Top 7 UI/UX Trends That Every Designer Must Know

There are more than 1.93 billion websites in the world and all those successful websites exist due to beautiful UIs. Those UIs are created by none other than UI/UX designers. The more attractive UI looks, the more users get engaged with it. Are you also the one who enjoys playing with UIs? Moving forward with the technological trends, UI/UX is also following some trends which could lead to some amazing websites.

Along with playing with the UI/UX trends, designers also get paid very well i.e., 3LPA to 25LPA. So, with all these perks, let’s find out some of the most important and popular trends UI/UX designers follow. We have listed some of them. 

What is UI/UX Design?

Since it is the most demanding profession in the IT industry, it’s important for you to know what is UI/UX design. UI (User Interface) or User Experience (UX) deals with creating a UI for an app or website. UX includes how well/smooth the website runs or how satisfied the customer is with the product (UI). For Example, there are surveys conducted for a website where customers are asked to use a product and give feedback on how well the website functions. 

If you want to become a UI/UX Developer, UI & UX Developer – Education, Skills, Salary, and Career might help. Also, both professions are different from each other and if you’re in a confusion UI vs UX Design: Which Career Option Should You Choose? go through the basics, understand your area of interest and then come to a conclusion.

Here are some of the most important trends UI/UX Developer follows: 

1. 3D Design

3D (three-dimensional) is everywhere and it has been attracting users for the last few years. It is one of the top UI/UX trends which will hype up your interface. Back then, 3D was slow at speed and had memory consumption issues due to animations, but due to the advancement of technology (5G), this issue has been resolved. Tools such as Adobe Xd have come up with a feature – 3D Transforms which helps the designers to work outside the X and Y axis. Also, in the coming years, 3D will be especially seen in AR and VR technologies which will help designers to work with amazing designs and create beautiful UIs. 

2. Gradients

The gradient is another important trend in UI/UX which designers prefer to use while working on UIs. It is the mixture of one color with another to form a new color, a powerful tool for visual communication. It adds life to the UI and adds depth. It can be used to create backgrounds, colored stylish buttons, and many more other elements which add value to the UI. There are five types of gradients- Linear, Radial, Angle, Reflected, and Diamond. Gradients can be seen in illustration, branding, UI, and typography. But designers should take care of the thing that “Don’t Overdo It” as overdoing may leave the website looking dirty which loses users’ attention. 

3. Behavioral

Behavioral design is the best UI/UX trend which helps the user to understand the general public. Behavioral designers work on the things which influence people, and the decisions they make. Designers check the behavior of users during the website survey and tend to follow those practices in order to build amazing UIs. This trend/design is treated as the “Future of the UX”. 

4. MetaVerse

MetaVerse is a set of technical segments/digital spaces including AR/VR that creates a virtual world where the general public carries out their routine tasks and lives their life. It acts as a playground for innovation and technological advancements. Meta (Facebook) created a metaverse environment and launched a virtual remote app where users can connect and hold meetings. Metaverse is something that works outside the screens, it focuses on the part that makes you feel it takes place in the real world. 

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5. No Code Apps

No Code Apps are those in which a non-technical user can drag and drop small applications to create a complete app. There are so many no-code tools such as web-flow, appy pie, etc which when used give an awesome effect to your UI. Using such a tool helps designers to add some amazing additional features to the website without having the requirement to learn to code. 

6. Empty and Error States Illustration

Empty states come when the screen appears as “Page Not Found” i.e., there’s no such page existing in the server. In order to make the page look more attractive even if there’s no content to show in order to engage users and improve user experience. This state is considered that even if there’s no content, the user should still feel satisfied with the page. Companies are following these UI/UX trends so as to maintain the company’s standard. 

7. Dark Mode

Dark Mode is a popular UI/UX trend that you can see every other user prefers to use when working on a laptop or mobile. As the dark mode helps in improving visual ergonomics by reducing strain on the eyes, it is becoming the most trendy tool every designer wants to work on. It has many benefits from the user’s point of view as it helps in conserving battery power and in reading a lot of content. Dark mode UIs came into trend when Twitter took an experiment with the light-on-dark color scheme in 2016. Later, Apple came up with a dark mode option in the iOS 13 update.