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If I saw the unchecked checkbox without a nearby checked one for comparison, I don't think I would know what it is. The solid fill strays a little too much from the paradigm. Other than that, beautiful design.
Agreed. Perhaps replace the unchecked box with the current disabled checked, then use a darker center to signify "disabled".
I love the work that was put into this and there are some elements that I think are done extremely well and stand on their own...but after seeing a page where everything is flat, I've totally joined the non-flat side of the debate, due to the confusion/ambiguity of the interface...the buttons were especially jarring for me.
Jarring? Really? Anyways. I think what you're missing is that the flat design principles relying on crafty use of shading and visual hierarchy to structure elements. What I do like about the flat style is that it removes all the visual noise. Were you looking for some faux-leather stitching or something? Maybe a nice, literal notepad theme?
Some of the other elements were easier to interpret, such as the movie UI, because icons in the conventional-nav-control are obviously buttons of some type.
I love the work that was put into this and there are some elements that I think are done extremely well and stand on their own...but after seeing a page where everything is flat, I've totally joined the non-flat side of the debate, due to the confusion/ambiguity of the interface...the buttons were especially jarring for me.
I love the work that was put into this and there are some elements that I think are done extremely well and stand on their own...but after seeing a page where everything is flat, I've totally joined the non-flat side of the debate, due to the confusion/ambiguity of the interface...the buttons were especially jarring for me.
Jarring? Really? Anyways. I think what you're missing is that the flat design principles relying on crafty use of shading and visual hierarchy to structure elements. What I do like about the flat style is that it removes all the visual noise. Were you looking for some faux-leather stitching or something? Maybe a nice, literal notepad theme?
Look around the web, and it is apparent that "flat ui" is already the standard. Indeed, I find it difficult to find many popular sites that makes heavy use of drop shadows and gradients to simulate light. Why is this single aesthetic now being heralded as the way forward while computing has been predominantly "flat" for most of its history?
I think people tend to forget that exercises in style ( such as this ) don't necessarily equate to design. The choices made in any given design must consider content and audience. Anything else becomes decoration, not design.
I'm confused as to why people seem to think that only designs featuring large blocks of color and strong accents qualify as "flat UI". What is this 'style' a reaction to? Gradients? Drop shadows? What for? Does anyone really think that employing this aesthetic will free them from some perceived constraints imposed by current fashion? Does anyone think that the elimination of drop shadows will free the user to think a…
This is data dump, much like how there are data dumps of CSS styles, gradient buttons, and WordPress themes all over the internets. People use it if they want to, or not.
I'm confused as to why people seem to think that only designs featuring large blocks of color and strong accents qualify as "flat UI". What is this 'style' a reaction to? Gradients? Drop shadows? What for? Does anyone really think that employing this aesthetic will free them from some perceived constraints imposed by current fashion? Does anyone think that the elimination of drop shadows will free the user to think a…
I think you might be over-thinking things. Personally, I like it because I think it looks nice.
Like all design trends it will eventually go out of fashion, be rediscovered and then go out of fashion again, and so the cycle continues.
> Look around the web, and it is apparent that "flat ui" is already the standard.
The web has certainly been moving in this direction for a couple of years. Go back 4-5 years though and you'd see plenty of drop shadows, gradients, wood grain backgrounds etc.
While very pretty, these controls make me feel like an old person who is learning how to use a computer for the first time. I have no idea how anything will respond if I click on it. It's a bit unnerving, but helps me empathize with first-time computer users.
I agree with the usability; in terms of aesthetics, it also simply feels heavy-handed. I don't know where to look, or where to click, because there's simply no nuance -- it's all big boring blocks of colors. It's the opposite of delightful.