Flat design is shorthand for a design philosophy… Think about your computer’s desktop. Or your iPhone’s calculator. Or your iPad’s newstand. Those things are designed to sound, and more ...

But lately, another cover design trend has been popping up on this summer’s crop of beach reads: the flat woman. Inspired by the “ flat design ” that’s become standard on the Web, these ...

Everyone's talking about flat. Flat Windows 8, flat Apple iOS 7, flat Google+ and Google Now—flat is the design trend du jour, yet we're still waiting for its arrival. So what the heck is it?

Flat design is essentially as far away from skeuomorphism as you can get. Compare iOS 7’s bold colors, unadorned icons, transparent overlays, and typography-based design to its immediate ...

Windows 8, Google Now, Facebook, iOS 7 ... "Skeuomorphism" -- lifelike 3D effects such as push buttons, linen, fake leather and trash cans -- has definitely fallen from grace. Enter Flat Design.