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5 Recent Design Trends of Today!

The current generation has been a witness to the considerable shift and scale of change in technology and, thus, the way in which we do things. This is a time when there is little distinction between reality and fantasy, as the line in between is geting blur.


With so much ease, one can instantly send a photo, miles away; speak to someone, face-to-face; communicate effectively with multiple people, or even get things delivered at the doorstep. Which such ease at our fingertips (literally), design becomes highly essential, as it complements how we carry out these tasks and, so also, what we choose do, itself. Bearing this context in mind, here is a brisk and swift compilation of the most relevant and likely trends that are taking over in the digital dream, this year, 2017.

1. Mobile-oriented

As we go further and further with "better, faster, smarter" phones, everything digital is constantly being designed to increasingly improve, enhance and suit people's experiences on the "small screen" (which, notably, has conveniently shifted from being a reference for the television to being one for a phone). This is primarily owing to the accessibility of just about everything through the phone, be it all-inclusive websites, videos, sharing, etc. something that was unimaginable until only a few years ago.

2. A Rise in Interactivity and Motion Design

There seems to be a continuing, urgent and immediate need to include interactivity as a basic component in design, mainly because that's what currently appears essential in order to hold an audience's attention. Motion design is one powerful way of doing that, keeping the viewer/user engaged and interested with movement across the screen, while appealing images may be eye-catching but insufficient.

3. Ultra Minimalism and Bold & Crisp Fonts

With so much information, out there, ultra minimalism that delivers the content quick and effectively seems to be the ideal trend to go by. Simple, neat colours; bold, clear fonts, and the likes, just enough to convey a message in an appealing yet straightforward and no-nonsense manner look to be just the need of the hour.

4. Need of Relevant Imagery

Visuals are gaining power over the written word. In a world with abundant photos for almost everything, pictures nowadays speak even "more than a thousand words". No more needs to be written to depict the core idea or essence of a concept at a glance, isn't it? What cannot be said in a thousand words, can be conveyed through a visual.

5. An UI and UX focus

Everything is going "App". Be it groceries, clothing, and everything in between and beyond. With this influx of online purchase, it becomes all the more necessary and important to focus on UI and UX, as that is what will determine the user's experience through the process of usage.

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