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The effect itself is quite easy, there are however a couple of things to take into account. The first one, as with any card based layout — is that the closer the object is to us, the more light it attracts. In this case it means it’s going to be a bit more transparent.

Microsoft’s Fluent design system goes heavy on this effect as well. They call this particular element The Acrylic and showcase it as an integral part of their design system.

Background blur was first widely introduced in 2013 with iOS 7. It was a pretty radical change but with all the controversy around the ultra-light fonts and ugly icons, it was one of the changes that weren’t really disputed. People seemed to like it.

That verticality and the fact you can see through it, means users can establish hierarchy and depth of the interface. They simply see which layer is on top of which, just like pieces of virtual glass.

There is a new style on the block right now and it’s growing in popularity. While Neumorphism was imitating an extruded, plastic surface (but still looking like one layer), this new trend goes a bit more vertical. It’s most defining characteristics are:

Sure — there were some apps and products done in this style, but most notable, widespread uses were in some Samsung ads and in the MKBHD intro video. So not any full products, but rather smaller elements which proves my thesis that this style can work if used scarcely and if the objects on these backgrounds still hold their structure and readability without the decoration.

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le, I talked about the drawbacks of Angular and the positive side of other frameworks. But there is just one thing we must not forget: Angular has been there for a long time and is well established. Organizations will continue to use it in 2021, so you will be able to use your knowledge of Angular in future projects as well.

The above example may be on the verge of readability in some places, but it’s a clear representation of this trend. The background is very subtle, yet still visible, and the shapes have a 1-point, semi-transparent white outline to simulate the glass edge.

Just as with neumorphism, this style shines especially bright when it’s used on just one element — like the backgrounds in the above example. Of course — again — presentation plays a huge role here, but you could imagine a desktop web interface using a similar level of transparency for just it’s backgrounds.

Looking through Dribbble, they’re all currently sitting under the #glass hashtag, but I think #Glassmorphism is more fitting. A glass can simply be a glass you drink from, so I believe this style deserves a name for which it can be easier identified.

Acrylic is a type of Brush that creates a translucent texture. You can apply acrylic to app surfaces to add depth and help establish a visual hierarchy. — Microsoft Fluent Design System

Last year I unintentionally started the craze around Neumorphism, but as I predicted then, it didn’t really take over the design scene. In that very first article, I also mentioned all the potential accessibility problems this style faces, which hopefully helped all the other articles raising accessibility issues that year :-)

The base for this entire effect comes from a combination of shadow, transparency and background blur. This style can only use one transparent layer, or multiple, but it’s most prominent and visible when at least two levels of translucency appear on a rather busy, colorful background.

Apple has since greatly reduced the blurry-glass effect in their mobile OS, but recently brought transparent-blurs back with Mac OS Big Sur. Just look at this Sketch window and how the blurred part of the photo above bleeds through it. I highlighted the places, where background blur is the most clearly visible.

Of course, as with any UI trend, it’s often overused on Dribbble. This is beginning to pick up slowly and there are already some nice looking examples. Of course they all have a lot to do with the presentation, as on an actual phone screen they won’t have an easy to see background to overlay onto. That’s simply because apps on phones are all full-screen.