Think how many 80s, 90s, 2000s songs are played these days, and basically are part of the fabric of the 2020s. Same in the 90s; people act like it was TLC and Nirvana and Biggie constantly, when really it was mostly 70s and 80s hits and smooth jazz.
Hire an interior designer
they know what shit fits, while you will try to buy shit from that era and either frick it up or become demotivated from looking at a shit ton of old furniture on facebook marketplace
Agreed. I remember when Windows 8 was new, and despite downgrading to it anyway like a paypiggy, (I was 12 at the time. Preteens are known for being moronic.) I knew Metro looked so much more inferior to Aero. tbtbh if i were to make a game, it'd probably be a puzzle game with a FA aesthetic
>The applegay aesthetic
Mein homieh, apple was the first to jump of skeuomorphism and Microsoft was going hard on Aero ever since the Longhorn Windows demo, all the way to the Win8 and the WinPhone
Ditch the excessive gloss and I'm in. Or invent a new material that doesn't become smudgy as frick or effortlessly scratched. The one massive win for flat design has been a matte finish on most hardware.
Not really. It just looks timeless because innovation ground to a screeching halt around the early 2010s and we've been just living on repeats ever since.
I think it is all nostalgia in the end, because I think the Frutiger is a hard downgrade after Y2k, and there are people here nostalgic for it. I am sure there are people who think Y2K is a real downgrade over Memphis, or others who think flat is the best.
I don't like how aero and flat are completely missing any sort of color or pizzaz, like they were made for corporate offices instead of for fun like memphis design and Y2K were
I'm not a Macgay by any means but to be MacOS 8/9 are the most aesthetically pleasing UIs of all OSs. I think I would unironically pay someone to make a full, global theme for KDE.
Growing up with Y2K you still saw a bunch of Memphis design all over the place.
Miss it terribly, I hate the soulless flat minimalist bollocks of today. Aero was a nice aesthetic and then everything just crashed.
We're approaching the 10 year mark so hopefully we shift into something better, we sure as frick can't get any worse than globalhomosexual art design.
It's already shifting, the NFT craze was an excuse to go back to Y2K elements. Look up that GOAT Axe commercial, it's basically an early Bryce user's wet dream.
But unlike actual barroque, the designs will have no rime or reason to all the shit tons of details
Actually, I doubt we will get neo baroque, baroque needs a lot of detail, and details are expensive, most people will do flat designs on everything because it is quick and cheap to do
Win 11 also has some aero to it, mostly the frosted glass look, though it has to be enabled on the settings menu and it disables itself if you are on a laptop and on battery
If you want to enable it go to Settings > Personalization > Colors
Sorry, I couldn't think of a better work englobe designs like the Jazz Cup art and the side art a lot of cars had in the 80's and 90s with their stock stickers (Remember those TURBO stickers? they were cool as frick)
The loss of the idea of cyberspace as an actual, separate place from meatspace is probably what did it in. They stopped seeing the magic of the screen-as-window and just started seeing it as a poster printed with light.
is part of that aesthetic too. It's like in between Y2K and Frutiger Aero. The blue LEDs and clear plastic face are a major part of it, they didn't start appearing widely until around 2003-2004 but they FEEL like shit Y2K-era designers would have loved to have had access to.
>design gets worse with age
I hate that I was too young to at the time to absorb the Memphis design. The furniture was atrocious but the fashion was 20/10.
Y2K > Aero > Memphis > Flat
>fake soul
vs
>real soul
Think how many 80s, 90s, 2000s songs are played these days, and basically are part of the fabric of the 2020s. Same in the 90s; people act like it was TLC and Nirvana and Biggie constantly, when really it was mostly 70s and 80s hits and smooth jazz.
>the bottom
Take me home...
I should make a special room in my house to "somewhere in time" myself.
It's your life, burn your dread. 🙂
Post pics once it's done.
Hire an interior designer
they know what shit fits, while you will try to buy shit from that era and either frick it up or become demotivated from looking at a shit ton of old furniture on facebook marketplace
How come nobody throws tantrums like this when everyone memes the 80's neon aesthetic?
Frutiger Aero is timeless and should have become the permanent aesthetic of this era and the future
Hard agree. I think that's something boomers and zoomers can agree on.
Agreed. I remember when Windows 8 was new, and despite downgrading to it anyway like a paypiggy, (I was 12 at the time. Preteens are known for being moronic.) I knew Metro looked so much more inferior to Aero.
tbtbh if i were to make a game, it'd probably be a puzzle game with a FA aesthetic
Nah bro that shit is just the Applegay aesthetic.
>The applegay aesthetic
Mein homieh, apple was the first to jump of skeuomorphism and Microsoft was going hard on Aero ever since the Longhorn Windows demo, all the way to the Win8 and the WinPhone
True and real, I third this
>posts a meme from Y2K era to agree
I'm with him.
Ditch the excessive gloss and I'm in. Or invent a new material that doesn't become smudgy as frick or effortlessly scratched. The one massive win for flat design has been a matte finish on most hardware.
