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Claymorphism: Will it stick around?
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Re: Claymorphism: Will it stick around?
#22Is this really a trend? I'm getting very strong neumorphism vibes from it: A contrived trend that never really worked, looked outdated from the start, and never got main stream. The real vs Dribbble ratio of the examples in this post points in the same direction. I do think the 3d graphics are a trend, which fair enough have often a sort of clayish aesthetic, but I am very skeptical that will become a popular all enc…
Yeah, I can't think of a single real app or website I've seen that uses this style. It seems instead like a single designer doing some self-promotion by inventing these new "trends". And this one seems to be inspired by cheap DVD menu screens from the 2000s.
Re: Claymorphism: Will it stick around?
#23Until the next era of "super serious and not enough contrast" shows up. and so on
The author seems young (eg referring to early iphones as "early days")... so young they don't realise that this is all cyclic fashion.
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#24"Flat design and its more popular successor, Material design, have been dominating the web UI for quite some time, featuring a minimalistic aesthetic that eliminates visual clutter and favors user experience." Yeah. Unfortunately not everyone is masochistic enough to enjoy the Flat or Material design.
“favors user experience” is such complete and utter BS, I cannot trust who writes stuff like that.
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#25We need a total and complete shutdown of web designers until we can figure out what is going on.
It is quite straightforward, everything was going fine and then somebody invented the GUI.
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#26Ctrl F "testing", "usability" "a/b" etc shows nothing. Why isn't there a discussion about what's best for users?
To be fair, most designers who engage in these things draw a blank when you Ctrl F "experimental design", "effect size" and "statistical significance", without which any pretenses toward science is just that. Pretenses.
Re: Claymorphism: Will it stick around?
#27Is this really a trend? I'm getting very strong neumorphism vibes from it: A contrived trend that never really worked, looked outdated from the start, and never got main stream. The real vs Dribbble ratio of the examples in this post points in the same direction. I do think the 3d graphics are a trend, which fair enough have often a sort of clayish aesthetic, but I am very skeptical that will become a popular all enc…
I thought it was over already. It's funny cause it was a fad in early 2000s when photoshop added procedural filters (shadows, inset, etc) so people used near the same ideas.
Done well enough, clay can make for some nice children like UIs but it seems limited.
Re: Claymorphism: Will it stick around?
#28Good showcase of how far web (specifically CSS) has come. Back in the day we had to use images to achieve this kind of effect on websites. Otherwise it probably won't stick too long.
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#29Cal me old fashioned but this is the default bevel and emboss effect from photoshop 6.0
Re: Claymorphism: Will it stick around?
#30Thanks, I hate it. But about the burger example: Would I buy a burger from the shop with the… extreme site? You bet. Would I buy a burger from the shop with the “modern” site? Less likely! If I had to guess why that is, then maybe it’s about the effort that went into designing the page. The first site may have shit UX, but it at least they went all out with the design. The second site may have better UX, but its desi…
This is a fairly common reaction, very similar to the debate surrounding Elden Ring's "outdated UI" to the uninspired, bland, extremely generic UI coming from "best practices". What is interesting is all the angry critics saying to people "you are not supposed to like that, it is bad and you should follow my theory".