7 UI/UX Design Trends Every Designer Should Use At least Once!

Due to the pandemic and with the rise of virtual and remote working culture, UI/UX trends have seen a drastic change throughout the past 2 years. While the strict minimalism has been the driver of awesome experiences up until now, the future of UX design is integrating a lot more with various trends such as AI, Neomorphism, Glassmorphism Animations and so on,

Let us explore the design trends of this year that every designer must try!

1. Dark Mode

As we spent more time on digital devices, dark mode plays a vital role in user experience. More than just a dark theme, people love to use dark mode due to its user-friendly advantages such as

· Battery efficiency of device and readability of the text.

· Reduction of screen glare and blue lights.

· Reduced eye strain.

2. Advanced Micro Interactions

When the user takes action such as clicking the button- that causes an event is generally referred to as micro- interactions. Designers are intensifying them through animations, scroll effects and other page transitions.

3. Neomorphism

It is a visual design that combines background colours, shadow and gradient effect to ensure the graphic intensity of UI elements.

4. Shadows and Layers

Shadows play an important role in UX design. They communicate visual cues in layered and highly interactive interfaces. Shadows can be used to achieve great UI interfaces by using them,

· To convey elevations of the layered structure

· Affordance of interactive elements such as buttons and sliders.

· Interaction and hints about the direction of movement of an intent.

5. Brand Transparency

It is important to reflect the brand identity and trust throughout the designs. Through clear breakdown and transparent labelling, we can convey throughout the design.

6. UI Animations

Designers can utilize UI animations to enhance the user experience by guiding the flow much better than a static graphic. For example, the moving or the in-motion animation graphic would grab the users' attention more than the traditional images and figures.

7. 3D Graphics

Among the hot UI design trends of the year, 3D graphics are rocketing on top of creative experiments.

Your UI/UX design career deserves to be treated with respect. Keeping up with trends is the best way to do that. Feeding your creative inspiration is as important as finding new clients. An updated design gives your users a feeling of freshness. It also proves the commitments of the company to the product.