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Keepin It Country Farms. Webcreationtips - Modern Web Design Styles. Written by Abe Ekbatani Modern Web Design Styles: A Comprehensive Analysis & Showcase Part Nine: Showcase-8 22) Skeuomorphism ‘Skeuomorphic’ web style has been around for a while.

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While skeuomorphic physical creation is somehow fading away, in recent years we have witnessed a huge usage of skeuomorphs in IT, especially in GUI area. Skeuomorphism is not limited to apps only; it has has been utilized in web design as well. Furthermore, we know historically that when a certain web design style becomes very popular, it becomes increasingly overused and misused.

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‘Illustrated’ web design style has been a popular trend recently. Legwork Studio Ala Bully Luhse Tea. Magento Themes Using Skeuomorphic Elements. A few days ago we’ve advised you to see an infographics about skeuomorphism.

Magento Themes Using Skeuomorphic Elements

If you haven’t done it yet, you can still do it and this way you will learn what skeuomorphism is and why it has been a popular web design trend for some time now. In brief, skeuomorphism is imitating already existing items (or some of their features) when building new items. For example, an interface of any eBook reader reminds a real book. But skeuomorphism is not limited to the real life and skeuomorphic elements can be often noticed in web design making web pages more familiar to users. If you’d like to follow the skeuomorphic trend when building your online store, then you will definitely like the Magento themes featured below.

Premium Magento Themes. Merging Realities: Skeuomorphic Design Infographic. Auditory skeuomorph This type of skeuomorphism can be easily illustrated with audio effect that imitates that sound of the camera shutter while you are taking pictures with your cell phone.

Merging Realities: Skeuomorphic Design Infographic

You know that there is no mechanical shutter in your device but it does exactly the same sound like its real life analogue. Visual skeuomorph Visual skeuomorphism refers to using various textures (wooden, metallic, paper etc.) which will emulate design of things from the real world. Skeuomorph design stands between minimalistic and functionally-oriented designs. Spoke patterns Various spoke patterns in automobile hubcaps and wheels resembling earlier wheel construction (wooden spokes or wire spokes). Leather grain Artificial leather grain on items that traditionally used leather but now use plastics, such as car dashboards and books. Nonfunctional pockets Nonfunctional pockets in clothing. Cork textures Cigarettes with the paper around their filter printed to look like cork. Flame-shaped light bulbs Familiarity. 20 Awesome Examples of Skeuomorphism in Web Design. If you’ve been following downgraf.com for a while, then you’ve probably read a recent article called Examples of Realism in Icon Design .

The article was mainly about realistic and skeuomorphic icons and today we’d like to show you some awesome examples of websites designed in the skeuomorphic style. Web designers tend to contrast skeuomorphism with flat design and of course there is no an answer which trend is better. If you prefer clean and lightweight designs, then more than likely you will choose flat design, and if you want to make your web page look familiar to users and even those who visit it for the first time, then skeuomorphism is what you need.

The point skeuomorphic elements are those imitating real objects or some of their features to make an interface more intuitive and easy to use. For instance, some websites like massimoleone.com look like real books, by this we mean that users can turn over the pages of these websites. Infographic: Flat design vs. skeuomorphism. It’s easy to get wrapped up in a trend and choose the option you think is most popular.

Infographic: Flat design vs. skeuomorphism

But do you really know the drawbacks as well as the benefits of flat design? How about skeuomorphism? We’ve put together this fun infographic to help you work out the best option for your project. Embed: <p><strong>Please include attribution to webdesignerdepot.com with this graphic. Which option do you choose? WDD staff are proud to be able to bring you this daily blog about web design and development.

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