The whole concept of "digital modernism" is a fluke since modernism emerged from seeking functionality, not aesthetics, while the former is trying to emulate mo

The whole concept of "digital modernism" is a fluke since modernism emerged from seeking functionality, not aesthetics, while the former is trying to emulate modernism on GUIs. Print design can appear "modern" and "Swiss" since its function is to be read. GUIs are different, and require new thinking to design and style correctly. Just removing the "style" portion and calling it modern is like adding fins onto the back of a car to make it more "space-age". Apple already debunked this movement, since the general user obviously prefers the higher-fidelity GUI -- even if the trend is now growing out of proportion. For a designer with a trained eye, of course s/he needs less visual cues to figure out the GUI, so anything remotely physical looks overdone. I would react the same way when approaching from a modern graphic design standpoint: Hey, that's not how things should look if I apply the grand unified theory of modern design that I learned in design school. I'd say no one is closer to getting "digital modernism" correct than Android, but essentially redefining what it means for a GUI to even be modern. This idea from the article to knockoff the Swiss movement is sadly, a joke. I've used Prismatic beta, and the UI didn't wow me, at all (from either designer or layman standpoint).