FORM MEETS DYSFUNCTION

The first “neumorphism” design was inspired by soap. Slippery, smooth, and hard to find buttons on.

✗ FAKE
Neumorphism is a user interface style that appeared around 2019 using soft shadows and highlights. Its name blends new and skeuomorphism, and it was not inspired by soap.

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