Every year a new crop of design trends emerges from the previous year’s labor. Some trends delight, some inspire, and some make our eyes ache. New grows old, and old is new again. Change is one of the most challenging and satisfying aspects of a career in design. The evolution of taste and technology keeps our skills sharp and demands we stay connected to the people we create for. As 2019 winds down, we’re looking ahead.

We’ve identified 20 emerging design trends for 2020, but we’re not just listing fonts and colors. We’re showcasing game-changers and industry shakers that will define our experiential landscape for the year to come.

• UX Design Clients Will Be Intentional About Ethical Design:

In 2020, UX designers and teams will encounter a greater number of clients desiring to make ethical design a top priority. In turn, more designers will become familiar with ethical standards while learning how to examine design decisions through the lens of ethical frameworks.

• Website Overlays Will Go Away:

Thankfully, more designers are coming to grips with the truth: Overlays are bad CX. In 2020, businesses will forgo the quick-hit metrics boost of overlays in favor of more holistic conversion practices.

• Lite Mode Sites and Apps Will Proliferate:

The functionality of Lite mode is somewhat clunky, and there are times when it blocks key website features or fails to display important information. Rather than allowing Google to interpret what users see in Lite mode, UI designers will begin creating customized lite screens that can be toggled on or off from a site’s navigation bar. Doing so will keep lite design in the hands of designers while allowing users to reap the benefits of lite browsing.

• Blue Will Be Overthrown:

Blue is certainly classic. It’s calm, comfortable, and reassuring—just like a pair of Wranglers. But good ol’ blue isn’t the color that will dominate 2020.

• Gaudy Buttons Will Cry for Attention:

Across the web, buttons have evolved from overlooked design components to sleek and stylish conversion drivers. That said, button styles have become somewhat predictable. 2020 will usher in an era of strategically gaudy buttons. Such buttons will be unmissable, unmistakably clickable, and used in conjunction with crucial calls-to-action.

SOURCE

https://www.toptal.com/designers/ux/digital-design-trends-2020