Fall of the #Designer Part IV: Credible Threats: about the impact of #flat_design and #grid_frameworks on design
►http://www.elischiff.com/blog/2015/4/28/fall-of-the-designer-part-iv-credible-threats
Fall of the #Designer Part IV: Credible Threats: about the impact of #flat_design and #grid_frameworks on design
►http://www.elischiff.com/blog/2015/4/28/fall-of-the-designer-part-iv-credible-threats
Flat is the New Black | Iconfactory Design Services
▻http://design.iconfactory.com/flat-is-the-new-black
If you assume that Apple’s flat style makes it easier and faster to create a great app icon, think different. Those tiny illustrations have a tall order to fill. At a basic level app icons are a tool for getting us to pay attention but we also want them to be beautiful images that make us say, “Wow, I want that.” Just because flat looks simple doesn’t mean it is. It’s not about the style. Fundamentally it’s about problem solving; crafting a small, unique image that creates connection with an app at a glance and makes us engage on a visceral level.
#iOS_7 And The Transition To Flat | Meng To - UI/UX Designer
▻http://blog.mengto.com/ios-7-transition-flat
#Flat_design relies strongly on typography and colors, and very little on gradients, shadows or textures to set itself apart. To understand why, one must zoom out a little and think how Google and Yahoo, or even Microsoft came up with such direction. Yes, it was because of Apple. The iPhone’s UI and good typography such as Helvetica Neue Light are practices professed by Apple since the dawn of the modern mobile design. So, instead of thinking how Apple is copying, you must instead look back at the history of influences. Everyone influence each other to collectively create what is truly modern for the new generation of users who are well-educated about technology and in turn unfamiliar with dated visual references such as a reel-to-reel tape, leather calendar or poker table.