Aside from snarking at UX/UI designers and what is perceived as artistic pretension, there are some interesting thoughts and direction for this new style. Assu

Aside from snarking at UX/UI designers and what is perceived as artistic pretension, there are some interesting thoughts and direction for this new style. Assuming that AR is something that is coming to our UIs, head up displays in vehicles, AR via cameras in our phones, potentially moving to eye level, this new design language, with the concept of icons and affordances using lighting, might be an interesting approach. When you're overlaying reality with digital additions, having them lit appropriately, taking into account the ambient lighting (not just the levels, but the directions) and using that to place the elements makes them much easier to understand.