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Glassmorphism in 2021
It’s been nearly a year since I first coined the term Glassmorphism, so let’s reflect on how the trend evolved.
5 min readAug 17, 2021
What’s the big idea?
The main reason for coining the name glassmorphism was simple. The effect wasn’t new (it dates back to almost 10 years ago), but each company called it something else.
From acrylic, through frosted-glass to simply “glass effect”. Without a common name designers could agree on, there would be difficulty exploring the use-cases, inspirations and examples.
It would make learning a lot harder.
Luckily the name caught on, and as of today there are over 3500 Dribbble shots using the tag, with Neumorphism at 5500. Keep in mind, that Neumorphism has been around (as a name) for over a year longer than Glassmorphism.
