New design idioms emerge with each cultural zeitgeist, addressing unique challenges in software interaction. The hamburger menu (≡) gained popularity with mobile design due to screen size constraints and has since become a lasting element in software interaction design.

Tailwind CSS provides a fast and flexible way to style webpages but has a recognizable aesthetic that can lead to a uniform appearance across sites. The increasing use of Tailwind by large language models (LLMs) for styling has contributed to a perception of a "slop" aesthetic in web design.