In the past, web designers put a particular focus on showing off their skills by packing sites with flashy illustrations and animations that supposedly wowed their visitors. Then came a shift toward skeuomorphic design, which attempted to bring real life to the screen, with faux-realistic textures, drop shadows and real object characteristics.
Today all that’s now giving way to the flat funky design trend, which opposes all of these ‘artificial’ design techniques, in favour of a more simplified, classically digital aesthetic. If you’re looking for a user-centric web design style, this trend might be just what you need.
What is flat design?
Flat design is a minimalistic design approach that emphasizes usability. It features clean, open space, crisp edges, bright colours and two-dimensional/flat illustrations.
Microsoft was one of the first to apply this design style to its interface, seen by some as a backlash against the popular skeuomorphic design that Apple kicked off with its iOS 7interface. Instead of converting a real-life object, such as a calendar, into a tiny realistic illustration, advocates of flat design identify apps with simple, icon-like images.
Rather than bringing aspects of real life to an interface, this illustrates a clear separation between technology and tactile objects.
WordPress themes designers have taken to flat funky wordpress themes with gusto, creating beautiful themes and functional designs for any kind of business or professional. I’ve put together a collection of themes that best show off the beauty of flat funky wordpress themes designs.
What are your favourite examples of flat design? Tell us in the comments below.
FlatPack WordPress Theme
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Flat
View Detail | Price : $39
Alfie – The Responsive Bootstrap WordPress Theme
View Detail | Price : $40
Agency Pro
View Detail | Price : $49 for All the Themes
Red Sky – One Page Multi-Purpose Theme
View Detail | Price : $40
RENOVA – WordPress One Page Responsive Portfolio
View Detail | Price : $40
Octavus – Responsive Portfolio WP Theme
View Detail | Price : $40
Forest – A flat and Bold portfolio WordPress Theme
View Detail | Price : $40
FlatPack
View Detail | Price : $79
LA-BAND – Music Band Premium WordPress Theme
View Detail | Price : $45
Glider
View Detail | Price : $45
Business Essentials Premium WordPress Theme
View Detail | Price : $45
KUMAON – Clean Multipurpose WordPress Theme
View Detail | Price : $40
Hexagonal – Clean Multipurpose Responsive WP Theme
View Detail | Price : $40
Panes – WordPress on One Page
View Detail | Price : $40
Bold
View Detail | Price : $39
ShiftCV – Blog \ Resume \ Portfolio \ WordPress
View Detail | Price : $35
Designy – A design led Business WordPress theme
View Detail | Price : $40
Daisho – Flexible WordPress Portfolio Theme
View Detail | Price : $50
WP Pro Real Estate 5 – Responsive WordPress Theme
View Detail | Price : $50
