Nailed it. Great article. Apple's hardware is as beautiful as ever but their software UI seems to have gone right of the rails. I wish Google's wasn't aping that dumb page curl effect in their own books app.

From the book:

"His buildings are austere, logical, perfect, each a single thought in stone. He believes that buildings, like men, have souls, and that no part of a building should in any way betray its soul. No building should borrow its parts from others or apologize for its own shape. No building should present a false front."  

And another quote:

"The buildings in these drawings are like none ever built on earth. They seem severe and simple at first glance, but closer observation reveals the strict tension of thought and method, a cold, beautiful logic behind each wall and pillar. Every building seems to have a soul."

I hope Apple turns down the woodgrain knob and cranks up the cold, beautiful, and logical knob in their future designs.