App Design Trends For 2013

http://theindustry.cc/2013/01/07/13-design-trends-for-2013/

by jarederondu • 14 years ago

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sday• 14 years ago

The link is off, see if you can remove the preview part.

jaxn• 14 years ago

This is what the link should have been: http://theindustry.cc/2013/01/07/13-design-trends-for-2013/

ngokevin• 14 years ago

Isn't #1 describing digital design? I associate flat design more with less gradients and box shadows.

untog• 14 years ago

GIFs seem to be making an uprising online and the next logical step is to use them in design.

The more things change...

robertwilliams• 14 years ago

Here's to hoping these design trends focus on helping solve business or society problems and not just the design communities desire for 'pixel perfection.'

gannonburgett4• 14 years ago

I definitely agree. Number 11 touches on that a decent amount.

woah• 14 years ago

"Here's to hoping that these new libraries and frameworks focus on helping solve business or society problems and not just the software communities desire for 'elegant code'."

See what I did there? Craftsmanship is craftsmanship.

pcurve• 14 years ago

I'm eager to see how the flat-design trend bakes out. Some designers are going overboard with it at the expense of usability, but maybe it's because I'm used to the world of abundance affordance.

shellehs2• 14 years ago

> less button

right. I don;t think buttons are good ones on touchscreen. On plat face, I'd rather swipe than click. swiping is more naturally than clicking and hurting less.

Also I love the new design trend, flat, simple and elegant.

i386• 14 years ago

> The best example I have found yet is the camera icon on the iOS lock screen

Its important to remember that they didn't design it to be swiped just for the sake of having a gesture. If it were a button, you could start taking photos inside of your pocket if you managed to turn the screen on. The swiping gesture just makes it more difficult todo accidentally.

shellehs2• 14 years ago

yes. and swipe to camera did not first appear on iOS but Android(maybe HTC or Samsung? I can't remember)

gannonburgett4• 14 years ago

I do agree. I didn't mention that for the sake of gestures. I used that as an example of affordance.

wingerlang2• 14 years ago

What is a hamburger button? I cannot download "the magazine" app (iOS6 req.).

gannonburgett4• 14 years ago

https://twitter.com/gannonburgett/status/288463363053334528

wingerlang2• 14 years ago

Oh those, thanks.

nezza-_-• 14 years ago

I don't think the guy writing this really knows what he's talking about.

mnicole2• 14 years ago

Case in point: touting Quartz, quite possibly the worst modern UX I've ever come across in the wild.

gannonburgett4• 14 years ago

I had mentioned Quartz due to the fact that it's a web platform built with consistency across devices in mind. I was focusing on the point that while native makes a lot of sense in most cases, with publications (with a reader base across all platforms) the way in which Quartz went about producing their product was wise. The design isn't necessarily great, as many people would say, but the solution they arrived at is one which I feel will reverberate throughout the year.

App Design Trends For 2013

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