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		tyingq on Nov 21, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Only 90s web developers remember this (2014) Probably the same reason we started to like flat buttons?

davidmurdoch on Nov 21, 2021 [–]

Wait, some people actually like flat buttons?

silisili on Nov 21, 2021 | [–]

Sarcastic or not, I really, really hate flat buttons. This is one area where I feel skeumorphic design works. Make it apparent I can push it. Today everything looks like a label, and good luck figuring out if it's active or not.

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