Design trends are happening at an exponential rate, and it is important to keep up with that speed. Even if you are not one to follow the trends, as a designer, it is necessary to stay up-to-date with the latest trends in the market. In the last couple of years, there has been an increase in new ideas and UI design trends, with all the big browsers giving support to HTML5 and CSS standards, along with the Javascript engine.
UI web design trends usually don’t last that long, and each year new trends are introduced. There is a necessity to stay in touch with all the happenings in the design industry to stay ahead of your competition.
To help you do that here are some UI design trends which you need to follow for the year 2017
1. Responsive Web Design is Necessity for Your Business
Although responsive web design is not new, experts predict that both small and big businesses will focus on making their online responsive web presence. This change is for two main reasons, firstly cost-effectiveness of building a single site that is capable of both delivering content and device usability of that content. Secondly, Google updated its ranking algorithm for the need to have responsive websites.
2. Businesses Focusing on Mobile-first Websites
As the name implies, mobile-first UI design is solely focused on mobile devices first and then on any other larger screen devices. Just like responsive UI design, this is not a new thing. However, mobile devices have become the primary tool used for browsing the internet. With a small screen comes the art of rearranging the design to fit the needs of any handheld device. A great example is of Etsy website. Open Etsy both on the desktop and on a mobile phone, and you will get to know the difference. The site is beautifully optimized for mobile devices.
3. Grid-based UI Designs
One of the hottest UI design trends that arose from material design guidelines is the use of grid-based UI. Web Design agencies are charging quite a high price to put your ideas in a grid
format. With the attention span of users decreasing day by day, the grid is a marvelous way out. All your data can be manageable and searchable in the grid format. Tech giants such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, and even Pinterest have popularized their content in a grid format. Below is a brilliant example of how data can be efficiently organized in a grid without losing essential elements from the design.
4. Parallax Scrolling in Demand
Once upon scrolling was used to browse specific elements of your website, now scrolling is used by website designers as a creative way of displaying and sifting through the content. Parallax scrolling is a technique which gives a 3d look, with background and foreground moving at different speeds. When used well, Parallax scrolling creates a mind-blowing variety to deliver content over the internet. However, most websites overuse this effect and in turn, make it worse for design usability.
5. Bold Colors and Big Fonts
For the past few years, we have seen over-saturated rich-colored websites with vibrant hues and gradients. This change is due to advancements in screen technologies by which bold colors and big fonts look pretty awesome in almost every screen size. The best example is the redesigning of the Instagram logo, which was once flat, and now it is a lot more vibrant and colorful. It is safe to assume that more brands will move towards testing different color and font combinations to make their sites stand out from the crowd.
Wrapping it Up
Whilst we think everything on this list is pretty great, don’t try and fit every single one of these trends into your new website. Web Design companies are using these trends and making some good money out of it. Study these trends yourself and make them work for your brand too.
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