Flat (ish) GUI Done Right

[Mark Morgon-Shaw]

Today I was looking at the new update to Addictive Drums 2  - Another company that has moved away from their skeuomorphic  GUI design of a decade ago , to something flatter and more modern looking just as Cakewalk Sonar has done with controversial results.

To my eyes however the team XLN have managed to do this very nicely indeed, bringing the interface a fresh modern look without sacrificing ease of use and visual clarity.

Although they've moved away from the 3D look, it does still retain some subtle depth in places which I think is much easier to work with over long periods versus a more 2D approach - this  is more like something I wish the Bakers had done with Sonar and I hope it will improve at some point .    

Edited 1 hour ago by Mark Morgon-Shaw