Design In 2018
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01.
Innovating technology
1 year as a business is now considered equivalent to 10 years just 20 years ago. With incredibly fast-paced environments and constant improvements towards the capability of people and software. Staying ahead has become more and more crucial.
With new ways methodologies for collaborating across teams such as AGILE, now is a better time than any to learn the latest techniques and tools to extend your skills and knowledge.
Tesla Model 3's and UI is a perfect example of breaking barriers and expanding on new technological potential.
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Project: Tesla Model 3 | User Interface
Project: Tesla Model 3 | User Interface
Author: Michael Cherkashin
02.
Custom illustrations
High bounce rates and low engagement rates have offered an opportunity to use illustrations as a medium for, not only, grabbing a users attention, but also as a form of communication.
Examples are shown below.
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Project: Let's take a dive into Virtual Reality
Project: Let's take a dive into Virtual Reality
Author: Léonard Dupond
2.1 It's all about the details
Highly detailed illustrations are appealing when executed properly. Especially for their ability to be aesthetically beautiful and captivating for a high majority of viewers. The time taken is easily translated through the image.
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Project: Character & illustration
Project: Character & illustration
Author: Seung Uk Hong
03.
Minimal and colourful studio shots
Another brilliant form of captivating and engaging users, studio shots are capable of drawing a users attention to very specific details.
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Project: Squarspace
Project: Squarspace
Author: Akatre Studio
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Project: Hole
Project: Hole
Author: Dae-hoo Kim
04.
Negative space still widely used
Negative space, or more commonly known as white space, has continued to prove itself as a versatile and capable artform. The likelihood of seeing this trend continue for a number of years is almost certain.
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Project: Nona Home E-commerce Website
Project: Nona Home E-commerce Website
Author: Daniel Tan
05.
Color transitions and gradients
Utilized and praised for their visual prowess. Gradients and broad ranges of color have proven themselves through the associated aesthetic appeal. Given the growing demand for design that stands out, wide color ranges and gradients will continue their trend in 2018.
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Project: Hole
Project: Hole
Author: Dae-hoo Kim
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Project: Firebridge — Digital Agency
Project: Firebridge — Digital Agency
Author: Igor Mahr
06.
Detailed user interfaces
With an expanding need to communicate in less time. Highly detailed / sophisticated UI has been seen as a capable form of communicating and engaging users.
This has been especially prevalent as technological and graphical capabilities expand.
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Project: Firebridge — Digital Agency
Project: Firebridge — Digital Agency
Author: Igor Mahr
07.
User interactions as a centerpoint for design decisions
With major players in the digital sector increasing their resources towards building fluid user experiences. Interactions have proven to be a capable form of improving the users' experience.
08.
Responsive logos
More devices = A greater need to create responsive elements. Responsive logos in some of the major brands from around the world a merely a small representation of this need.
Seen above: Oxygen's responsive logos
09.
Animations in websites
A multitude of factors must be taken into consideration when designing a website. For example: Internet speed, technological capabilities, type of user etc... From this, we can begin to see why animations and interactive UI has become a strong contender for a major design trend in 2018. Especially as demand for beautiful aesthetics increases and code becomes even more advanced than it already is.
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Project: blink.watch — Website
Project: blink.watch — Website
10.
Responsive UI
50:50 is the new standard rule for websites. An average of 50% of users, if not more, will access a website from their mobile device. A clear, concise, and capable website is now required to be completely responsive, no matter the device or resolution.
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Project: blink.watch — Website
Project: blink.watch — Website
11.
Design languages
Brands are everywhere, and now more than ever they are becoming incredibly complex.
Building brand-unique design languages have proven to be a sure-fire way of ensuring that a companies brand can stand out, 100% of the time. Google's Material Design is an excellent example.
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Project: Wyre Branding
Project: Wyre Branding
Author: Ramotion ✪
12.
Aesthetics to grab attention
Design is everywhere, and so much of it looks the same.
By experimenting with visual mediums, organizations have found that by not following the crowd, that is exactly what they need to attract a crowd.
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Author: ManvsMachine
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Project: Work and Play
Project: Work and Play
Author: Lena Vargas Afanasieva
13.
Tell stories
Connecting a user with a brand is becoming absolutely crucial in building a successful long-term relationship. One proven method of doing just this is to tell stories. Whether this through a visual medium like an illustration or even an interface, is completely up to the individual.
Seriously, tell a story.
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Project: Character & illustration
Project: Character & illustration
Author: Seung Uk Hong
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Project: Work and Play
Project: Work and Play
Author: Lena Vargas Afanasieva
14.
Load times matter now more than ever
An estimated 47% of users browsing the internet to expect a website to load within 2 seconds or less. How's that for hurting your bottom line?
People's patience for a cumbersome and clumsy mobile site or app is waning. They expect to move through a brand’s mobile experience at lightning speed.
15.
The user will expect a flawless experience
Upon reading this guide, a consistent topic will appear throughout. And it's this: Design needs to be user first.
No matter the platform, a users experience must be tailored down to the finest of details. Else you might just face losing a potential customer. Especially when you can almost always find higher standards somewhere else.
16.
Usability is key
It's really quite simple - if a product is too hard to use, an overwhelming majority won't use it.
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Project: Foly Mobile App
Project: Foly Mobile App
Author: Lilit Harutyunyan, Sergey Muradyan
17.
Design with data-oriented decisions
Customer data are the metrics that relate to customer interaction. It can be the number of jobs, the number of enquiries, the income received, etc...
Simply put: if we don't know anything about the user, there can be no basis as to our reasoning surrounding why a design is the way it is.
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Project: Keenethics Cosmic Website Reconstruction
Project: Keenethics Cosmic Website Reconstruction
18.
Print will still be widely used
Regardless of the steadily accelerating increase of users within the digital landscape. Print and other forms of communication have their place, and right now it's quite a big one.
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Project: Büro
Project: Büro
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