#skeuomorphism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #skeuomorphism, aggregated by home.social.
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Over time, in addition to being functional, they also acquired important cultural symbolism. So, later buildings retained the appearance of dǒugǒng, but without the substance. Like these increasingly fake dǒugǒng at the Forbidden City. An example of #skeuomorphism.
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Over time, in addition to being functional, they also acquired important cultural symbolism. So, later buildings retained the appearance of dǒugǒng, but without the substance. Like these increasingly fake dǒugǒng at the Forbidden City. An example of #skeuomorphism.
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Over time, in addition to being functional, they also acquired important cultural symbolism. So, later buildings retained the appearance of dǒugǒng, but without the substance. Like these increasingly fake dǒugǒng at the Forbidden City. An example of #skeuomorphism.
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🎛️ @mwichary on finding the “the first notch is special” interfaces on screen.
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🎛️ @mwichary on finding the “the first notch is special” interfaces on screen.
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🎛️ @mwichary on finding the “the first notch is special” interfaces on screen.
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🎛️ @mwichary on finding the “the first notch is special” interfaces on screen.
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🎛️ @mwichary on finding the “the first notch is special” interfaces on screen.
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Now that we know that Play was acquired by Apple, it would be probably stupid to work on anything too generic that is highly likely to appear in the next iterations of Interface Builder. But I still want to play with PaintCode’s area of operation in SwiftUI/Metal medium, maybe some specific UI design workflows, and especially custom UI components and styling (skeuomorphism-philia ❤️).
#UIDesign #InterfaceBuilder #Xcode #Apple #SwiftUI #AppleMetal #IndieDev #MacDev #iOSDev #Skeuomorphism
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Now that we know that Play was acquired by Apple, it would be probably stupid to work on anything too generic that is highly likely to appear in the next iterations of Interface Builder. But I still want to play with PaintCode’s area of operation in SwiftUI/Metal medium, maybe some specific UI design workflows, and especially custom UI components and styling (skeuomorphism-philia ❤️).
#UIDesign #InterfaceBuilder #Xcode #Apple #SwiftUI #AppleMetal #IndieDev #MacDev #iOSDev #Skeuomorphism
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Now that we know that Play was acquired by Apple, it would be probably stupid to work on anything too generic that is highly likely to appear in the next iterations of Interface Builder. But I still want to play with PaintCode’s area of operation in SwiftUI/Metal medium, maybe some specific UI design workflows, and especially custom UI components and styling (skeuomorphism-philia ❤️).
#UIDesign #InterfaceBuilder #Xcode #Apple #SwiftUI #AppleMetal #IndieDev #MacDev #iOSDev #Skeuomorphism
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Now that we know that Play was acquired by Apple, it would be probably stupid to work on anything too generic that is highly likely to appear in the next iterations of Interface Builder. But I still want to play with PaintCode’s area of operation in SwiftUI/Metal medium, maybe some specific UI design workflows, and especially custom UI components and styling (skeuomorphism-philia ❤️).
#UIDesign #InterfaceBuilder #Xcode #Apple #SwiftUI #AppleMetal #IndieDev #MacDev #iOSDev #Skeuomorphism
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Now that we know that Play was acquired by Apple, it would be probably stupid to work on anything too generic that is highly likely to appear in the next iterations of Interface Builder. But I still want to play with PaintCode’s area of operation in SwiftUI/Metal medium, maybe some specific UI design workflows, and especially custom UI components and styling (skeuomorphism-philia ❤️).
#UIDesign #InterfaceBuilder #Xcode #Apple #SwiftUI #AppleMetal #IndieDev #MacDev #iOSDev #Skeuomorphism
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#KDE Oxygen (and Air) gets some love again! Really wonderful news. I think i can switch back to it soon 😍 https://filipfila.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/halfway-there-to-6-7-updates-on-oxygen-and-air/
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#KDE Oxygen (and Air) gets some love again! Really wonderful news. I think i can switch back to it soon 😍 https://filipfila.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/halfway-there-to-6-7-updates-on-oxygen-and-air/
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#KDE Oxygen (and Air) gets some love again! Really wonderful news. I think i can switch back to it soon 😍 https://filipfila.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/halfway-there-to-6-7-updates-on-oxygen-and-air/
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#KDE Oxygen (and Air) gets some love again! Really wonderful news. I think i can switch back to it soon 😍 https://filipfila.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/halfway-there-to-6-7-updates-on-oxygen-and-air/
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New video: the Kensington Adding Machine software for the Mac from 1993. #skeuomorphism This was originally planned as an April Fools video, but really it's not all that foolish. youtu.be/XUknTGEt3mU
Kensington's Adding Machine So... -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@256/116143795851010322
Gotta love that Windows Vista-esque Aero Glass look! I'd love to see that return someday, at least in some capacity. Apple's Liquid Glass is on its way to that point. #FrutigerAero #kde #KDEPlasma #kubuntu #linux #skeuomorphism #liquidglass
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@256/116143795851010322
Gotta love that Windows Vista-esque Aero Glass look! I'd love to see that return someday, at least in some capacity. Apple's Liquid Glass is on its way to that point. #FrutigerAero #kde #KDEPlasma #kubuntu #linux #skeuomorphism #liquidglass
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@256/116143795851010322
Gotta love that Windows Vista-esque Aero Glass look! I'd love to see that return someday, at least in some capacity. Apple's Liquid Glass is on its way to that point. #FrutigerAero #kde #KDEPlasma #kubuntu #linux #skeuomorphism #liquidglass
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A skeumorphic bubble vector I created in Inkscape.
