What is Skeuomorphism?

The term "Skeuomorphism" may not be familiar to many people, but for Web Designer I would have known for sure. Because it is a design that has been very popular in the last 2-3 years, the question is, it is also popular for another long?

Skeuomorphism is?

skeuomorphism Whatever design is Maintaining some manner or other elements. Ever need on the days before it. Although it is not necessary at the present time. The most obvious example is. Shutter sound of the camera on the mobile phone. Which often mimic the sound of the camera shutter sound in spite of the past, it does not use a shutter mechanism to make noise it is.

Skeuomorphism Help us feel "familiar" more.

Whatever design using skeuomorphism. It has the advantage that users will feel familiar. Or feel uncomfortable Due to ever experience anything like this before in real life. Against or feel that the harder it is diminished. For example, the skeuomorphism in the digital world is seen from the UI design of various applications on iOS because Apple wanted to learn how to use quickly. I would hardly call that you know that this application is doing. And used?

This example is an application called "Calculator" or "calculator" that we will see that this application is designed to give people the feeling that they are using the Calculator application really is skeuomorphism.

The application is called "Compass" or the "compass" of the application itself is designed to look like we were really holding compass it is known that users rarely need to think or learn what it used to be. Of course it is. skeuomorphism

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Another example would be an application called "Newsstand" or "newsstand" application that will display various books. We buy comes in the form of a bookshelf, which actually it is not necessarily any bookshelf. May simply be a list of books we bought the tiles around. Users can find the book they want it as well, but Apple wants users to feel as if we are choosing books to read from the application really is, it still is. skeuomorphism

Skeuomorphism Not suitable to do everything.

skeuomorphism May make some users feel comfortable. And it's actually fun to use. But it often comes at the areas that need it the UI example application named "Thermo" or "thermometer" that we use for that application temperature is skeuomorphism. It can be seen from the look of the display thermometer temperature, which was designed to resemble it.

Let's see one more application named "Weather", which took the same temperature. But it is different in that the application is not available. skeuomorphism

We will see how this application will tell you the current temperature of the place where we live but also the temperature in the days ahead and the weather as well. This information will not be displayed if a model. skeuomorphism Because there is not enough space

Nowadays, it's a dead Skeuomorphism!

To dominate the market share of iOS, users began to familiar with. skeuomorphism Unconsciously as well as the designer to take this concept to the design application over the past year. I was not called out. skeuomorphism easy to not think too much.
Using skeuomorphism It should not be surprising However, the excess is what is should not imagine that if everyone used skeuomorphism a designer, what would happen? You can be sure, however, that this is the best UI then? It is possible that it has a better UI is in the world? The answer is of course impossible. But if we continue to design in the skeuomorphic better UI would remain undiscovered.

Back to Top Common?

In 2012 Apple has big changes within the organization, iOS software chief Scott Forstall, the man behind the UI design skeuomorphism. Jonathan Ive has been the role of the former is viewed in terms of the design of the hardware to take care of the entire design.
Jonathan Ive seen skeuomorphism Unnecessary Instead of taking the time to do amazing effects overtones. I took the time to give people the ability to access the functions they want to use it for this reason it is better to dismantle the design of iOS 7 is already designed to do this all over again. This will reduce the skeuomorphism then turn to a simple design in neutral (flat) instead.

iOS 7 Vs. iOS 6: Comparing The Home Screen & App Icons Stock. by Trevor Sheridan

Using Skeuomorphism Not guilty

Using skeuomorphism Is done in But should be used to ease. Situation was not what made the original so well that I do not appreciate the new UI of Windows Phone 7 that thinking different. And also made out well this new Windows UI is like reminding us that this world is not there yet. skeuomorphism Simple design It looks the same, I think that if Windows does not make it out. Nowadays we may see skeuomorphism Everywhere it is not.

Windows Phone 8 StartScreen, used with permission from Microsoft.