Interactive Design of 2017 [Video] [Video]

As design trends progress over the years, a natural part of the process is the utilization of the most recent tech trends and advances. This keeps design fresh and exciting. Of course, the classic design concepts that have been used forever are still the rules for a reason; they keep things logical and easy to understand, however, in order to keep the consumer from becoming bored or the design from being repetitious, new technology is incorporated with the old.

Micro-Interactions

In the past few years, animations have become commonplace within web platforms. They are engaging and fun to watch. Other types of movement have become standard as well, such as parallaxing images. Of course, there are a few more interactive trends that have resonated with the audiences, including the smart use of micro-interactions. These fun little animations can perform various functions all meant to maintain engagement. These types of functions can include showing the progression of a loading page, giving pictorial navigation for small screens or providing a visual for invisible background function. More or less, micro-interactions make function, fun. Like Tap Taro, for example, hovering over their icon or closing something out initiates a simple animation that provides a little bit of extra personality and further promotes their brand identity.

Cinemagraph

Another way to engage the audience is by using the cousin of the full-screen video that seems to have taken over many a home page, the cinemagraph. Like a GIF in its use of repetitious movement and a short time span, the difference is cinemagraphs utilize static images with just one moving element. Its subtlety still engages the audience while intriguing them to find out why that particular movement was chosen and how it relates to the concept, service or product being proffered. Once again, the element of fun.

 

Virtual Reality

Emerging onto the design market most recently is the more extravagant yet fully interactive concept of virtual reality. Now that it has been introduced to the consumer as the coolest holiday present of 2016, tech giants like Google, with Google VR, are encouraging more widespread use. It seems their goal is to eventually give the power of virtual reality over to the consumer. They provide Google Cardboard for a most affordable option for virtual reality viewing, as well as open source code for developers to utilize on websites everywhere. With the intense use of mobile phones worldwide, virtual reality will only become more and more prevalent in our daily online existence.

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