25 Best Examples of Flat UI Design Websites

Flat Design is a new trend labeled by the community as an interface striking similar to Windows 8 and Microsoft’s Metro UI because it leaves behind drop shadows, subtle textures and gradients in favour of solid colours, clean layouts and sharp typography. This post showcases 25 great website designs that all exhibit popular traits of the flat design trend. Layervault Lorenzo Verzini Spelltower Invoisse Built By Buffalo Foundation Framework Futureal Bundle Oak.is Hundreds 2012 Year on Twitter Combadi Lowdi Into the Arctic Designed to Move Concrete Matter Data Driven London Build 2012 Squidee Simone Marcarino Prophets OnSite Interactive Advent Calendar Future Insights Live 2013 Fhoke Etch

Lowdi - Bluetooth speaker Design Process is a Myth — Design/UX Typically, when a product design falls flat, people want to insert a design process to fix the bad design. However, much like the Ancient Psychic Tandem War Elephant, a one-size-fits-all design process does not exist. Don’t force a process on a design team that everyone must follow. Every designer has their own unique way of solving design problems. Bad product design is fixed by hiring good designers not by adopting a better design process. I create products and ideas by instinct, derived from my own aesthetic tastes and personal beliefs of how a product should look and feel after I have studied the problem. Start with an Idea You gotta start with an idea of some problem you want to solve. Of course, the most inspired ideas come from the magical space in time between falling asleep and sleeping (if only I could remember them!). Give the Idea an Inspiration Shower The seed needs to be soaked in an inspiration shower (patent pending). Think Till You Can’t Sketch Everything Share With Everyone

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