There's definitely something alluring about "outdated" interfaces. When a product manager asks me to make something look more "modern" these days that usually

There's definitely something alluring about "outdated" interfaces. When a product manager asks me to make something look more "modern" these days that usually ends up being code for flattening the UI by eliminating signifiers/affordances like button borders, link indicators, scroll bars, etc. I thought skeuomorphism was garish, but at least it provided the occasional helpful metaphor.