Current UX Trends

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1. Content Centred Layout

A layout can be made wonderful with a lot of features and impressive designs. But content is the significant aspect that’s usually left out. With the number of digital screen viewers increasing exponentially, there is a change in the reading patterns. Most users are content scanners and hence it’s vital to not overwhelm them with much reading. Using the white space in the design to deliver minimal content that has just the right amount of information is something to look out for.

2. Augmented and Virtual Reality

These are fairly new concepts in the UX world that are still being worked on to perfect and make the most out of. AR and VR incorporate experiences to completely immerse and engage the user. Using VR, prospective clients can walk around and experience first hand what the product looks like without actually being anywhere near the product. This has taken the gaming world to a whole new level. Google recently used AR to employ a user's mobile camera to open Google maps and indicate the way to go in a real-world environment. AR and VR is the present and the future of UX design!

3. Voice Activated Interface

The next big thing in the UX front that will be incorporated wherever possible is the voice-activated interface. With the success of Siri in 2011, Google soon followed suit with Google now and Amazon came out with Alexa. These have made life simpler and easier. People use them to make calls, set reminders, send messages and even control electrical equipment around the house. With the new features being added and tweaks being done, one can only wait to be amazed by how this will continue to evolve in the world of UX. 

4. Micro-Interactions

Micro-interactions are subtle moments that are focused on delighting a user when he/she completes a task. According to UX Collective, micro-interactions has three important functions:

*Communicating status and providing feedback

*Enhancing the sense of direct manipulation

*Helping people to see the results of their actions

The best example of this UX trend is Facebook letting users react to various posts and comments. More websites and design agencies will be using this to entertain engagement with the user and to let the users know that a task has been successfully completed. 

5. Conversational Bots

Conversational bots are the automated conversation windows that come up when you open a website that has enabled this feature. Facebook Messenger made this famous back in 2016 and it has been implemented by many other websites in the last two years. Conversational Bots add a personal touch to the UX. When implemented on a website, it boosts the marketing of the product or service and increases sales. It lets the user know that the business can be reached at any time with any queries they might have thus enhancing the use of this UX trend also used by various design agencies.

6.Biometrics Integrations 

Biometric integrations are used to manage the identity of a person for either security reasons or for authentication purposes. This is widely used in smart devices as a replacement to the conventional methods of entering passwords. This major UX trend enables the user to employ their unique physical attributes as a source of securing their high-value information on their phones. Fingerprint scanner, facial recognition, and iris scanners have made accessing the phone, downloading apps and securing payment options quicker and easier. 

As science and technology are constantly growing, we cannot completely fathom the possibilities of UX design and development in the future. But it will be an exciting journey to see where this goes and how the savvy designers and developers evolve with the upcoming trends keeping the user’s experience always at the forefront. 

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