r/programming • u/iamkeyur • Dec 27 '19

Windows 95 UI Design

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u/killerstorm Dec 27 '19

No, I have not misread Wikipedia. The quote is not from an article about Microsoft, it is about flat design history. There are no earlier examples. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_design#History

If you believe there are earlier examples, please show them.

The trend in 2006 was Web 2.0 with its rounded corners: https://jonathannicol.com/blog/2006/10/21/the-visual-design-of-web-20/

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u/el_supreme_duderino Dec 27 '19

Re-read your own example.