Top UI/UX Trends for 2022
1 Dark Mode
The rise of dark mode will likely be continuing this year too.
The look is elegant, stylish, and modern. Nowadays people are spending more time with our smartphones and laptop, dark mode plays a vital role in user experience as well as healthy user experience.
Dark mode has lot’s of advantages and here it is.
- It saves the battery if the device uses an OLED or AMOLED screen.
- It is better in terms of the readability of text.
- It is better for reducing eye strain while using the device at night.
- It reduces the screen glare and minimizes blue lights.
2 Neumorphism
Neumorphism combines flat design and skeuomorphism. It is a visual style that combines background colors, shapes, gradients, and shadows to ensure UI elementsâ graphic intensity. All that allows achieving a soft, extruded plastic look and almost 3D kind of look.
Neuromorphic UIâs are elegant; there is no doubt about that. Itsâ soft UI elements feel so comfortable.
Neumorphism doesnât play nice with basic usability principles. It almost kills the intuitiveness and accessibility. And there arenât lots of real-world apps built on top of this style.
But itâs beautiful and futuristic in terms of design. So, we might see more implementation of Neumorphic UI in 2022.
3 Animations
Designers can utilize give extra ordinary impact to users by using UI animations to enhance the user experience by guiding the flow much better than just graphic. There will be more and more animations in 2022âboth in UI and product promotions. It is an immersive way for mobile apps to convey messages to the user without using modal and banners.
4 Advanced micro-interactions
Micro interaction exists in every software application. We use it every time while using different applications. The âLikeâ feature of Instagram and âRetweetâ of Twitter are the perfect examples of micro-interaction.
Advanced micro-interactions such as gestures and touchless controls bring new opportunities to crafting a more intuitive experience. We will see more and more of these in 2022 for sure.
6 Smooth gradients
The reign of smooth gradients is in full swing.
Microsoftâs fluent design system and the new design approach by Apple in macOS Big Sur are two of the big pushes in gradient-based designs. Google also joined the party with redesigned logos of Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs and Meet.
7 An Era of 3D
3D designs have been attracting users for the last couple of years. Despite some drawbacks on memory consumption, 3D is trending in both mobile and web applications.
In 2022 the 3D will continue to thrive, especially seeing VR and AR technologiesâ rising popularity.