About Claymorphism
Claymorphism is the puffy soft-3D UI style coined in 2021 by Michał Malewicz: plump rounded "clay" shapes with a matte finish, candy pastels, and dual inner-plus-outer soft shadows that give a squishy, inflated look. Buttons and cards feel tactile and pillowy — nothing sharp or flat.
The canvas is a deliberately colored pale-lilac tint, never cream or white. Candy lavender pairs with mint as the signature combination, supported by peach, baby blue, and butter pastels, all set in chunky rounded geometric type.
- Origin
- Global / internet
- Era
- 2021 onward (coined 2021; ongoing soft-3D UI trend)
- Key figures
- Michał Malewicz
- Movements
- Soft-3D UI · Neo-skeuomorphism · Friendly pastel interfaces
Claymorphism design spec
Colors
Typography
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