If you watched Apple’s annual WWDC event this week, or have been even casually observing some of the announcements the company made, you may have noticed something new — something a bit jarring.

If you’ve never heard of neumorphism, you’re not alone. One of the visual changes in macOS Big Sur to have attracted a lot of comment is what some have suggested is a partial return to skeuomorphism: ...

Flat UI elements, bolstered with real-world visual cues, make neumorphism easy to "read." Take one look at any screenshot from a pre-iOS 7 iPhone, and you’ll wonder how we ever used such a hideous ...