I'd actually be willing to bet that we will go back to a more 3D look before the decade is over. Not my big toe, though. I need that. Maybe, a bottle of beer, o

I'd actually be willing to bet that we will go back to a more 3D look before the decade is over. Not my big toe, though. I need that. Maybe, a bottle of beer, or something? I'd argue that the flat 2D look is cool these days because it is different from the skeuomorphic 3D look we had before. It will look old and faded in a few years, and in the search for a fresh look, we'll rediscover a more tactile 3D look. Anyway, I actually like the flat 2D style as well. It might be that many current programs are not doing it well merely because they haven't had much experience with it. This will sort itself out in a few years. Much like the super-skeuomorphic apps from a few years ago that included things like stitching and torn-off paper in calendar apps and notepad apps, respectively.