Tech aesthetic popularized from 2004-2013; characterized by skeuomorphism, glossy design, "humanism", tertiary color palettes, Frutiger/Humanist sans serif UI fonts, glass, auroras, bokeh, and pictures of grass.
"A liminal space is the time between the 'what was' and the 'next.' It is a place of transition, waiting, and not knowing. Liminal space is where all transformation takes place, if we learn to wait and let it form us."