Senior UX Designer, Nelson Taruc, weighs in on what design trends we can expect for 2013...
As we say farewell to 2012, one question I get a lot as a mobile app designer is this: What will apps look like in the year ahead? Based on the past few months, these notable user experience and interface design trends will shape the look and feel of native mobile apps in 2013:
Apple toned down the gradients and color contrast with its Music app.
Goodbye Skeuomorphism, Hello Minimalism: Android did it, Windows Phone did it. And Apple will too.
User interfaces in 2013 will be flatter, using fewer gradients, less gloss, more subtle drop shadows, and non-textured backgrounds. You can already see the transition with Apple’s reskinned Music and App Store apps.
Now, whether you love or hate skeumorphic design, the design impetus behind it was to get people, back in 2007, to get acclimated to a very unfamiliar user experience — touchscreen on a phone — by using real-world visual cues. And it worked great … back in 2007.
For the rest of Nelson's predictions, visit the Lextech blog.
