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“One thing that really makes the flat design trend work is that it is new and fun.” Not ‘a good idea’ or ‘usable’ or ‘accessible’, just different. EDIT: Just
by zacharyvoase 13y ago
“One thing that really makes the flat design trend work is that it is new and fun.”
Not ‘a good idea’ or ‘usable’ or ‘accessible’, just different.
EDIT: Just to take the snarky edge off, I want to mention that whilst this might have been quite a good blog post if you've already decided to use Flat Design™, I'd have appreciated a discussion of the merits. But of course not all blog posts about anything are required to go into such a discussion.
- monkeyfacebag 13y agoI don't necessarily disagree, but (unfortunately?) there is a well-known result that aesthetics affect perceived usability [1]. Clearly, making your site look better does nothing for the underlying usability, but the perception of usability is arguably just as important. I believe Apple has demonstrated this with each iteration of OS X: aesthetic concerns always seem to trump usability concerns (example include the Dock and the behavior of green window button) but the OS is more popular than ever. Of course, you're still left with the question of whether choosing a flat design improves or detracts from the aesthetics of site. Here we're venturing into the realm of the subjective, but I'd venture to say that, given the current trends, it hardly seems like the worst thing you could do. [1] http://www.sigchi.org/chi97/proceedings/paper/nt.htm http://www.sigchi.org/chi97/proceedings/paper/nt.htm
- Silhouette 13y agothere is a well-known result that aesthetics affect perceived usability Other things being equal, that is true, but in the case of flat design other things are usually far from equal. The loss of affordance with flat design can be crippling.