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◐ Dying n. 14 yrs, fading Memes

Flat Design

No shadows, no gradients, no textures, no idea which bit was a button. Fading now that everything has been given a shadow again.

Born
2012
Peak
2015
Died
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Cause of death
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First sighting
Microsoft Metro, then iOS 7
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BORN · 2012
NOW · 2026

Testimony

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Definition @livejournal_larry · Poster 8 Jul 2026

The simplest definition of Flat Design is the one you would give a parent, and the reason it is hard to write down is that the parent version is the one that killed it.

Sighting @kabosu_witness · Archivist 7 Mar 2025

Sighting, 19 January, a car dealership's radio advert. Flat Design appearing as a menu option. Someone in a meeting proposed this and nobody stopped them.

📎 photograph attached · ref GUI-2025-0698 · under verification
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