I was a huge advocate of flat design ever since Microsoft's introduction of it in their Zune music players and Windows Phone 7 operating system. It just looks so clean and modern. Android and iOS quickly followed suit in the years that followed, so did every website, design agency and medium available to man.

And now it's just overkill. It's everywhere! It's looking samey. It's even bleeding to our favorite popstar's music videos (Meghan Trainor's "All About the Bass" and "Lips are Movin'", Ariana Grande's "Problem", Zara Larsson's "Lush Life" are prime examples of this), simplistic album art and concepts.

Looking at the skeuomorphism present in early iOS versions, I can't help but wonder if this design language would ever be back. I miss it so much. It has character/soul, if that makes sense.

Nah, it's better, compact, easier on the eyes, straight to the point. It's amazing.

no, it's better for everything. I hate things designed to hurt my eyes.

I think it'll obviously be back, but yeah it is getting a bit extreme these days isn't it?

No, flat is here to stay.

ugh no, keep it flat

No, flat >>>

Nah, it's cute.

i still love it

however, apple doesn't do it that well imo

Flat design can be very hit or miss imo

No, it's better than the old design

Yes, look at the new Instagram app look. Girl, it looks like ****, and the previous one was perfect and iconic.

iOS 9 is actually Apple's most "skeuomorphic" operating system since iOS 6, and has re-added a lot of the faux-depth found in early iOS designs while still remaining more clear and concise. I think Apple would agree with your sentiments, but not to the extent that they would ever bring such an unnecessary level of over-design back to an interface.

The real criminals are Google and Microsoft. Google's version of flat design aka Material Design looks to be inspired by children's play toys and every single color of the rainbow, while Microsoft's flat design is becoming less experimental and more corporate (Windows 10 continues to evolve by removing the innovations found in the first build and in 9).

no it looks so much better. minimalism>>>>

I love it. I like the fact that it's getting bigger and bigger. Even though is a hit or miss. Instagram and MasterCard logos are

They try to extend it into their physical products by minimizing them and simplifying the actual devices as well

Reductive.

The only place where it's getting annoying is that every artists logo looks the same now.