[jandrese]

The design fad of ultra-minimalism has set UI development back years. Non-visible controls, exceedingly vague iconography, elimination of the distinction between control and content, and more are all symptoms of developers chasing the trend without thinking about how people actually use their products. Plus back in the day people just put more effort into designing icons. Can you imagine Susan Kare putting a hamburger menu button on something? It's laughable. A complete iconography fail and yet you see it absolutely everywhere these days.