We can glean where UI and UX are going, after flat design runs its course, by looking at the last century—during which each wave of modernism revolted against the one that had came before.

From flat design to Minority Report-style touchscreens to Google Glass, there are a lot of conflicting ideas about the user interface of the future. Bill Fernandez has some perspective.

Despite its sudden popularity, flat design is not just some fly-by-night trend. It’s a substantial approach to web design that’s rooted in practicality, and necessity. The balance between ...

But flat design also assumes a level of knowledge. The user interface world is a very different place than it was six years ago when Apple was just coming out with the iPhone. If you’ve been ...

Flat UI design can improve the way we communicate with our gadgets, but it also says something more about the way we view them. My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a license to write ...

Windows 8, Google Now, Facebook, iOS 7 ... "Skeuomorphism" -- lifelike 3D effects such as push buttons, linen, fake leather and trash cans -- has definitely fallen from grace. Enter Flat Design.

"But in moving towards flat design we are losing much of the wisdom that was embedded in the old 3D style of UI, for example: a user must be able to glance at a screen and know what is an ...

It championed clarity, simplicity, and performance. By stripping away ornamental elements and focusing on color, iconography, and hierarchy, flat UI design became the default across web and mobile.

Apple is expected to debut a revamped iOS on Monday, featuring a "flatter" design that, if not done properly, could be a step backward in usability, a pair of user interface (UI) experts said.