Finding that middle ground in the field of website design should be the aim of website designers; they have a duty make the latest website design trends work for the user and make website templates look seamless. There’s no doubt that flat design offers great aesthetics and is easy to make responsive; though some designers have called it a fad and other have bemoaned its usability.

1. Presented by Ivan Yordanov
Almost Flat Design: What does the Future
Hold?
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2. It’s fair to say that flat design is a controversial topic in the field of
user interface; although Microsoft gave flat design the big initial push,
the masses have certainly followed their clear lead.
There’s no doubt that flat design offers great aesthetics and is easy to
make responsive; though some designers have called it a fad and
other have bemoaned its usability.
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3. A Solution to the Flat Design
Debate.
Finding that middle ground in the field of website design
should be the aim of website designers; they have a duty make the
latest website design trends work for the user and make website
templates look seamless. Google have managed this with their
Gmail, Google Maps and Google Plus platforms.
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4. Almost Flat Design and Gradients.
These types of interface do tend to stick to the basic design
parameters of flat design (i.e. no drop shadows, flat colours, etc.);
however of closer inspection you will find slight variations such as
buttons with slight gradients; subtle differences, but perhaps they
give it the edge over truly flat design.
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5. Depth is not ignored in this approach; it is used in a minimalistic,
subtle way to support understanding in the user. Gradients can
be used in the same way; but subtlety really is the word.
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Almost Flat Design and Drop
Shadows.

6. Almost Flat Design in other
Platforms.
The new MySpace has clever use of gradients in its buttons and
Facebook, which you tend to think of as gradient free, uses drop
shadows in strategic places such as to demarcate the
separation between overlays and dropdowns from the remainder
of the ads, posts and other items on their pages.
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7. The Future for Flat Design.
Flat Design and Almost Flat Design definitely have their place in the world of website
templates and website design; they may be a web design trend, but their widespread
use shows that they are at least popular. One thing all designers must remain
cognisant of however is usability; the user must be kept at the heart of every design.
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8. Thank You
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