18 Designers Predict UI/UX Trends for 2018
This was a really insightful post I happened upon this evening. There’s encouraging emphasis on accessibility and inclusivity in UI/UX, something which is all too often ignored in favour of a slick aesthetic.
The second ‘trend’ identified which really resonated with me is the move towards more collaboration and less ego, as Nicole Tollefson describes so well here;
“Many still find it uncomfortable to invite “non-designers” into their headspace and discover that their best design is ultimately 90% (or more) other peoples’ input and 10% (or less) their own ideas, but the most successful teams and companies have known this about design for a long time.” I completely agree, and admit, that each one of my individual projects has benefited from conversation (or observation at the very least), be it with potential users, classmates, friends or strangers. Good design doesn’t happen in a vacuum.