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  • May 28, 2013 at 4:29 pm #45002
    Anonymous
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    I’m creating a website with a flat ui and i’m a little stuck on which colors to use, also where to get those colors from. I’ve used adobe kuler but i’m looking for other colors to use. Which colors would go well with this type of design, or whats a good way to get flat ui colors?http://reallycoolstuff.net/PROJECTS/Unica/

    May 28, 2013 at 6:11 pm #136758
    Alen
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    http://designmodo.com/flat-design-colors/

    May 28, 2013 at 6:43 pm #136761
    chrisburton
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    The hell? Flat design isn’t a trend.

    May 28, 2013 at 6:53 pm #136762
    Anonymous
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    @AlenAbdula thanks.


    @chrisburton     if it’s not than it soon might be.

    May 28, 2013 at 7:02 pm #136763
    chrisburton
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    @Jarolin This thing people are calling “Flat Design” has been around for as long as I can remember. Only now that Microsoft has released Windows 8 (“Metro UI”) and Windows Phone UI has it evolved into a trend.

    It’s still unfortuante for those in the web community that follow these “trends”.

    May 28, 2013 at 7:31 pm #136766
    Anonymous
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    @chrisburton I think flat design is more about the simplicity and positioning of ui elements than just flat colors themselves. Simple and clean design has only begun to emerge. It’s not only the colors, if anything it’s barely the colors. What all “flat designs” have in common is that they are aligned perfectly in an orderly manner and don’t have more than the necessary content. Microsoft and other companies have just begun to use flat design. Even apple is planning on replacing the IOS interface with a flat design. So it couldn’t have been around for that long.

    May 28, 2013 at 7:43 pm #136769
    chrisburton
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    I’m on my phone right now therefore I can’t really write what all I’d like to say.

    Update:

    > I think flat design is more about the simplicity and positioning of ui elements than just flat colors themselves.

    Positioning has nothing to do with Flat Design. I think you’re confused so I’d strongly recommend to do some research. As far as “flat colors”, you might be thinking of “matte” which is flat. Try searching for that.

    > Simple and clean design has only begun to emerge.

    Yeah, rapidly. But that doesn’t mean no one has been doing this to begin with. Perhaps people are finally realizing that all that junk (graphics, gradients, 3D effects, etc) they were adding to their site really had no benefit.

    > What all “flat designs” have in common is that they are aligned perfectly in an orderly manner

    Huh? Are you thinking of the Windows UI (“Metro UI”) again? It honestly has nothing to do with Flat Design.

    > and don’t have more than the necessary content.

    Not sure what you’re talking about here.

    > Microsoft and other companies have just begun to use flat design. Even apple is planning on replacing the IOS interface with a flat design.

    I’m not following your point. Elaborate?

    > So it couldn’t have been around for that long.

    Hmm. I wasn’t aware that Microsoft and Apple are the sole innovators for trends on digital platforms.

    To conclude, I’ll reiterate with the fact that you have a misconception of what Flat Design is. While you believe it to be the “Metro UI”, it’s just not true. In part of what you stated, you’re right. Flat Design is simplicity.

    May 28, 2013 at 7:44 pm #136770
    CrocoDillon
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    > So it couldn’t have been around for that long.

    I don’t think you can conclude that based on your arguments. Anyway I don’t think Chris is against flat design, just against calling it a trend :)

    May 28, 2013 at 7:46 pm #136771
    JohnMotylJr
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    Bananas!

    Well, back on track to the OP, here is a fun website that has different color palettes: Adobe Kuler.

    May 28, 2013 at 7:50 pm #136773
    CrocoDillon
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    Or http://colorschemedesigner.com/

    May 28, 2013 at 8:03 pm #136774
    chrisburton
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    @JohnMotylJr He already mentioned Kuler in his first post.

    May 28, 2013 at 9:35 pm #136780
    Alen
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    @chrisburton, flat design is definitely not a trend, I agree. I’ve only linked to that article because the OP question was about color not the history of design. Flat design has been around since 1920’s.

    May 28, 2013 at 9:37 pm #136781
    chrisburton
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    @Jarolin @AlenAbdula Updated my post above: https://css-tricks.com/forums/discussion/comment/105020/#Comment_105020

    Update:


    @AlenAbdula

    > Flat design has been around since 1920’s

    Well, I can’t talk about that as I honestly am not familiar with the full history of graphic design. But as far as digital platforms, I would say it’s becoming a trend. Yes, I admit I was initially wrong. But for some of us, we’ve been using this thing called “Flat Design” for a long time. Since Microsoft completely revamped its UI, it started becoming a trend for many big companies and designers. Who would have thought Microsoft would have set a design trend?

    May 28, 2013 at 10:03 pm #136784
    Alen
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    Here’s a historical perspective from effectiveui.com: http://www.effectiveui.com/blog/2013/04/26/an-historical-perspective-of-flat-versus-rich-usability-design/

    May 28, 2013 at 10:12 pm #136786
    chrisburton
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    Flat Design seems to be much much older than the 1920’s.

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