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Ugh, the flat vs skeuomorphic debate seems like a false dichotomy. I hate flat design. Isn't there a middle ground? If you think this looks great, more power to
by jere 13y ago
Ugh, the flat vs skeuomorphic debate seems like a false dichotomy. I hate flat design. Isn't there a middle ground? If you think this looks great, more power to you, but I'll stay far away: http://uxmag.com/uploads/clum-flat-design/UX-11.png http://uxmag.com/uploads/clum-flat-design/UX-11.png
I like gradients. I like borders. I like physical metaphors. The tabs in Google Chrome look really great because of all three. I understand moving away from heavy skeumorphic design. But I don't get jumping to flat design. Why copy the person with 6% market share?
- Zirro 13y agoWe do not know if they will go for a completely flat design. The last rumour I read about before this one said that they were going for a balance, as in the middle-ground you seek. Not quite as flat as Windows Phone but much more so than current iOS. Let us wait a few more weeks instead of criticizing a design we haven't seen.
- frogpelt 13y agoIn which case, they'll be accused of copying Google.
- mieses 13y agoSpeaking of hate and like, I hate that the popularization of the word "skeumorphism" gives engineers a false sense of confidence and understanding when discussing design. The designers and writers that use this word make their living from the tech industry so they understandably pander to this engineering culture. On the other hand, many designers read HN so they can talk nonsense about engineering topics. It goes both ways.
- jere 13y agoReally? I don't doubt there are plenty of bad desigers on HN (myself included), but skeuomorphism is a useful word that describes a real and easily defined phenomenon.