WATCH OUT THE UI/UX TRENDS FOR 2021

 

 

Existing in the digital space is no more an added advantage instead, it is the only identity that keeps you alive amongst your competitors, and the way you project yourself and promote your brand better takes you to a higher position by out beating your rivalries. Having an interactive website is essential in this digitized business world, and the contribution of UI/UX is vital in it, which keeps changing frequently. Here we will be looking at the UI/UX trends that will rule in the upcoming year. 
 

  

• Dark Mode

One of the notable and happening UI/UX trends of 2020 which will last long at least till the next year-end, there are several advantages in adopting this trend, and that's the reason huge brands like Android, Instagram and Apple have inculcated it in their design layout. Here is why brands go for dark mode:

·        They give an ultra-model look 

·        Helps to highlight and pop-out other features  

·        Saves device battery

·        Reduces eye strain

 

• 3D Elements

The impression rate and the engaging factor of your website reach sky-high when it incorporates 3D elements into its UI/UX designs. 3D elements are renowned contributing factors that increase the average session time of a user in your website and create a better opportunity to convert them into your client/customer. When combined with the technologies like AR and VR (Augmented reality and Virtual Reality), they create wonders for your website provided you maintain the best loading speed.

 

•  Free-drawn designs

Web users are tired looking at the pixel-perfect images placed at several corners and plots of the website and it’s time to bring in something new and unique that makes your brand look special. Effortless and hand or free-drawn images and designs would be the best fit here since they add a unique feel to your brand and implants a fresh thought in the users' mind which might lead to prolonged sessions.

 

• Photography + Graphics

Bringing creativity on-board wherever possible is the primary motto behind the evolution of UI/UX trends for 2021 and combining both the realistic and graphical image is a part of it. The approach of mixing reality and imagination helps to elevate both casual and formal brands and businesses.

 

• Bit Unrealistic product images

Magnifying the reality is the most happening UI/UX trend, especially when it comes to e-commerce websites. Gone are the days when you used to post real-time product images, and now it’s time to post some artificially designed product images that would light up the flame of enthusiasm in the buyer's mind.

 

•  AI will be a part

AI and ML have started to take centre stage amongst firms and industrial applications and it’s time for AI to conquer the online presence by acquiring websites. Customers/users are looking out for personalized experience in every single aspect they explore and achieving this foot for a website is unrealistic unless it impends something like AI, which delivers a personalized user experience.

 

• Voice will replace Typo

The UI/UX trend regarding voice search keeps hitting the box frequently in the recent past and it’s time for search engines and users to adapt the voice-based search to the fullest. Voice-enabled devices like Alexa and Siri has been successful, and now the same technique is adopting the web presence, so it’s high time for the website holders to customize their site voice-search friendly.

 

• Storytelling

Another most happening and notable trend is storytelling, despite the form of content you project, it needs to be in a storytelling mode to impress the user/reader. Implying storytelling improves the engaging factor and makes the user explore your website's feature, product, and services more.

•  Mobile-first Designs

Creating responsive websites have almost gone extinct and it's time now to embrace the new trend of mobile-first design. Since smartphones have become the monopoly of the device to access the website or even a web application; organizations have drifted towards creating mobile-first designs with the sole intent of conquering their majority client base.

 

• Material design> Flat Design

Post carrying out several surveys and research-oriented studies, experts from web design and development world feels that there is a great scope for the material designing approach to take centre stage by overtaking flat designs. But still, it is a debatable topic and if you wish to stick neutral, then go for a mixed approach.

 

• Final Thoughts

These are some of the notable UI/UX trends that could play a pivotal role in 2021 and being the renowned Web development service provider we take the sheer initiative in educating our targeted user-base and peer technocrats regarding these trends.