> what is it with the penchant these days to use absolutely minimalistic, flat interfaces It has dragged graphics design costs to lows that have never been see

> what is it with the penchant these days to use absolutely minimalistic, flat interfaces It has dragged graphics design costs to lows that have never been seen before. It used to take weeks to design a proper icon set for an application, especially on OS X or iOS, where users were particularly wary of how applications looked. This is a drag, especially on mobile, where most people don't want to pay a real artist too much to build them a good-looking UI. The trend towards flat and simple is a blessing. You can pay a few dimes to someone who can Photoshop, and he won't screw it up too hard. I'm not deriding minimalism. Rendering, in a work of art, only that which is essential, is so hard and so beautiful that only few artists manage to do it. This crap is just cargo cult minimalism. I'm not sure who started it. I used to work in a place where people thought flat, white and grey and no indication on how to use it was the epitome of design, and they worshiped the ghost of Steve Jobs.