3. Flat design, a response to the now-out-of-favor skeuomorphism, is the
approach that stresses:
Strict 2D (absence of drop shadows, textures, gradients, etc.)
Minimalism
Bold and vivid colors
2.0 differs from Flat in the following, important ways:
It isn’t completely flat or 2D anymore
It uses subtle 3D design elements like shadows, highlights and layers
It adds a bit more depth into the design
5. Any designer can put a few colors together in one site design and
call it a “website,” but few can put colors together in such a way
that they harmoniously pop right off the page, delighting site
visitors and customers while helping the user experience. In 2016,
we predict that designers will start paying more attention to correct
color theory than ever before.
7. Though CSS is the standard for many designers today to
create engaging interfaces and pages, it was always
lacking easy-to-manage layout features. All that’s solved
now, thanks to Flexbox.
9. With a huge company like Google behind this trend, you know that it’s going
to get a big push this year. You can spot this design on the web and mobile
by its unmistakable and eye-catching characteristics like:
Prominent grid-based layouts
Minimalism
Lighting and shadows
Padding
Vivid colors
Responsive animations and transitions
