Skeuomorphism or flat design: Future directions in mobile device User Interface (UI) design education

International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 130-142

  Page, Tom ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Flat design; Skeuomorphism; User interface design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902176979     PISSN: 1746725X     EISSN: 17467268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMLO.2014.062350     Document Type: Article

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