I added a version with a black background just in case the transparent version doesn't display properly. I notice some social media platforms don't support transparency for some odd reason and it's making me paranoid.
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What are we calling the “gas pedal” in EVs?
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What are we calling the “gas pedal” in EVs?
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What are we calling the “gas pedal” in EVs?
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What are we calling the “gas pedal” in EVs?
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What are we calling the “gas pedal” in EVs?
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I think I mastered the #aero look.
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I think I mastered the #aero look.
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I think I mastered the #aero look.
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I think I mastered the #aero look.
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I think I mastered the #aero look.
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Also, I'm completely in love with the #Shortwave widget.
Pure OSX #skeuomorphism. -
Also, I'm completely in love with the #Shortwave widget.
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It seems like UI design is one long Manichaean battle between #skeuomorphism and flatness, and the skeuomorphs are winning right now? E.g., our butterfly just became a 3d appliqué on Wedgwood jasperware.
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It seems like UI design is one long Manichaean battle between #skeuomorphism and flatness, and the skeuomorphs are winning right now? E.g., our butterfly just became a 3d appliqué on Wedgwood jasperware.
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It seems like UI design is one long Manichaean battle between #skeuomorphism and flatness, and the skeuomorphs are winning right now? E.g., our butterfly just became a 3d appliqué on Wedgwood jasperware.
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It seems like UI design is one long Manichaean battle between #skeuomorphism and flatness, and the skeuomorphs are winning right now? E.g., our butterfly just became a 3d appliqué on Wedgwood jasperware.
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I used to wonder sometimes why cigarette filters always have that light brown colour with white spots, so that they look like McDonald's sesame seed buns.
Today, I finally dug into it. They're not sesame seed buns. They supposed to look like cork. Apparently in the early days, cigarettes had cork tips, instead of the fibre filters they have now. Cork-tipped cigarettes were high-end, so when they moved to the fibre filters, they they wanted to keep the appearance of cork.
It's a great example of "#skeuomorphism": when new technologies try to mimic the look and feel of familiar old technologies.
Classic examples of skeuomorphism: the "save" icon in a computer app looks like a floppy disc. Or the shutter sound in your phone's camera sounds like film camera motor winder... a sound that nobody has heard in decades.
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I used to wonder sometimes why cigarette filters always have that light brown colour with white spots, so that they look like McDonald's sesame seed buns.
Today, I finally dug into it. They're not sesame seed buns. They supposed to look like cork. Apparently in the early days, cigarettes had cork tips, instead of the fibre filters they have now. Cork-tipped cigarettes were high-end, so when they moved to the fibre filters, they they wanted to keep the appearance of cork.
It's a great example of "#skeuomorphism": when new technologies try to mimic the look and feel of familiar old technologies.
Classic examples of skeuomorphism: the "save" icon in a computer app looks like a floppy disc. Or the shutter sound in your phone's camera sounds like film camera motor winder... a sound that nobody has heard in decades.
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e524 with Andy and Michael M - stories and discussion on #AI generated #goodnight stories, #Med-Gemini, #GPT-5, #Macrowave, #scrobbling, #skeuomorphism and more!
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e524 with Andy and Michael M - stories and discussion on #AI generated #goodnight stories, #Med-Gemini, #GPT-5, #Macrowave, #scrobbling, #skeuomorphism and more!
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e524 with Andy and Michael M - stories and discussion on #AI generated #goodnight stories, #Med-Gemini, #GPT-5, #Macrowave, #scrobbling, #skeuomorphism and more!
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e524 with Andy and Michael M - stories and discussion on #AI generated #goodnight stories, #Med-Gemini, #GPT-5, #Macrowave, #scrobbling, #skeuomorphism and more!
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e524 with Andy and Michael M - stories and discussion on #AI generated #goodnight stories, #Med-Gemini, #GPT-5, #Macrowave, #scrobbling, #skeuomorphism and more!
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e524 with Andy and Michael M - stories and discussion on #AI generated #goodnight stories, #Med-Gemini, #GPT-5, #Macrowave, #scrobbling, #skeuomorphism and more!
