In order to highlight important facts, structurise the layout and grab visitors’ attention, web designers started to incorporate large, prominent elements. This covers pretty much any element a website may consist of such us buttons, photos, illustrations and so on.
The trend has been going for a while in 2019, but we believe it will really take off this year. Especially that designers have started to tailor website experience for users with disabilities. The bigger elements are not only easier to spot, but also to read and understand.
The marketing has shifted towards personalisation. One of the way to make a website more personal and “human” is with custom illustrations. Whether it’s an isometric graphic, a flat vector picture or a hand-drawn illustration it all tells a story that your users will want to hear.
Having tailored illustrations on your website is always a great way to convey your brand identity.
Along with the minimalistic movement in pretty much every industry, the web design opts in for white space between elements. It provides us with a breath of fresh air. It can increase legibility, highlight important design elements such as buttons, sections, columns and create an overall tidy and pleasing appearance.
Hands-free interfaces have proven themselves useful and convenient. Voice assistants such as Siri or Alexa have seen the boom in popularity in the last couple of years. Mobile applications such as Google Maps featured the voice search to receive directions. We believe that websites will join the trend in 2020.
Further on the note of personalisation, little things matter too. While videos are nothing new, we think we will see more interactive and animated elements on websites. After all, motion is engaging and eye-catching. It’s biologically proven that our eyes instantly gravitate towards motion, so next time you design a website think of parts that you would draw the most attention to.
Online forms play an integral role in the success of a website. They enable visitors to contact a business, provide feedback or create an account. Expanding the forms to the full-screen size makes them more inviting thus reducing the abandonment rate. Larger website forms also provide more screen space for guiding users through the process.
Originally published Jan 09, 2020 9:11:00 AM, updated January 12 2022.
