I think it's worth noting that "flat design" isn't just design that's flat, or a trend toward simplification, it's a very specific design aesthetic featuring a

I think it's worth noting that "flat design" isn't just design that's flat, or a trend toward simplification, it's a very specific design aesthetic featuring a certain palette of muted primary and secondary colors, use of color rather than depth or texture to differentiate functions, wide, open sans-serif typefaces, large areas of color with a lot of "white space" around the text, chunky icons, and a set of design patterns that work well with that style. In fact, graphic design has been more or less flat for its entire existence up until the Xerox Star. I'm happy to see this article calling it out for what it is: a crutch. Good design is still 90% typography and flat vs. skeuomorphic is a pointless argument of taste perpetuated by people who don't know their design history.