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e524 with Andy and Michael M - stories and discussion on #AI generated #goodnight stories, #Med-Gemini, #GPT-5, #Macrowave, #scrobbling, #skeuomorphism and more!
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e524 with Andy and Michael M - stories and discussion on #AI generated #goodnight stories, #Med-Gemini, #GPT-5, #Macrowave, #scrobbling, #skeuomorphism and more!
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e524 with Andy and Michael M - stories and discussion on #AI generated #goodnight stories, #Med-Gemini, #GPT-5, #Macrowave, #scrobbling, #skeuomorphism and more! https://gamesatwork.biz/2025/08/11/e524-googlenight-ai/
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e524 with Andy and Michael M - stories and discussion on #AI generated #goodnight stories, #Med-Gemini, #GPT-5, #Macrowave, #scrobbling, #skeuomorphism and more! https://gamesatwork.biz/2025/08/11/e524-googlenight-ai/
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e524 with Andy and Michael M - stories and discussion on #AI generated #goodnight stories, #Med-Gemini, #GPT-5, #Macrowave, #scrobbling, #skeuomorphism and more! https://gamesatwork.biz/2025/08/11/e524-googlenight-ai/
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e524 with Andy and Michael M - stories and discussion on #AI generated #goodnight stories, #Med-Gemini, #GPT-5, #Macrowave, #scrobbling, #skeuomorphism and more! https://gamesatwork.biz/2025/08/11/e524-googlenight-ai/
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Pulling together the #shownotes in #ChapelHill for Monday’s posting of e524 for @gamesatwork_biz with @andypiper and @michaelrowe01 Stories and discussion on #AI generated #goodnight stories, #Med-Gemini, #GPT-5, #skeuomorphism and more! Check out earlier episodes, chock full of #AI #metaverse #AR #VR #gamification and so much more on https://www.gamesatwork.biz
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Pulling together the #shownotes in #ChapelHill for Monday’s posting of e524 for @gamesatwork_biz with @andypiper and @michaelrowe01 Stories and discussion on #AI generated #goodnight stories, #Med-Gemini, #GPT-5, #skeuomorphism and more! Check out earlier episodes, chock full of #AI #metaverse #AR #VR #gamification and so much more on https://www.gamesatwork.biz
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Pulling together the #shownotes in #ChapelHill for Monday’s posting of e524 for @gamesatwork_biz with @andypiper and @michaelrowe01 Stories and discussion on #AI generated #goodnight stories, #Med-Gemini, #GPT-5, #skeuomorphism and more! Check out earlier episodes, chock full of #AI #metaverse #AR #VR #gamification and so much more on https://www.gamesatwork.biz
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Pulling together the #shownotes in #ChapelHill for Monday’s posting of e524 for @gamesatwork_biz with @andypiper and @michaelrowe01 Stories and discussion on #AI generated #goodnight stories, #Med-Gemini, #GPT-5, #skeuomorphism and more! Check out earlier episodes, chock full of #AI #metaverse #AR #VR #gamification and so much more on https://www.gamesatwork.biz
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What's so pathetic about this redesign of the #macOS drive icons from #Apple isn't that it ditches #Skeuomorphism, it's that it hangs on to skeuomorphism by trying to show a non-euclidian geometry vision of the face of a desktop drive.
Apple lacks the #Courage to go full geometric primitive and make icons that are pure metaphor. Given they're cargo-culting their own graphical history in so many decorative ways, they could have made uncompomised high-fidelity takes on the pre-Aqua icons.
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What's so pathetic about this redesign of the #macOS drive icons from #Apple isn't that it ditches #Skeuomorphism, it's that it hangs on to skeuomorphism by trying to show a non-euclidian geometry vision of the face of a desktop drive.
Apple lacks the #Courage to go full geometric primitive and make icons that are pure metaphor. Given they're cargo-culting their own graphical history in so many decorative ways, they could have made uncompomised high-fidelity takes on the pre-Aqua icons.
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What's so pathetic about this redesign of the #macOS drive icons from #Apple isn't that it ditches #Skeuomorphism, it's that it hangs on to skeuomorphism by trying to show a non-euclidian geometry vision of the face of a desktop drive.
Apple lacks the #Courage to go full geometric primitive and make icons that are pure metaphor. Given they're cargo-culting their own graphical history in so many decorative ways, they could have made uncompomised high-fidelity takes on the pre-Aqua icons.
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What's so pathetic about this redesign of the #macOS drive icons from #Apple isn't that it ditches #Skeuomorphism, it's that it hangs on to skeuomorphism by trying to show a non-euclidian geometry vision of the face of a desktop drive.
Apple lacks the #Courage to go full geometric primitive and make icons that are pure metaphor. Given they're cargo-culting their own graphical history in so many decorative ways, they could have made uncompomised high-fidelity takes on the pre-Aqua icons.