Every year brings us new trends, fashions that come to stay sometimes, on other occasions fleeting. And the world of web design and development is no exception. But what are these current trends? What does web design hold for us in the near future? Artificial intelligence in different applications is one of the novelties that the future web holds. A way of adapting the platforms to the needs of the user or client, and that it seems will not only be used in the content part, but also in the design part: after responsiveness, the new web design will try to adapt to the different types of users.
Microinteractions, conversational bots or chatbots, or a greater presence of the JavaScript programming language, They seem to be other trends that are making their way. The (Google) or the Flat Design (Microsoft) will continue to be key in web design and mobile applications, although what most attracts our attention is the return of skeumorphism.
Fashionable in 2012, skeumorphism was used by Apple in some of its mobile device products at the time, and it seems to be making a strong comeback to integrate with flat design trends. Let’s see what it consists of.
What is skeumorphism?
Skeumorphism is a design style that is based on the forms that objects show in real life, and reminiscent of ancient systems in relation to what it refers to. A clear example that will help us understand the concept can be found in the computer’s save button: it generally still has the image of a floppy disk as its logo, although these are now out of use. This would be a case of skeumorphism. Something like using a real design with old touches to represent ideas. Usually try to capture the textures and colors of real objects to transfer them to new technologies.
As we pointed out before, Apple was the company that showed this design trend back in 2012, and today it is still the one that uses it the most in its digital interfaces. The notepad that accurately represents your Gradesthe bookshelf representing his Kiosk… are just two examples of how Apple has brought reminiscences of reality to its applications.
Thus, the combination of this type of design with the flat forms of Material Design or Flat Design will be a new style that we will have to get used to in the near future. Do you think it is a success?
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