What Are The Issues with Flat Designs?
- Lack of Visual Hierarchy: Flat designs are mostly dependent on color & typography to to provide hierarchy. Without using other elements such as shadows and gradients, it becomes difficult to convey comparative importance of elements which may lead to confusion.
- Low depth visualization: As there is almost no usage of shadow it may become difficult for user to understand which item is interactive and which is non-interactive.
- Minimalist Aesthetics: Minimalism or you can say simplified look is a main feature of flat design but sometimes it may get over-simplified resulting in a non interactive feel making the user not interested in using the interface.
- Limited Realism: Flat design are more simple than real. It may be useful for most application but not for every applications. Such as gaming application that require a more realistic looking UI increasing user interactivity
- Accessibility Challenges: If the flat design is not created with the point of accessibility in mind, it can lead to difficulty in usage of interface for users with disabilities. Low contrast, insufficient labeling, can minimize accessibility.
Significance of Flat Design in UI/UX
The creation of flat design was the result of development in responsive designs. As skeuomorphic designs were not that much compatible with application responsiveness. Due to the increase in mobile usage users shifted to small screens and it became a necessity for brands to come up with some new designs that may become more pro to responsiveness. Where the flat design came to the rescue.
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