iOS 7 arrived in 2013, marking the first major iOS redesign. Skeuomorphism gave way to a simpler interface with solid ...

Skeuomorphism is used when a designer carries ... Some textures were replaced with white while others with subtle punchy gradients. Buttons had backgrounds removed and given thin outlines.

Apple panicked, fired the king of skeuomorphism Scott Forstall ... Apple solved it a few years ago with (drop-)shadows. Just add a subtle (grey) glow around the edges, and it’s already much ...

Apple’s skeuomorphism has, over the last few years ... Outside the rank of designers, few ordinary users are likely to give the subtle stylistic influences of their screens much thought.

It was skeuomorphism, the idea of digitally representing ... It wasn't always very clear, and over time both developers and Apple made subtle changes to make it more obvious.

Those of us who are not language experts will need a definition for the decorous new word in the title: A skeuomorphism is a design principle in which an object is made to resemble an older ...

The goal? To “turn skeuomorphism on its head,” according to participant Doug Hindson. What they’ve created here is a cognitive dissonance by mirroring iOS through its real-world cues.

But as we approach the next iteration of iOS, I think it’s time for skeuomorphism to return. From the moment the iPhone was unveiled in 2007, many were enamored with how similar iPhoneOS looked ...

The scrappy startup began sharing snippets of the mobile version on TikTok last week with the most surprising teaser: It's bringing skeuomorphism — the design language where digital interfaces ...