Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 5th Sep 2012 21:10 UTC
"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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Every now and then you can get a good laugh from some skeumorphism examples. Case and point, the slide-to-unlock UI of this smartphone... REALLY???
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/09/04/the-pantech-flex-4g-for-att...
Edited 2012-09-05 21:42 UTC