What Apple learned from skeuomorphism and why it still matters
Apple's focus on skeumorphism changed a decade ago in iOS 7. Here's why Apple started and stopped using it, how it evolved, and why it's still important to interface design.
Robert has spent the last 15 years as a user experience designer. He's designed for a wide range of websites and digital products across a variety of industries including e-commerce, government and EdTech.
When he's not designing by day, he's working on various side projects. His current projects include self-publishing and illustrating a young reader book series; building a beta web app allowing users to catalog a personal collection of all the movies and TV shows they’ve watched and own; and building his personal YouTube channel of Apple event compilation videos.
Robert is based out of Boise, Idaho.
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