having a look for the design and how things evolved designwise !

[@UCILaGtQaYAh3wnkvg4Rxzqg]

Holy shit. There's a section in this video for Bryce. I know somewhat on how to use that software. The volumetric clouds and HDRi feature in the software are my favorite bits.

[@bjornlakenstrazen2186]

So cool! Great video

[@Zamarae]

Definitely love/prefer the minimalist and gradient aesthetic of today. Frutiger Aero is a term I just learned this year, but I remember it well and always thought of it as “just a look” to appear advanced or to embrace that the future had arrived. I supposed Frutiger Aero was the counter to the trend of beige electronics and faux wood paneling on electronics snd vehicles from late 20th century days.

[@sanderhackerhd8369]

You have a bad taste! Modern minimalist design doesn't look futuristic, tech has evolved, but the design has downgraded!

[@Tyoxy]

Cool video man!

[@SMGJohn]

I like the idea but design moves on, and most people loved the bright colours and the glossiness over everything else. I often incorporate those elements with heavy focus on readability and UX friendliness, if its not easy on the eye its worthless, you have to immediately see what it is, bright colours help with this, glossy design can achieve softness alongside blur in background elements can remove a lot of that flatness. Most people really like Windows Vista aesthetic for that

[@bigmanjr1237]

Yo this channel is awesome

[@haleys_hus]

this feels like a video that'd be submitted 2 jacksfilms & that he'd love

[@blthegreat3795]

I think bryce 3D would have been better for 90s cgi

[@LevelCASDUO]

yeah, bryce 3d as a software (which made by Ken, Eric, and with the UI designed by KaI) was very primitive when it came to modeling, and also it was made in the 90s and was kept alive til late 2010

[@belstar1128]

0:35 well actually that was not the only reason part of the reason was because it was literally just to show off advancements in computer graphics since making all this transparent smooth high polygon art is harder than you think. and really a lot of the aesthetics from between 1975 to 2010 was about showing off technology .even the really old styles from the 80s was based on low poly computer graphics even if they were actually hand drawn. and Frutiger aero was the final form of this until the modern wave of minimalism .

[@mythribg3349]

Love this channel ❤

[@ExtraMintyy]

❤️❤️

[@mrkefirek9]

great video

[@swagknightx]

i think it’s already making a comeback!

[@audi5009]

it sure is love your content btw i see u everywhere on every frutiger aero video lol love ya man hope your doing alright

[@swagknightx]

@@audi5009

[@usOk04]

I wish we could at least have the option on our devices to go back to 3D glossy icons or minimalism icons.

[@NightSprinter]

That talk about making the bubbles.. Phrasing..

[@shuttlethefox6042]

I like frutiger metro better as that was apart of my childhood more. I would like to see your take on it.

[@MondySpartan]

I really hope Frutiger Aero will be a standard again.

[@sleepbleep4362]

Nostalgia

[@jasperisdumb4891]

and so it seems whre gagrage band ended is just as bormir started... circle of life... welcome to the glade of dreams...

[@shellszhine]

Can we just recognize how This video actually feels frutiger aero? Unlike all that anime crap. (bud also ur discord invite is invalid)

[@ExtraMintyy]

Thanks! And yep should be fixed, here's the new link discord.gg/9vnVJWssxc

[@beefufo]

Bro you are KILLING me for not using quick select brush and then selecting and masking to get rid of the background properly! Try doing that next time, there will be no need for those erasures. If you DO need to erase something with an eraser, PLEASE use a mask on your picture. This will allow you to be able to return erased details by using black and white colors, white being the erasing, black being the returning.

[@ExtraMintyy]

Thanks sm for the tip, am relatively new to photoshop so most of the techniques in the vid are extremely Neanderthal lol. Will give this a go 100%

[@beefufo]

@@ExtraMintyy For someone who claims neanderthal photoshop abilities u did a pretty good job!

[@turkeyleg72]

Frutierevil Aero will take over

[@NunoFilipe99]

I love it

[@ExtraMintyy]

Thanks!

[@Stoodknight]

how do i download bryce 3D?

[@ExtraMintyy]

You can download it through Daz3D, it works on windows and some older Mac OS. For this vid I used Bryce 7 pro.

[@Stoodknight]

@@ExtraMintyyohh thank you!

[@archaeabanana]

6:48

[@belstar1128]

what if we still used Memphis style or y2k style even better.

[@proto_arkbit3100]

I still use frutiger aero

[@no-vo1em]

I absolutely love the video idea and i enjoyed it but stylistically i dont believe what you did just hit the mark.

[@ExtraMintyy]

Fair enough, in the future I think I’d like to go for a more uniform approach

[@no-vo1em]

yeah i think you should, i just think that having the icons have so much detail in them wont make them very scalable imo@@ExtraMintyy

[@ap-st]

I can't gain access to the discord server

[@ExtraMintyy]

discord.gg/9vnVJWssxc Does this link not work? The one in desc may be expired.

[@ap-st]

@@ExtraMintyy i joined and I can't chat I accepted the rules but i still can't

[@yahshua1073]

7:15 Are we not gonna talk about the trash saying "Video Ideas"? 🤣

[@therealjames2009]

this isnt really frutiger aero honestly... flame me i guess, the wallpaper was ok, i liked the recreation of bliss though

[@kingcoveryepic]

I was thinking of getting into making some F. Aero icons again. Got any specific criticisms/suggestions got dis vid? :o

[@stopmotionadventures4812]

early, aka 22 hours ago

[@sqyx93]

That garageband logo looks ugly as hell

[@NottJoeyOfficial]

I absolutely hated 2010s design language, and I'm so happy the 2020s design language is so much better. I'm excited to see where more rounded and dark design goes!

[@Spamhfhfhfjfhgb]

Blender is even more confusing :(

[@apolitecat9116]

6:47

[@tupenny1331]

I peeped that lol I can’t tell if that was a joke or not