Neomorphism Repeats Flat Design's Flaws

Notes

Neomorphism is visually interesting, but seems to have the same flaws of flat design without any of the benefits.

Low contrast in most of the designs are certainly a discovery/
accessibility problem. At the same time it would be time-intensive to build complex elements.

Meng To@MengTo

I know some hate it, but here are my observations on Neomorphism.

- Diagonal light & shadows
- Gradients (optional)
- No textures
- Buttons look more tactile
- Can adapt to dark mode

If you don’t exaggerate, implementation is adding 2 shadows and 2 inner shadows (optional).

Figma file of a neomorphic music player app with four soft-shadowed phone screens for Music, Playlist, Lyrics and Browse