Creative Bloq has a pictoral from late last year as a rebuff to the swell of "flat art" for the UI.

back to actual art with icons. The backlash might not take; I don't really care, but the work is definitely worth a minute or two.

I was wondering how some of the techniques used could be emulated in Xara. Rik Datta is well known for this treatment:

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A picture can say a thousand words. You limit your scope, and the picture can say about 8 words

Hand-held devices didn't go to 300dpi to show solid colors. Look at what the gaming industry is doing.

My Best,

Gary