Will flat UI go the way of web 2.0?

[nixnerd]

I personally really like flat UI.

I HATED when Apple especially felt everything needed to resemble its analog counterpart. How lame that a notepad on a phone looks just like a notepad in real life. What’s the point?

Anyway, I love flat UI but do you think it’s going to die just like diagonal lines and glass buttons?

[chrisburton]

‘Flat’ UI is not really new. It’s been around for quite some time way before people started calling it a trend. Think of it like fashion. Things come and go and back again.

[chrisburton]

Eh. I don’t think that’s how it really is. The hype was more about the drastic change from skeuomorphism (which Jobs loved) to a flat UI. Not that Apple started the trend. Also, Apple received a lot of dissatisfaction amongst the design community for going with the flat UI trend instead of being more innovative in which they are known for.

[chrisburton]

One big improvement would have been not using Helvetica for the UI and being consistent with the icons, which I find to be completely dreadful (minus the photos icon).

Haha. I do remember. I don’t think anyone would disagree with you there (except Jobs).

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