It's incredibly annoying to see some people discount any design if it is anything more than flat and solid colors. Everyone of all design understanding levels

It's incredibly annoying to see some people discount any design if it is anything more than flat and solid colors. Everyone of all design understanding levels understands a sense of craft. Subtle gradients, shadows, textures, and effects go a long way to creating a 2d digital object of worth. Nothing in the real world is a solid color--it has light, texture, and materiality. Stripping a visual of all of these characteristics creates an uneasy steril-ness that can feel flat and or cheap.