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Flat Design is really "Swiss Design" or "International Style", which came about mid-twentieth-century. The usability issues are typically around lack of afforda
by gdubs 7y ago
Flat Design is really "Swiss Design" or "International Style", which came about mid-twentieth-century. The usability issues are typically around lack of affordances – e.g., how do I, as a user, know what's tappable if everything is flat. Using color very intentionally is one approach.
Dark mode is an accessibility issue. Yes, flat designs can exacerbate the issue – white space being a primary design pattern – but having a dark mode version of something would still be desirable, even if we went back to skeuomorphic design.
- notadoc 7y agoLet's not forget there were many light, medium, and dark interfaces before the flat design trend took over UI, but since those pre-flat interfaces were almost always built around usability rather than some stark design theory, they were user friendly, worked, looked fine, were obvious, and were almost never harsh on the eyes.
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- majormajor 7y ago> Let's not forget there were many light, medium, and dark interfaces before the flat design trend took over UI, but since those pre-flat interfaces were almost always built around usability rather than some stark design theory, they were user friendly, worked, looked fine, were obvious, and were almost never harsh on the eyes. This might be sarcasm, but if not: Some highlights of counterexamples include... The Office Ribbon Winamp Windows Media Player Kai's Power Tools QuickTime Player 4 Geocities websites Flash websites ... and many more http://hallofshame.gp.co.at/ http://hallofshame.gp.co.at/
- notadoc 7y agoThe polar extremes are good examples? Hardly. Design is much like politics right now, it's hilariously sad when there is no concept of moderation or a middle ground.