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title: "Visual Design"
description: "2 posts about Visual Design, summarised, each linking to the original."
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# Visual Design
> 2 posts about Visual Design, summarised, each linking to the original.

## Articles

### [Has visual design fallen flat? - The Intercom Blog](https://yomu.fyi/post/has-visual-design-fallen-flat-the-intercom-blog.md)
- Company: [Intercom](https://yomu.fyi/company/intercom.md)
- Published: Oct 13, 2026
- Type: Explainer

The post surveys the flat design trend of 2013-2014, characterized by flat rectangles, minimal shadows, large photography, bold typography, and slick animations, inspired by iOS 7 and Material Design. It argues that while this minimalist style brings clarity, its ubiquity has created an aesthetic monoculture where many products look indistinguishable, making design a commodity. The author draws a parallel to Le Corbusier’s modernist architecture, warning that repeated simplicity can become lifeless, and cites Jane Jacobs on the value of organic diversity. He speculates that future design diversity may be driven by new technologies, cultural influences from a growing global online population, or a backlash against flatness. The post concludes that flat design may persist but will likely eventually give way to new styles, though it offers no definitive prediction.


### [How to hire designers - The Intercom Blog](https://yomu.fyi/post/how-to-hire-designers-the-intercom-blog.md)
- Company: [Intercom](https://yomu.fyi/company/intercom.md)
- Published: Oct 13, 2026
- Type: Explainer

The post argues that design is fundamentally about how something works, not how it looks, and that hiring based on visual portfolios like Dribbble perpetuates a misunderstanding. The author presents a four-layer design framework: intended outcome, component design, detailed interactions, and visual layer. He asserts that these layers are interdependent and that the best designers excel at one or two while being very good at the others. He advises evaluating candidates against the specific layers needed for the role, noting that a popular Dribbble portfolio only proves graphics software skill and trend awareness, not design ability. The goal is to break the cycle of misunderstanding design education and ensure companies hire designers who can solve real problems.