Stay on top of the latest design trends, see what’s popular, and learn how to create design work that feels modern, current, and up-to-date.
Icons might be one of the most important – and underrated – examples of design in your portfolio. Here’s a look at icon design with some inspiring examples.
Icon elements are shown almost everywhere, but sometimes get produced as an afterthought. That shouldn’t be the case. Great icon design can be distinctive and add finesse and flair to a project.
Let’s take a look at what’s new, and what’s hot in icon design!
One of the most important early design decisions you will make is what kind of background will carry a project. Should it be a single color, colorless, use trendy elements such as geometric shapes, gradients, or wood grain patterns? Or would a solid background design can help make a project shine?
Staying on trend with background design styles is important as well. A trendy background choice shows that a website design is modern and the content is new. A modern visual framework can even signal a user that you are thinking about their needs and making the most of the tools that will make their experience better.
So how do you do it? Here’s a look at background design trends and styles, with a few great options to try.
Sometimes a website design trend comes around that just makes you want to pull your hair out. This is one of those trends – beautiful and funky designs with practically unreadable text. (Why would you put text there if you can’t be expected to read it?)
Now that may be a bit of an exaggeration because in most instances you can figure out what the text is supposed to say. But it’s not easy. And the user has to think. Will people stick around to figure out the design?
Let’s take a look at a few different examples of ways designs are “forgetting” about readability.
Smaller images, animation, and plenty of wild patterns are what you’ll find in this website design trend that’s popping up all over the place.
Without a clear thing to call it, you’ll know this trend when you see it thanks to zig-zag patterns and alignments for photos and the seeming lack of a grid.
Here, we’ll dive into this design trend and look at some ways you can use it and examples that really showcase how nice these designs can look.
Softer, rounded corners are one of the biggest trends in website design right now. This bento style is visually pleasing, easy to accomplish, and takes some of the sharpness out of your design.
There are also plenty of different ways to use this trend so that your projects have a distinct look and feel.
Here, we’ll explore the bento-style rounded corner design trend and all the ways you can make it work for you. Plus, there are plenty of examples for design inspiration.
If you have noticed more cartoon-style design elements lately, you aren’t alone. Quite a few projects are using design themes that feature cartoon elements, making this a trending design style.
There are plenty of ways to use the trend, from a full cartoon aesthetic to smaller elements throughout the design.
In this guide, we will dissect the different ways cartoon elements can be integrated into designs, demonstrating their versatility.
Whether you’re just dipping your toes into this trend or planning to plunge headfirst, we aim to fuel your creativity with practical insights and stimulating examples.
Website design with a hint of nostalgia. That’s what you get from the latest design trend that makes you think of childhood with sticker-style elements, including icons and emojis, that add a little something extra to projects.
This design style is popping up everywhere and includes everything from a full design theme to smaller elements sprinkled throughout.
What’s great is that for a certain demographic, this look has a feel that’s a distinct throwback to the sticker books we had as kids, making this design trend interesting and engaging.
Here’s a look at everything you need to know about the sticker design trend.
Can you spot AI-inspired imagery when you see it?
There’s a trend in website design projects with hero images that feature models who maybe aren’t quite human. But then again, maybe they are.
The line between reality and artificially created images is beginning to get blurred all the time. In many projects, there is a look and feel that’s supposed to contain an element of AI.
Here’s a look at that website design trend.
One recent emerging trend is an increased use of gothic styles and themes. This trend captures everything from imagery and color schemes to fonts and overall styling.
It’s an almost natural progression and evolution from all of the dark mode designs we’ve seen in recent years to reversion to gothic style.
Here, we’ll look at gothic style design and how you can make this design trend – potentially – work for you. Whether that’s in a poster, flyer, typographic choice, or a website. Let’s dive in!
Web-based augmented reality is a growing trend in website design that allows users to interact with realistic experiences from desktops or phones in-browser with no additional app required. This technology takes a little bit of everything and often includes HTML5, Web Audio, WebGL, and WebRTC to develop.
The result can be pretty impressive and leads to a level of engagement and interaction that keeps users wanting more.
WebAR is short for Web-based Augmented Reality, and it’s a relatively new technology that does not require a mobile application to function. Users can access AR experiences directly from their smartphones using the native camera and mobile web browser. This seamless user experience is one of the main reasons WebAR is rapidly growing in popularity.
Here’s a look at some examples of websites using Web AR to inspire your projects.
Does it ever seem like certain website color schemes just get all the attention? As with every other aspect of web design, there are color schemes that tend to trend more than others. Bright colors, stark palettes, and even some mismatching schemes are elements of color that are trending.
Here’s a look at some of the best website color schemes (in no particular order). For each, we’re also sharing the color codes that make up the key elements of the design, so it’s easy to play around with these color schemes yourself too!
One of the biggest trends in color schemes that you might notice is the use of dark dominant colors and backgrounds and shades of gold and bright red or pink hues for accents. This dark/light combo is an evolution of black and red in many minimal designs from a few years ago with a more modern touch.
Here are some great examples of color choices done right, to inspire your next project.
One of the design styles that’s been gaining popularity is the use of geometric elements including patterns, geometric fonts, and other elements to create a design scheme. Often these patterns and elements are rather simplistic, but they can have complex elements as well.
Geometric shapes and elements can be used for almost any part of a design, from a hero element to the full aesthetic.
Here, we’ll take a look at this design trend, characteristics, and tips to help you use it well.