1. 1. FUTURE DESIGN TREND Flat Design
2. 2. SO WHAT IS FLAT DESIGN? Flat design is a minimalistic design approach that emphasizes usability. It features clean, open space, crisp edges, bright colours and two dimensional/flat illustrations.
3. 3. RESEARCH Internet seaching for trends for 2015 Various blogs and websites Found top 10 trends of 2014 Flat design being one of the 10 Due to smaller devices, the very nature of flat design will continue to progress
4. 4. THE WAYS THIS TREND AFFECTS THE INDUSTRY
5. 5. HOW THIS TREND AFFECTS THE WAYS STUDIOS PRACTICE? Simplistic designs User friendly
6. 6. SKILLS NEEDED BY GRAPHIC DESIGNERS A move from skeuomorphic design
7. 7. Simple images convey messages more quickly than detailed illustrations. Images like icons can indicate universal actions or purposes so that everyone can easily understand them.
8. 8. Flat design reverts back to the basics. This raw functionality forces a sites focus to be on user experience.
9. 9. STRONG COLOUR 34 Colours for Flat Design
10. 10. BEAUTIFUL TYPOGRAPHY It is very important, in Flat Design, to have sharp, flair and flat fonts in a manner that it is bold, simple and straight forward. Here are some examples: open sans Raleway Lovelo Corbert Dense Quicksand
11. 11. ANIMATION
12. 12. CONCLUSION In reality, Flat Design is simply an implementation of Minimalism.
13. 13. REFERENCES http://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design/what-flat-design-3132112 http://www.webinsation.com/flat-design-trend-or-revolution/ http://www.templaza.com/blog/best-fonts-for-flat-ui-design/62 http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/ http://vimeo.com/channels/578098