Personally, I found skeuomorphic design to be something that I really enjoyed, for a couple of days, but rapidly got sick of.

That may have more to with the skills of the implementors, as opposed to the concept, as a whole.

I do find modern "flat" design to be less "fun," but I get a lot more done with it.

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sixothree 6 hours ago | parent [-]

That might be the thing. In real life you don't use the same stationary for years. Your desk is a reflection of your mood and evolves almost daily. Maybe that's where these fail?

	▲	al_borland 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		This is where themes come in.
	▲	warkdarrior 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Indeed, my mood most days is bland, monotonic, and flat, just like my desktop.