To me, it's not newer vs. older. Things like flat design and skeuomorphism can work just fine if they follow the principles of human interface design. The probl

To me, it's not newer vs. older. Things like flat design and skeuomorphism can work just fine if they follow the principles of human interface design. The problem I see is that we seem to be drifting away from those principles in a lot of ways. Major OSes seem to be worse at having consistent interfaces. Trying to make desktop interfaces work like the constrained screens of phones and tablet by hiding scrollbars, etc. is a step back. Useful animations are a step forward, but useless and slow animations are a step back. However, web interfaces have gotten better since the death of Flash. They're not perfect, or maybe even good, but they're much better than previously. So it's a mixed bag. I prefer modern web design to that of the past, but prefer older OS design to the present mostly.