"Why, " he demanded, "does everything have to have that faux-glass look?"
"Ah, and the thin beveled text in Arial?"
"Ya. Everything has it ok. Even bubble tea."
I can understand what he means. It's just the adaptation of a style that does not suit the product simply because it's the default. I could explain to him that the soft edges come from technology trying to mimic organic shape, that glass is clean, that the beveled look adds depth. But I didn't. He's not likely to listen because he's already jaded with this being shoved in his face.
Personally, I have no real problem with this, because substance of the content is far more important to me. Actually, that's a little treasonous since this is supposed to be about design.
Remember when everthing in the 70's either had a wavy or mod art look?
Yeah. Yeah. Yeahhhhhhhh via Google
It's a phase. It will pass. I can't wait to see what's coming next.
