i don't think flat design is really a question of style over substance. flat design has been popularized because designers like it, but designers like it becau

i don't think flat design is really a question of style over substance. flat design has been popularized because designers like it, but designers like it because it's easy. a flat element can be re-coloured without having to worry you've gotten the shadows correct on the new color. you can put two buttons beside each other without worrying that one appears to have more depth than the other. we make things flat because we're lazy, not because we think it looks good. a culture of lazy designers has convinced people it looks good, so we can continue being lazy.