[SoftwareMaven]

And on the "flatly" designed http://layervault.com/ is a safe behind an open, hinged painting. Wouldn't that easily fit within the definition of skeuomorphic that everybody is railing on? After all, it isn't really a safe.

[jcromartie]

It's a picture; a genuine illustration. It's not supposed to be any kind of context for or element of a user interface. It would be another story if users had to interact with it.

[klibertp]

I clicked your link and had to close the tab quickly - spinning background made my head hurt. Granted, it may by my fault, I can't watch 3d movies without nausea for example, but still - spinning background is just really, really bad design imho. As such I am less than comfortable with people responsible for it dictating the "new era in design"...