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I enjoy replicating things I like for exactly that reason. I couldn't quite nail the subtlety of the shadow, so I just went all out shadow with this one. One of the smaller things I learned from this little exercise is that subtle gradients give objects that 'soft' feel that I quite like. This guy agrees. Maybe it's not as useful as I thought it was.Instead I try to see what I like about it or others like about it and use that information to improve upon my designs.
using trends in your own design is usually a bad idea.