flat design

American  

[flat di-zahyn] / ˈflæt dɪˌzaɪn /

noun

1. a style of digital design marked by flat, simple graphics, usually intended to look minimalist and utilitarian.

   Here’s a good example of flat design making a potentially very complicated UI design look clean and intuitive.

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Etymology

Origin of flat design

First recorded in 2015–20

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Example Sentences

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flat design

Conventional patch type hemostatic products are widely used in medicine, but their flat design makes them difficult to apply to deep, irregular, or complex wounds.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026

The wireless buds feature wingtips and a flat design that lies flush with your ear, so they’re less likely to fall out as you sleep.

From The Verge ● Aug. 5, 2022

The monumental structure doesn’t come into view until you are directly beneath it, a virtue of its relatively flat design.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2021

Between the flat design and fun colors, it feels like a Frisbee that plays music.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2015

This faience was a ware of natural cream-colored clay, and upon it was tooled a flat design the hollows of which were filled in with darker clays that were afterward covered with a lead glaze.

From The Story of Porcelain by Sara Ware Bassett

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