Interesting read.
I think that behind the "skeuomorphism vs. flat design" discussion there is
a different prioritization of valid design principles.
- Flat design focuses on: not replicating mechanical artifacts (e.g., no
need to limit calendar apps to the one page per month limit that exists on
paper), and removing excise (no leather stripes).
- Skeumorphic focuses on: making things obvious (i.e., something
clickable should look clickable), and respecting conventions (especially
those that users bring from how things work in the real world).
I think that Google is getting a good balance in the above principles in
their latest designs for Android, Google Now and some other products. There
is an interesting article about how Google organised its "design
revolution":
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/24/3904134/google-redesign-how-larry-page-en…
Pau
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 11:59 PM, Brandon Harris <bharris(a)wikimedia.org>wrote;wrote:
Personally, I find most modern design trends to be boring as hell.
I wish we'd shake things up and innovate more.
Anyways. Here's this:
http://sachagreif.com/flat-pixels/
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