Flat Design
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- qTime0
But how do I know its a button if it doesn't have a gradient and look like its made of glass? I don't know if I can click it.
Said my client.
- It'll be in turquoise or red
lolanimatedgif - ha!fadein11
- Heh. I've encountered this. A tiny bit of shadowing went a long way. I'll eventually test into the flat one to see if users act any different towards it.A02
- It'll be in turquoise or red
- CygnusZero40
Dunno, pretty sure Ive been seeing tons of flat designs for the last 15 years.
- OSFA0
I like. Better than all that annoying 3d glossy 2.0 bullshit.
- Maaku0
Good thing this trend is becoming more popular, was about time... those fucking Ironman-suit-look-a-like effects on every UI element are not cool anymore, iOs designers....
- spendogg0
agreed OSFA. I have been rocking flat shit since day one and always try to get it through - I am happy that clients and such will stop demanding gradients and 2.0 crap and that when we do 3D stuff it will be more thoughtful.
- OSFA0
I rather spend 20 minutes trying to figure out a nice layout and position than 30 minutes building or editing a 5-layer, glossy button.
- zarkonite0
As much as I dislike gradients for the sake of gradients, approaching any design problem with pre-conceived ideas is really failing as a designer.
All flat is no better than all gradients, approaching design this way is missing the point that it has to communicate.
- inteliboy0
I like it. Though for an OS, you need some texture and depth imo.
- Miguex0
- does it stay?pango
- http://www.lymphedem…Miguex
- Swiss. Always. Period.OSFA
- that's what I've been sayin' bromonospaced
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- ukit20
Every trend is cyclical. It doesn't necessarily make any sense or have any value, beyond the perception of newness.
- that's fucking interesting, man...
http://images.wikia.…Miguex - You know it!ukit2
- that's fucking interesting, man...
- Miguex0
- Made in Switzerland®utopian
- The Europeans like my work. The Americans call it Swiss design.flashbender
- ukit20
Just a few year ago Microsoft was trying to market the bevelled glossy look as the future of UI...now they are declaring flat design as "the future." Give it a few years and it will be something else.
- http://images.wikia.…Miguex
- That's just,like, your opinion, mancannonball1978
- um... ya.... Microsoft is never the trend setter.pango
- hahaha @pangoMiguex
- why's that funny? .... am i missing something again? -_-pango
- I'm laughing at reality, you are rightMiguex
- janne0
i read Fiat
- Chimp0
For me the name 'flat design' is a bit of a red herring. If you look at Site Inspire from 4 years ago it was all pretty 'flat'.
http://www.siteinspire.com/websi…
I would say that there is a trend towards childlike coloured illustrations.
- benfal990
LOL at people saying that this is just a trend and that it will be something else in a couple of months... .... I mean, welcome to ... like.. everything on planet Earth! Thats the definition of a trend.
- You're just saying that.mikotondria3
- There are many different sorts of trends, trends can be localised to certain areas, cultures or global trends and everything in between. A trend can last a short time, or a very long time.d0mino
- they can last for short periods of time, or long periods of time. I think you are getting trends and fads confused.d0mino
- welcome to ... like.. the definition of a trend.d0mino
- Yes some trends might be evolving towards something while others might just be a fad like color of the yearukit2
- qbn is certainly not a trend.inteliboy
- pig0
- This got praise, but there's hardly anything to guide your eye. It gets VERY text heavy, requiring you to read everythingpig
- Wow they really cover everything
https://www.gov.uk/b…ukit2 - looks like a temporary page from a domain name host ...benfal99
- thats what i was thinking, a ad link landing page... whatever you call themuuuuuu
- where that pic of the girl on every page like those? pink shirt with a backpack, blonde hair if i remember well...benfal99
- @benfal99
http://www.urlesque.…ukit2 - http://www.parkerito…ukit2
- haha thanksbenfal99