>>713131992>Of the time when it was popular? Nothing. This aesthetic lived and died by microsoft. The Frutiger Metro aesthetic overshadowed it.Metro only exists because it is easier for devs to scale to shitty phones, tablets, and touch screens so it saves on costs. Anybody who thinks it looks good was brainwashed by corporations. They gaslight idiots into thinking lazy 2d black and gray and boxes is a good thing.
Aero was the peak of design driven towards being as visually appealing as possible.