Top 6 Website Designing Trends for 2016

Having a nicely design site is great and all, but it really doesn’t matter all that much if your site

doesn’t function well. Users are becoming more keenly aware to when something doesn’t work

properly on a website.It’s becoming more common for users to leave a website because they’ve encountered something that isn’t working well for them. Imagine how bad

this could be for an e-commerce site?

1. The Proliferation of UI Patterns

One of the side effects of responsive design has meant that a lot of sites look similar. However, responsive design isn’t solely to blame. The rise of WordPress sites and the booming theme market also have a hand in it.

a. The hamburger menu :

While some criticize this pattern’s use, there’s no doubt that it’s widespread use makes the function easily recognizable for users.

ii. Account registration:

You’ll find this pattern whenever you try to register for a site. There might be a form to fill out or a button that’ll allow you to use a social account to sign up.

iii. Long scroll:

The technique works especially well for sites that want to lure users through storytelling, and you can still mimic a multi-page site by breaking the scroll into clear sections.

2. Rich Animations

Animations are being used more and more to enhance a site’s storytelling, making the experience more interactive and entertaining.

However, you can’t just stick animation in anywhere. Consider carefully whether it adds to your site’s story elements and personality.

i. Large scale animations

These are used as a primary interaction tool have more impact on users and include effects like parallax scrolling and pop-up notifications.

ii. Small scale animations

These include spinners, hover tools and loading bars, and don’t require any user input.

7 Most Popular Animation Techniques:

Loading animations Navigation and menus (nonscrolling) Hover animations Galleries and slideshows Motion animation Scrolling Background animations/ videos

3. Microinteractions

Microinteractions happen all around us, from turning off the alarm on your mobile phone to liking that cat picture on Facebook.

Each one done without a second thought. It’s likely that you started your day with a micro-interaction. By turning off the alarm on your mobile phone, you engaged with a user interface in a single moment. And more and more of these are baked into the apps and devices we use.

4. Material Design: A Richer Alternative to Flat Design

Last year, Google launched its new style language, Material Design. It uses shadow effects and the concepts of movement and depth in order to create designs that appear more realistic to the user.

The goal of Material Design is to create clean, modernistic design that focus on UX. While Google’s design aesthetic has detractors, it’s been mostly praised as a game-changer.

With its minimalistic look, Material Design has a lot in common with another growing trend — flat design. Material Design, however, makes use of depth and shadow, which allows for more depth than pure flat design.

5. Responsive Design

Responsive web design has become incredibly popular in recent years thanks to the rise of mobile internet usage.

It’s safe to say responsive design isn’t going anywhere soon, as it represents a relatively simple and cheap way for businesses to build a fully-functional mobile-friendly site.

But responsive web design does come with some issues if not carried out properly, the most important being performance.

6. Flat Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon

Flat design has been around for a while and is compatible with other trends such as minimalism, responsive web design and Material Design.

Trends in Flat Design come to the Forefront.

Long shadows. These bring more depth to flat designs. Vibrant color schemes. Popular UI frameworks and

templates have prompted many to begin using more vibrant colors in their designs.

Simple typography. Simple typefaces help to ensure that text remains legible and readable in flat design.

Ghost buttons. These allow for functionality without distracting from the UX and are often represented as outlined, clickable links that change when the user hovers over them.

Source : http://www.awwwards.com/6-web-design-trends-you-must-know-for-2015-2016.html

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