neumorphism

English
This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Etymology

From new +‎ skeuomorphism. A December 19, 2019 Medium post by Michal Malewicz credits the name to Jason Kelley (who spelled it Neuomorphism, on 3 December 2019).

Noun

neumorphism (uncountable)

  1. (graphical user interface, neologism) A user interface style that is characterized by flat design, combined with soft shadows and highlights.
    • 2020 January 21, David Ofiare, "Neumorphism the right way — A 2020 Design Trend" on Medium:
      Unlike its predecessor, neumorphism makes use of very mild and subtle effects, and does not try to over represent objects in nature, but create a new form that appears like a clay render […] of mostly analog elements from the old world.
    • 2020 June 25, Jack Koloskus, "Apple, Big Sur, and the rise of Neumorphism":
      When you boil it down, neumorphism is a focus on how light moves in three-dimensional space.
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