Comment by quacked
7 days ago
Really? Every Figma mockup I've ever seen appears to be imitating that exact style. I don't think I've ever seen something different from any Figma product, even in their own advertisements. I thought it was a classic case of the tool/process constraining the design outputs, like those 5-over-1 designs that every new apartment building looks like.
Designers were doing minimalism before they were using Figma. Figma is just a tool that spawned in the middle of the minimalism cargo-cult era.
FWIW, minimalism was a super-convenient solution that helped developers avoid responsive skeuomorphism. The issue at hand is simply due to designers who poorly execute minimalism, either through ignorance or fanaticism. It's kinda like people who still, enthusiastically, stand in line for new iPhones.
Microsoft flat style too.