<s>
Neumorphism	B-Application
is	O
a	O
design	O
style	O
used	O
in	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interfaces	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
sometimes	O
considered	O
a	O
medium	O
between	O
skeuomorphism	O
and	O
flat	B-Application
design	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
neumorphism	B-Application
was	O
coined	O
by	O
Jason	O
Kelly	O
as	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
of	O
neo	O
and	O
skeuomorphism	O
,	O
emphasizing	O
its	O
role	O
as	O
a	O
semi-revival	O
of	O
skeuomorphism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
neumorphic	O
design	O
concepts	O
can	O
be	O
traced	O
to	O
Alexander	O
Plyuto	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
a	O
mockup	O
for	O
a	O
banking	B-Application
app	I-Application
showing	O
various	O
elements	O
of	O
neumorphic	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
Big	I-Operating_System
Sur	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
included	O
graphical	O
designs	O
that	O
featured	O
neumorphism	B-Application
prominently	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
app	O
icons	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
translucency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neumorphism	B-Application
is	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
minimalism	B-Device
characterized	O
by	O
a	O
soft	O
and	O
light	O
look	O
,	O
often	O
using	O
pastel	O
colors	O
with	O
low	O
contrast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
are	O
usually	O
the	O
same	O
color	O
as	O
the	O
background	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
only	O
distinguished	O
by	O
shadows	B-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
highlights	I-General_Concept
surrounding	O
the	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designers	O
may	O
like	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
neumorphism	B-Application
because	O
it	O
provides	O
a	O
middle	O
ground	O
between	O
skeuomorphism	O
and	O
flat	B-Application
design	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
it	O
aims	O
to	O
look	O
plausibly	O
realistic	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
looking	O
clean	O
and	O
adhering	O
to	O
minimalism	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neumorphism	B-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
criticism	O
,	O
notably	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
accessibility	O
,	O
difficulty	O
in	O
implementation	O
,	O
low	O
contrast	O
,	O
and	O
incompatibility	O
with	O
certain	O
brands	O
.	O
</s>
