Well, it’s 2019, and it finally signals that we are at the very tail end of a tumultuous decade. Internet has changed, and transformed itself in many different ways over the last ten years, and websites are a great example of that. Many changes have been already implemented with the result being many changes in the website design trends, especially across the elements used in designing.
Grids
have fallen out of style, creative and bold typography has emerged as
the new choice of design trend that has been capturing attention, as
well as many other aspects. It should be known that the website
design trends of today would certainly see future human populace to
view all of which were extremely unique, while also being most
commonly identifiable.
However,
in spite of coalescing and mass confusion, there are certain
identifiable trends that are true for the elements and strategies
used by the web designing industry. These have been essentially
successful in capturing the majority of the public consciousness, and
they have been briefly discussed forthwith.
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The rise of Serifs: While Sans Serifs have been widely used since the dawn of the internet for their easy readability and clear communicative characteristics, their more traditional counterparts are finding rising and prominent use across website designs. Serifs are mostly true for headers, or messages for calling action, and are successful in directing the attention of any viewer.
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Increasing use of Black and White: While you may have used the black and white colour palette for some of your designs, you should be aware of how effective they have been in capturing attention, and speaking to the present age.
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The entry of organic shapes: At last, many designers are getting to be really creative with their talents in making websites come alive and speak to the viewing audience through increased use of organic shapes and designs, which provide a new aesthetic edge altogether.
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Nostalgia for glitch art: In the modern age of pervasive computer use, ‘glitch art’ has become its own niche in accordance with various ends or signifies announcing a return of the disorienting feeling that technology overuse has in effect.
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Encroaching chat bots: Two of the most significant inventions that have been innovated this decade include machine learning and artificial intelligence, which have been true for many websites too; evident from the increasing implementation of chat bots who perform their respective functions quite effectively.
- Cautious use of video content: While video or animated content use across websites can certainly be called as a hallmark of this decade, their use has seen a downturn as the decade closes its curtains. This because the cost of including videos somehow do not justify the costs incurred.
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Distraction free Content: Although we have talked about many kinds and approaches to content, if they somehow cause distraction for your visitors, you are certainly not doing it right. That’s why movements like minimalism has consequently become so popular.
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Contextual Navigation: People want what they want from any website in the shortest amount of time possible; as a result, navigational designing aspects have become more design-centric than anything else, such as that of thumb friendly navigation in mobile smartphones.
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Micro-interactivity: One of the most essential pieces of content are supposed to speak to any of your visitor in the most inviting and attractive way possible, while also appealing to take the shortest amount of their respective attention spans.
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Diversification: More so than anything, websites of today have one of the most important considerations to have in store: to appeal to the widest audience imaginable. Since this audience can have multitude of varying tastes and preferences, design strategies become so much harder to appeal to everyone.
These
trends certainly reflect how people want websites to look in 2019,
and would greatly benefit any incumbent designer to appeal to a wide
range of requirements and expectations.
