For example, the first comparison http://cl.ly/9RHh if you look closely, the list on the left has a slight left indent, whereas the list on the left (new dimensions) is aligned directly with the buttons above it.
The original list looks "better" to me, as it coveys a subtle sense of depth that the redesign removes. The Likeables app look very WP7-metro to me and alien to the iOS platform. Not saying it's worse, but would work better in a properly tiled OS system.
The alignment is an oversight with the author's mockup. His post is focused on the vertical rhythm and the proportions on the Y-axis.
If I'm not mistaken, the author doesn't take issue with the proportions on the x-axis and makes the mistake of keeping things tightly aligned to the horizontal grid/x-axis proportions. Consequently, he missed some of the subtle things in the original.
For example, the first comparison http://cl.ly/9RHh if you look closely, the list on the left has a slight left indent, whereas the list on the left (new dimensions) is aligned directly with the buttons above it.
The original list looks "better" to me, as it coveys a subtle sense of depth that the redesign removes. The Likeables app look very WP7-metro to me and alien to the iOS platform. Not saying it's worse, but would work better in a properly tiled OS system.