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It's common for that light source to be above and slightly to the left Is this still the case? Windows used to have an almost 45° lighting angle, but more rece
by jansan 5y ago
It's common for that light source to be above and slightly to the left
Is this still the case? Windows used to have an almost 45° lighting angle, but more recently (MacOS, Material Design) the more common case is the light source shining from the top.
- user-the-name 5y agoYes, largely, the top-left light position is quite outdated, and modern designs are a lot more likely to have the light directly above. Top-left was used in the past because the only lighting hints was the edge colours, and this looks weird with a light that is directly above, so typically a 45-degree light was assumed. In modern design, there is very little edge colouring used, and instead the light determines only shadow positioning. And shadows look perfectly fine with a light positioned directly above. This placement feels a bit more natural, as it doesn't introduce an arbitrary sideways bias.
- systoll 5y agoYou do see top-left lighting in 'neomorphic' designs nowadays. The use of bevels has similar attributes to the edge-highlights of win 95, where putting the light from the top can make the left/right edges indistinct.
- user-the-name 5y agoDoes anyone other than design showcase websites use "neumorphic" designs? I have not seen any serious app use it, and it is ugly as hell.