Skeuomorph
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Skeuomorph
Technology that borrows from what came before is sometimes called skeuomorphic. The term originally referred to design elements in art that are intentional, albeit unnecessary, holdovers.
Chris Dixon • Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet
Technology that borrows from what came before is sometimes called skeuomorphic.
Chris Dixon • Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet
Take the humble “document” as an example. For decades, document editing programs like word processors effectively emulated a printed sheet of paper, onto which the user typed with an emulated typewriter. Other software tools like spreadsheets did better, managing to escape complete skeuomorphism in favor of an infinite canvas. Notion is another goo... See more
Linus Lee • How we create | linus.coffee
