In this rapidly changing web world, nothing remains steady. New and exciting concepts, tools and techniques always keep in motion for the betterment of the web industry. Fresh minds with innovative ideas are overwhelmingly welcomed with wide hands. For all the enthusiasts who are keenly interested towards the web design and development, it is pivotal to be updated all the time with the latest trends in this field. With the arrival of 2016, here we are sharing few insights about the latest trends in web design and development, that are going to be incorporated this year. Have a look.

Web Design and Development Trends in 2016

Flat Design will be on Continuation

Flat Design is a concept of designing an interface excluding any stylistic elements that give the illusion of three dimensions, like drop shadows, gradients or textures and allows the use of easy user interface elements such as buttons, icons, typography and flat colors. The concept became a norm, when Skeuomorphism was discarded by Apple.

The problems, which are created by the integration of depth and dimension of subtle windows, card/title and transitions are now being eliminated by the latest trend of semi-flat design to help the users.

Material Design

Material Design codenamed as Quantum Paper is basically a design language launched by Google. This new style language aims at creating more realistic designs by the use of shadow effects, movement and depth. The concept of ‘card’ patterns deals with utmost use of white-spaces, shadows, intentions, and motion for having a layered approach. The use of grid layouts, responsive animations and transitions, padding and depth effects make Material Design more impressive.

Comparatively, it is quite similar to the Flat Design concept. Nevertheless, to provide more depth, it makes use of shadow than the flat technique.

Moreover, Google’s Material Design Lite is a front-end template suitable for building fast, modern websites. It is a mixture of Vanilla CSS, HTML and Javascript for giving a website more Material Design look.

Microinteractions

Microinteractions are the little things that give final touch to your good digital product. They can be found everywhere: the devices we use, in home appliances, on our phone and desktop apps, and the several embedded devices we are surrounded by. Microinteractions are helpful in accomplishing a single task, connecting devices together, communicating a piece of information, controlling a running process, creating a status message, turning on/off a feature. They are the rigid pillars for the future of the design.

Originality

Maintaining originality is a tedious task. Nowadays, many designers and developers adopt WordPress themes and templates, which makes their website looks similar to many others and consequently, it becomes difficult to stand up against the competitors. However, the originality factor will make its move in 2016. Mentioning here a couple of trends and iterations that make your website look original, rather unique from the rest ones.

Illustration

Custom Illustration is one of the best techniques, needed to impart originality into a website. Though, there is no single formula for such a concept, effectiveness can still be achieved via innovative thoughts. For example, to grab the attention of your audience, Storytelling can be a good thought to be original. This could be a great idea as all your in-line products will be showcased on the page, plus viewers may have a direct access over them.

Cutomized Typography

Typography has always been ignored by the designers, but still it is going to continue this season to enrich the website’s unique factor. This may give life to your site, if accomplished correctly. Via customized typography, a website can be designed according to the specific needs of the project, and this will also increase your brand’s unique selling scheme.

Cinemagraphs

Another effective technique is the Cinemagraphs. These are pictures in motion that enhances the elegance of a website. Without a doubt, moving images build a much more strong impact than the non-moving ones. Therefore, it naturally adds up to originality.

Animations

Animation is an interactive approach, which makes your website looks more lively than using the static image just once. It is basically a process of keeping a user in illusion by means of rapid movement of pictures. Rich animations are being widely used these days as they belong to a major part in creating the interactivity of a website.

Final Words

The main agenda to create a website is to reach out the maximum target audience and for that, you must follow those trends, which really work best to add value to your website. There are numerous web designing courses, which can be referred to build an effective website. Here, you can also get ideas from these above mentioned trends that will help in making an effectual website in terms of design and uniqueness.

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