Skueomorphic design as "visual masturbation"
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Where Microsoft has more taste than Apple.
It must surely be a sign of the impending apocalypse that Microsoft’s operating systems have “more taste” than Apple’s. I’m referring to Apple’s inexplicable use of skeuomorphic design in iOS and OS X apps, and contrasting that with Microsoft’s stark avoidance of such cheesy gimmickry in Windows 8.
http://www.cultofmac.com/180084/where-microsoft-has-more-taste-than-apple/
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Visual Masturbation love that caption. I think outlook.com is a refreshing change from all that eye candy.
Visual Masturbation love that caption. I think outlook.com is a refreshing change from all that eye candy.