I think this distinction is important, just so people are using the same vocabulary.
But genuine question: is there another word we can use which means semi-photorealistic leather, stitching, physically textured, etc. interface? Usually with all that being largely gratuitous?
In other words, if we're not bashing skeuomorphism, what is the name of the thing we're meaning to bash instead? :)
There was a short-lived trend in design a few years back that used the term ”maximalism” to mean something similar - covering every surface, layering metaphors on top of metaphors, mixing traditions from all over.
But genuine question: is there another word we can use which means semi-photorealistic leather, stitching, physically textured, etc. interface? Usually with all that being largely gratuitous?
In other words, if we're not bashing skeuomorphism, what is the name of the thing we're meaning to bash instead? :)