Skevomorphism ( English skeuomorph ; sk греomorph ); Greek σκεῦος - “vessel”, “tool”, μορφή - “form”) is a physical ornament or design element that is copied from the shape of another object, but made of other materials or by other methods. Examples include ceramics decorated with imitation rivets for similarity with similar pots made of metal [1] , or a computer calendar that simulates the appearance of the binding of pages of a paper desk calendar [2] . Also, many examples can be found in modern smartphones (the icon for making a call looks like the handset of an old phone, the icon for mail is drawn, like a postal envelope). In computer design after 2015, Flat Design almost completely supplanted the skeuomorphism techniques.
See also
- Simulacrum
- Flat design
Notes
- ↑ Skeuomorph Unsolved . dictionary.com. The appeal date is December 7, 2012. Archived on February 5, 2013.
- ↑ Thompson, Clive Clive Thompson on Analogue Designs in the Digital Age . Wired Magazine. The appeal date is December 7, 2012. Archived on February 5, 2013.
Links
- Skevomorphism and narration , Habrahabr.ru
- Gessler, N. Skeuomorphs and Cultural Algorithms // UCLA Anthropology (June 12, 2012)