Claymorphism: Will it stick around? • Hacker News Board

Re: Claymorphism: Will it stick around?

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Post by redisman » Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 2:10 PM UTC

captainmuon wrote: post #14

Neumorphism is just a style, not a complete design philosophy like skeumorphism, or the rejection of skeumorphism. It wouldn't even be compared to the two if its inventor didn't give it a clever name. It does look nice though, when not overdone. But Claymorphism? Sorry but it looks like the kind of buttons I made with the emboss effect in Paint Shop Pro in the 90s :-D. But it does give me nostalgia. I think there is…

Hah exactly! This looks like my Quake clans site I made with notepad and Paint Shop Pro but with a better color palette and typography.

Re: Claymorphism: Will it stick around?

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Post by acomms » Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 2:17 PM UTC

fuzzy2 wrote: post #10

Thanks, 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…

Out of curiosity: What is the frozen food delivery company?

Re: Claymorphism: Will it stick around?

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Post by Snoozus » Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 2:30 PM UTC

Can we please have Claymoremorphism?

Re: Claymorphism: Will it stick around?

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Post by roywiggins » Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 2:52 PM UTC

So my takeaway is that after nearly two decades slumbering, the ol' bevel and emboss filter is finally back. Let's bring back shiny buttons next!

https://tdarb.org/blog/aqua-ui-buttons.html

Re: Claymorphism: Will it stick around?

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Post by SjorsVG » Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 2:52 PM UTC

I don't care for claymorphism at all. It does not look professional or interesting to me. It reminds me of The Sims.

Re: Claymorphism: Will it stick around?

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Post by kaetemi » Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 2:53 PM UTC

"Flat design [...] favors user experience."

Hahahahahaha. No.

Re: Claymorphism: Will it stick around?

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Post by stuart78 » Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 2:54 PM UTC

Eesh, we've found a way to recreate default Powerpoint styles on web. Or is it The Sims 2?

A small but important detail that is always off to me in these views is the use of white and black to create shadow and highlight. Real color os much subtler than this and simply dropping pure white or black on top of the base color rarely creates a realistic or attractive mix. The yellow box example in the article is the best example of black shadowing at its worst. A more realistic (and attractive) shadow effect could be achieved by understanding how the material would actually reflect light differently - there would be richer, deeper oranges, not just "grey orange".

Re: Claymorphism: Will it stick around?

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Post by kaetemi » Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 3:00 PM UTC

SjorsVG wrote: post #85

I don't care for claymorphism at all. It does not look professional or interesting to me. It reminds me of The Sims.

Yep. Someone must have discovered the bevel and emboss function in Photoshop again.

Re: Claymorphism: Will it stick around?

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Post by kaetemi » Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 3:01 PM UTC

klodolph wrote: post #53

wodenokoto wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess you didn’t like windows XP either!

The Windows XP Luna theme is one of the ugliest themes I've ever laid eyes on.

Scrap the task bar and window frames, and it's actually pretty nice.

Re: Claymorphism: Will it stick around?

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Post by Nickersf » Thu, Mar 31, 2022, 3:01 PM UTC

For anyone who has been involved with web UI design and development since the 1990's this is a throwback.