Skeuomorphism is not the easiest of ui design concepts to utilize, but people just copy trends without much focus on form or function of their product.

Flat design has its uses, which I can see why it's going to be around for a while.

Google's been incorporating flat design + interaction principles into their prototyping process, check it out: https://material.google.com/

No, I think it's good.

Skeumorphism was being extra for the sake of being extra to show off how much better systems were becoming. As a direct response, flat takes it away and brings it back to its most simple and necessary elements. It's clean and easy, although things do start to get a little samey. Material design brings back a little depth, but I don't think we'll get more complicated design language for awhile. And it's better that way.

Why are your only examples Apple? Lol. Of course their whole design style is uniform.

OP updated with more examples.

I've recently noticed it being used as a way to excuse laziness and a general lack of creativity. Not cute.

Tea.

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trends come and go. things evolve. deal with it or, like, buy the old iphone.

It'll (sadly) eventually die, but that doesn't make skeuomorphism or early 2000's design better. It wasn't useful and was overdone, as many other fellow users have already stated, it was exaggerated for the sake of being like that. As if you were to show off your Photoshop "skills", with lots of unnecessary bevels, gradients, highlights, shadows, and so on.

IMO, Material Design is the prime representation of how flat design should be, as it follows accurate physical behaviors; while Apple adds translucency and gradients everywhere without an apparent justification, and they actually have a semi flat design, many things aren't consistent (just compare Game Center with Wallet)

Everything in design evolves and is changing periodically. The flat design trend will eventually die and we'll move to another one, but in no way I think we will, and we should not, return to skeuomorphism.

This. Flat >

it looks better sorry

delete it flat

Flat design is amazing. Microsoft made it popular with Win8 and iOS and Android design teams took notice.

yeah it's tired

Yes!

no, get taste

It's more minimalistic. And I find that more pleasing to look at.

I like flat but seeing the old design makes me realize I miss it.

I think everyone'll agree that the old Instagram logo needs to come back though.