Dear Apple, Google and Facebook, enough with this art style

YouTube itself also often uses graphics like that inside the channel dashboard. And what's with Facebook and its surreal figures with tiny heads? Lastly, over at Microsoft's account section we can see a very similar basic art style.

Wow, all of those tech giants sure do have their unique identities!

It's quite surprising, especially in regards to Google and Apple, since their phone operating systems, for example, are quite different from a visual design standpoint. Apple's iOS uses blur and shadow effects all over the interface, while Google's Android uses flat colors, no shading. You'd think those differences in design language will also apply to the style in which those two companies draw us – their users.

So yeah, it's almost like we can't escape from this art style. And if you never noticed any of this, I bet you won't be able to un-notice it now! (Sorry.)

"But come on, it's kind of cute, simple and universal!"

I don't know about that, this looks nightmarish to me, Apple

Nobody of the people I asked finds Apple or Google's art cute or stylish, and I bet most children would literally be scared by disproportionate human figures like those. In fact, I consulted with my young nieces, who use iPads all the time. They do find what the App Store has to show on occasion to be a bit scary.

Although to be fair, one of my nieces gets scared by Donkey from Shrek, so big limbs, big teeth, anything like that would be a no-no. Apple is all about being child and family-friendly, right? So what's up with this art direction? Why not go with the Memoji art style which Apple uses for WWDC? It looks way better, check it out:

Instead, you go to the App Store and see something like this most of the time:

Be honest, what do you think?

You're a user of those companies' products too. You also see it all the time. Let us know what you think about the simplistic, oddly proportional art style we showed above, used by most tech giants. Do you find it relatable and pleasant, simple and non-threatening, like it's meant to be? Or do you find it off-putting?