Why did the tech industry abandon the isometric icon aesthetic when it was objectively the best looking aesthetic they've ever come up with?
Anonymous
9/15/2025, 4:16:46 PM
No.106593998
Isometric graphics were pretty based overall. Gave you all of the depth you needed in a very tiny performant package.
Anonymous
9/15/2025, 4:17:57 PM
No.106594014
>>106593975 (OP)
Because once Silicon Valley discovered minimalism, they realized it was easier to ship bland rectangles than hire actual artists.
Anonymous
9/15/2025, 4:19:01 PM
No.106594022
>>106594040
>>106594054
It’s just noisy and visually inconsistent, I still think it looks neat but designing thousands of icons around it sounds like a pain in the ass. It’s not suitable for smaller screens either and graphic designers would much rather use a unified design language across multiple platforms. This is why something like numix or tela works better than breeze.
Anonymous
9/15/2025, 4:19:30 PM
No.106594027
>>106593975 (OP)
computer monitor resolutions got bigger
Anonymous
9/15/2025, 4:20:54 PM
No.106594040
>>106594359
>>106594022
>visually inconsistent
Variance is healthy for your brain, not to mention it makes things more identifiable, which is the whole point of having graphics.
Anonymous
9/15/2025, 4:22:46 PM
No.106594054
>>106595902
>>106594022
>designing thousands of icons around it sounds like a pain in the ass
Why do tech companies employ "designers" that they pay $300k a year then? Your job should be a pain in the ass if you're being paid such an obscene amount of money.
Anonymous
9/15/2025, 4:24:34 PM
No.106594070
>>106593975 (OP)
>objectively
You keep using that word, I don't think it means what you think it means
Anonymous
9/15/2025, 4:55:08 PM
No.106594359
>>106594040
What do you mean anon? McKinsey assured us this was peak minimalist icon design
Anonymous
9/15/2025, 7:44:14 PM
No.106595902
>>106594054
Well, most icon packs are made for free by volunteers.
Anonymous
9/15/2025, 8:42:18 PM
No.106596410
>>106593975 (OP)
because as screen resolutions got bigger, pixel art went out of style. simple as that
Anonymous
9/15/2025, 9:44:02 PM
No.106596976
>>106593975 (OP)
I'm glad Be Inc. died because I didn't have to suffer watching them become woke 25 years later.
Anonymous
9/15/2025, 9:46:59 PM
No.106597007
>>106597080
>>106593975 (OP)
Who else used it other than BeOS, though?
Anonymous
9/15/2025, 9:53:06 PM
No.106597076
OP, sorry but some styles aren't timeless. Windows XP is timeless unlike this crap.
