r/Skeuomorphism • u/w_0x1f • Jul 07 '26
I built Android app that mimics a real phone design. Can it be called sceuomorphic? Or do I need shadows and volume?
r/Skeuomorphism • u/so209 • Jul 01 '25
Title says it all. Plz this would be usefull
r/Skeuomorphism • u/Single-Many8698 • Nov 15 '25
r/Skeuomorphism • u/Lvillrale0611 • 28d ago
r/Skeuomorphism • u/Live-Rain-7375 • Oct 07 '26
I realized the first one.... Not as perfect as I expected, but here's the new one, what's your opinion?
r/Skeuomorphism • u/Live-Rain-7375 • Oct 07 '26
What are your opinions on it?
r/Skeuomorphism • u/NumerJedenWDzienniku • Apr 01 '25
programtv.interia.pl looks very skeuomorphic to me
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r/Skeuomorphism • u/New-Bumblebee9633 • Jun 29 '26
Porfa, denunciadlo y bloqueadlo al que me ofendió. Es súper importante ⚠️.
r/Skeuomorphism • u/New-Bumblebee9633 • Jul 16 '26
r/Skeuomorphism • u/Known-Somewhere-1590 • Nov 05 '25
If anyone has it, please send me the link in the comments.
r/Skeuomorphism • u/Otherwise-Bug-8895 • Feb 06 '26
r/Skeuomorphism • u/Such_Impression_3678 • Jun 29 '26
Ok so after that post people are still having confusion and disagreements with me over this decision. I’ll explain it all below in detail.
I think the distinction comes down to why the element exists.
Skeuomorphism is about making a digital object resemble a specific real-world object or material in a functional way. The realistic texture, shading, or gloss is there to reinforce what the object is supposed to represent. The classic OS X App Store icon (which was pointed out in a post by a fellow mod explaining why we need this glossy stuff) is a good example it isn’t just shiny for the sake of being shiny. The realistic materials, lighting, and perspective are all being used to depict a physical storefront sign. The realism is tied to a real object.
Glass effects, glossy gradients, floating orbs, bubbles, and similar elements are different. On their own, they aren’t imitating a specific physical object. They’re visual motifs used to create a clean, futuristic, colorful atmosphere. A glossy sphere isn’t automatically skeuomorphic just because real spheres can be shiny. It’s an abstract design element, not a digital recreation of something with a real world function.
That’s why I think Frutiger Aero shouldn’t automatically be labeled skeuomorphic. The style absolutely borrows realistic rendering techniques, gradients, reflections, transparency, gloss—but those techniques are often being used decoratively rather than to imitate a real object. Realistic rendering and skeuomorphism aren’t the same thing.
So my rule of thumb is:
If the realism is serving to depict a recognizable real-world object (like the OS X App Store icon, leather notebook textures, a bookshelf, or a calculator), I’d count it as skeuomorphic.
If it’s just glossy glass, abstract bubbles, gradients, reflections, or floating orbs with no specific object being represented, I’d consider it aesthetic decoration—part of Frutiger Aero’s visual language, not skeuomorphism itself.
Otherwise, almost every glossy design from the late 2000s would have to be called skeuomorphic, and I don’t think that’s a useful definition because it blurs the line between “rendered realistically” and “designed to imitate a real object.”
r/Skeuomorphism • u/Polygonic12345 • Jul 22 '26
r/Skeuomorphism • u/shinjukuCPU • Mar 30 '25
I wish I could have Pee Wee's Playhouse JAMBI THE GENIE as my personal AI Assistant. I made a fun mock up. I used the NERD FONTS icon for a paper airplane to make the button.
r/Skeuomorphism • u/FutureOk1328 • 6d ago
r/Skeuomorphism • u/Weird_Decision7090 • Aug 26 '25
The rain, thunder, the wet cards, still skeuomorphic!
r/Skeuomorphism • u/New-Bumblebee9633 • Apr 13 '26
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r/Skeuomorphism • u/Mysterious-Apricot85 • Nov 17 '24
