Skeuomorphism is the easy way out

“Copying design choices (use of materials, shapes, manufacturing limitations) purely as aesthetic is toxic, and it’s not design. It misunderstands the very nature of what product design is supposed to accomplish and ignores the true nature of what the product is and what it does.” Concise but spot-on criticism of skeuomorphism by Wells Riley. Couldn’t agree with this more.

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