Skeuomorphic Design: Lessons from Apple's Golden Era

Skeuomorphic Design: Lessons from Apple's Golden Era

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Skeuomorphic Design: Lessons from Apple's Golden Era
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Back to Depth: Why retrofuturism is so refreshing after a rendezvous in postmodern hell
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Back to Depth: Why retrofuturism is so refreshing after a rendezvous in postmodern hell

How nostalgia can sometimes fill in the gaps of meaning where flat design fails to please

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Michael Darius
Nov 11, 2023
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In the sleek, silent hallways of modern design, a whisper has become a conversation, a conversation a clamor, for something once lost to the pages of history. This clamor is for depth, texture, and soul—a yearning for a time when design was not just seen but felt. Retrofuturism, a resurgence of aesthetic principles from a bygone era, promises to rekindle this lost connection.

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