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by lurker14 4794 days ago
> I've been very hard on Flat UI in the past (and still dislike extreme Flat UI) but I've decided to embrace it after--

--after Apple declared it to be in style.

No, that's not what you meant, but it rings so true in the tech buzzosphere.
1 comments
ChrisNorstrom 4794 days ago
Poor guy, I don't think they should have downvoted you. Have an upvote. Btw, I can't stand Apple. Not my style, not my thing. Tried to convert several times and went straight back to Windows. I hate the whole authoritative cult like brand.

My decision is based on the new flat UI I've seen already working on Google's Gmail and YouTube properties as well as Microsoft's. They're not perfect but they're definitely heading in a better direction with flat ui. If I recall, Microsoft sort of started it with the Windows Metro look, then Google really sealed the deal by converting gmail and youtube into flat ui sites.

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m_mueller 4794 days ago
It's interesting that you consider YouTube a positive example. During their flat transition they seem to have thrown out many features that I consider important for the platform. As an example, I lately can't figure out anymore how to jump from a video to 'more from this user'. They splat their semi useful recommendation everywhere instead.
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atechnerd 4794 days ago
The flat look in gmail does seem to take out a lot of the visual noise.

Here's metro influence gone awry: http://www.pepsi.com/en-us/d

It's pretty close to a flat look, but I still notice some subtle gradients going on. But talk about tile explosion!

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