A year ago I posted web design trends for 2011, many of which evolved to different extends throughout the year and will continue this year. So here are my 2012 predictions for trends in visual design for the web.
the wanderlust.net by Anthony Stonehouse
Oct 2011
Designing outside the rectangle
New UI design opportunities are becoming available as we adopt 3D technologies, augmented reality and gesture based control. Screens will evolve from rectangles that we look through, in to destinations we can move in to. While augmented reality enables the user interface to exist along side the real world.
Sep 2011
OnLive UK first impressions
The OnLive cloud based gaming service was fairly ground breaking announcement a few years ago and I have been anxious to see how it compares to my xbox 360 and PS3.
Apr 2011
The future of web and UI design
Web designers have historically had to work within a tight set of restrictions. Computer’s were restricted to 256 colours, with only 216 consistent across Macs and PCs; Keyboards and mice were the only input devices used for navigation, and; Users generally only accessed content sitting at a desk — either at work or home with a monitor. All of those restrictions no longer apply.
Apr 2011
Web design trends for 2011 — part 2
The first quarter of 2011 is over so I start to review my predicted trends within web design, and whether sites are adopting any of them.
Mar 2011
International gestural language
Mobile devices and touch screen computers have started to define and explore an international gesture language, what happens with whole-body gestural languages that are being used with technology such as the Microsoft Kinect sensor?
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