Aero should be ONLY for UIs
physical stuff being piano black fricking sucked
1995-2001 was the peak of Western civilization.
Not really. It just looks timeless because innovation ground to a screeching halt around the early 2010s and we've been just living on repeats ever since.
it's nauseatingly ugly, I'll stick with y2k, thank you
All of these look awful and barely represent their eras.
WE NEED TO GET COLORS BACK
MONOTONE FLAT SHIT IS SO LAME
Flat design is just an excuse justify less work as more modern.
I miss the Fruitiger shit
"Flat design" is actually just called Corporate Memphis
Memphis design but without the soul
Everyone is too afraid to take on the king
I think it is all nostalgia in the end, because I think the Frutiger is a hard downgrade after Y2k, and there are people here nostalgic for it. I am sure there are people who think Y2K is a real downgrade over Memphis, or others who think flat is the best.
I grew up with aero but for me its
Memphis = Y2K > aero >>>>>> flat sloppu
I don't like how aero and flat are completely missing any sort of color or pizzaz, like they were made for corporate offices instead of for fun like memphis design and Y2K were
Agreed on the ranking. Flat is definitely the worst, and I would like color and pizzaz to make a return.
I'm not a Macgay by any means but to be MacOS 8/9 are the most aesthetically pleasing UIs of all OSs. I think I would unironically pay someone to make a full, global theme for KDE.
Growing up with Y2K you still saw a bunch of Memphis design all over the place.
Miss it terribly, I hate the soulless flat minimalist bollocks of today. Aero was a nice aesthetic and then everything just crashed.
We're approaching the 10 year mark so hopefully we shift into something better, we sure as frick can't get any worse than globalhomosexual art design.
It's already shifting, the NFT craze was an excuse to go back to Y2K elements. Look up that GOAT Axe commercial, it's basically an early Bryce user's wet dream.
Play VIVIDLOPE.
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>thinly veiled recommendation thread
https://store.steampowered.com/app/757480/Broken_Reality/
It's a collectathon with minor puzzles
That's more "late 90s internet"/Vaporwave than "Y2K".
There is a sequel in development. "Broken Reality 2000". I would assume it's more Y2K aesthetic focused
So what's it gonna be for the 20's?
AI will me used extensively, so expect heavily detailed designs, almost like neo barroque.
>neo barroque
that sounds really cool actually
But unlike actual barroque, the designs will have no rime or reason to all the shit tons of details
Actually, I doubt we will get neo baroque, baroque needs a lot of detail, and details are expensive, most people will do flat designs on everything because it is quick and cheap to do
People will be too busy shooting each other to worry about aesthetics.
stop falling for fearmongering
if windows 11 is anything to go by, flat with some rounded edges and soft shadows
Win 11 also has some aero to it, mostly the frosted glass look, though it has to be enabled on the settings menu and it disables itself if you are on a laptop and on battery
If you want to enable it go to Settings > Personalization > Colors
>people will one day have nostalgia for flat design
Kill me now so I don't have to live to see it
I feel bad for those born too late to appreciate memphis and y2k. Everything went downhill after 2007 and is still continuing to plummet.
Y2K is the best, it had so much variety too
Damn. I wish that was real
it is, it is just rare as frick, expensive and it was exclusive to japan
Oh damn. I thought it was just a fake render. It looks so cool
Here is a 2002 article about it, back when IGN actually did journalism
https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/04/09/panasonic-q-review
Anon you're making me feel so old.
Memphis for fashion/stamps/ logos
y2k for consumer devices
Aero for UI
Flat gets to die in a ditch
this is the correct opinion
>stamps
That's a very odd and specific thing to include.
Sorry, I couldn't think of a better work englobe designs like the Jazz Cup art and the side art a lot of cars had in the 80's and 90s with their stock stickers (Remember those TURBO stickers? they were cool as frick)
was a reply to
Looks like people are just became lazy in general
Can't feel anyone genuinely caring about anything these days
I want whatever this aesthetic is to come back. It's like sci-fi-military-Japanese-techno-cyber-industrial-bullshit.
Early 2000s Japanese UIs are a cut above.
The loss of the idea of cyberspace as an actual, separate place from meatspace is probably what did it in. They stopped seeing the magic of the screen-as-window and just started seeing it as a poster printed with light.
go play Ace Combat 3, you will love it
Much obliged, anon.
Get the JP version with the fan translation
the NA/EU version cuts more than half of the game
This
is part of that aesthetic too. It's like in between Y2K and Frutiger Aero. The blue LEDs and clear plastic face are a major part of it, they didn't start appearing widely until around 2003-2004 but they FEEL like shit Y2K-era designers would have loved to have had access to.
Ahem.
>that PSP update that changed the XMB waves from Aero to Flat
it was a sad day
>design gets worse with age
I hate that I was too young to at the time to absorb the Memphis design. The furniture was atrocious but the fashion was 20/10.
>Now That's What I Call Music Vol.4
>Rollercoaster Tycoon
this was my winning combination back then. saw me through many a boring evening.