so, i was messing around with audacium today. i was in the settings and i saw a skin called "pro tools". i wondered it was and selected it. i was not dissappointed. skeuomorphism everywhere, oh my god. it was absolutely gorgeous.
it reminded me about how much i love skeuomorphism over flat design. it honestly just feels alive and way less corporate. when i first used computers, i was like "oh what do these 3 lines do?" "what is this random rectangle at the bottom of the screen?" "why is this so boring?". i had more questions than answers. that's another benefit of skeuomorphic design. it doesn't just look nicer, it helps old & young people learn technology faster because the design largely resembles objects in the real world (imo). it also takes more effort to do, while you can easily create a flat design video sharing site mock-up in less than an hour (wink wink). skeuomorphism just takes more time to learn and perfect. sure you can easily slap transparency, blur effects, horribly overglossed icons and call it a day but it'll be just as soulless as flat design. it doesn't really capture the vibe of skeuomorphism yknow?