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Comment by wffurr

19 days ago

>> For the past decade, UX designers have fetishized flat, monochrome, low-contrast designs with zero visual cues or opportunities for feature discovery

Yeah but why? Is it just a design trend? Is it just fashion? Or is there some underlying reason why it went this way?

I think it's just the "modern" and "fresh" aesthetic like skeuomorphism or bubbles/metal were at the time. Just with mobile-first in mind