Following the Crowd: Will Flat Design Suit Your Website?

Flat as a pancake is apparently all the rage these days. The removal of any trace of drop-shadows, bevels, embossing or edgy gradients has the digital landscape looking like as smooth as an ice rink as opposed to the bumpy surface ruled by chunky buttons and skeuomorphic designs. Flat Design is simple by nature. The idea is to scale back your site and leave just the essentials and important features- this will allow them to stand out of the page on their own.