Graphic Design Trends of 2016

In 2016, design will be all about the user!
#userexperience #UX will be the new black!!

Today, mobile is already the “first screen”!
#UserExperience (#UX) on mobile phones is key

Designers have long proposed that websites should learn from app design’s quick wins (speed, zero distractions, tailored user experience)

Some people hated the now omnipresent Hamburger Menu or navicon. So now say "hello to clever menus"!

Hard to anticipate patterns makes it easy for users to read and be interested in the different parts of a #website / brochure / book, etc.

What is the latest move in the whole modular trend? It's the "Modular scrolling". Meaning every module on a website may scroll on its own, independently from the other modules.

Google will have won a big battle to Apple – in the design sphere with its "Material Design"!
So expect to see those long, solid shadows virtually everywhere.

Flat web design has another UX advantage: image files weigh less and do not add an unnecessary burden to page load time.

It’s the time for adding a real punch to your storytelling by going visual.

Everyone loves a good infographic, and above all, they love the results: infographics are shared 3 more times than any other piece of visual content.

With typography becoming a key element in any serious branding efforts, broad audiences are getting used to seeing artistic typefaces pop up everywhere.
Google Fonts is a big reason more people have ditched Arial for cooler and newer fonts.

Modern retro is cool. What started as a trend in logo design, is already permeating to every other aspect of web and graphic design.

When it comes to the choice of colors, the 80s will rule. Prepare for a world of bright pastels and rich, bold accent colors.

Web design will be more grid based than ever in 2016!
There will also be a rise in free-form shapes. Rough edged and hand-drawn shapes are a signature of neo-grunge, another trend that will gain prominence in 2016.

People are finally realizing that stock photos are one of the most boring and unoriginal things you can include in a website. You have millions of alternatives. What about a hand-drawn illustration? (You’ll see a lot of these in 2016) Or a custom graphic?

Videos will replace images in lots of places, other than website backgrounds.
Watch out for profile pictures that are not pictures anymore, but a short video.