With user expectations growing and trends changing constantly, it is important to build digital experiences that are fun, engaging, innovative and intuitive. To help you keep up with what\u2019s happening, we deliver web development trends expected in 2018.<\/p>\n
Material Design<\/b><\/p>\n
Materialize is a CSS framework based on Google\u2019s Material Design which<\/span>\u00a0 combines visual material and motion. As a popular design trend, it is expected to gain more<\/span>\u00a0popularity this year. It is known for being more responsive, easy to use and well documented.<\/span>\u00a0Materialize is more opinionated than others of the class about how UX elements should look and<\/span>\u00a0 behave and helps to conform to Material Design.<\/span><\/p>\n Motion UI<\/b><\/p>\n Simplicity is the emerging trend in web design but sophisticated Motion UI is becoming<\/span>\u00a0more popular. Motion UI is a design created using animations and visual effects. As digital\u00a0<\/span>experiences are emulating real life, motion is driving not only the interface design but the entire UI.<\/span><\/p>\n Single page application<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>Another catching trend this year is single-page websites. This allows<\/span>\u00a0 putting all content on to a long scrollable page removing all the complex links and clutter. This kind\u00a0<\/span>of websites are not suited for eCommerce or blogs but for the business world, it offers significant\u00a0<\/span>benefit to present their services in a simple, engaging way.<\/span><\/p>\n JavaScript (Angular 2 , Angular 4, Angular 5) <\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0A programming language for web applications, it<\/span>\u00a0improves modularity, provides benefits of cross platform to create high-performance, complex<\/span>\u00a0choreographic and animation timelines with little code through intuitive API. With SEO optimization\u00a0<\/span>and quick loading, it is gaining more popularity.<\/span><\/p>\n PHP 7.x \/ Laravel 5.x\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n PHP remains the popular choice for website backend development this<\/span>\u00a0 year. Laravel with its existing packages & ready solutions for complex tasks offers shorter<\/span>\u00a0 development time with more reliability. With its large community of users, any issues encountered<\/span>\u00a0 are solved socially with the developer always offered support.<\/span><\/p>\n Chatbots <\/b><\/p>\n Chatbots are making life easier for customers and businesses alike. So is it any wonder<\/span>\u00a0 that they are setting a trend in web development this year? With chatbots, consumers can avoid<\/span>\u00a0 long queuing time, get help in all stages from research to purchase. Chatbots support and scale<\/span>\u00a0business teams in their relation with the consumers, save money and be available anytime,<\/span>\u00a0anywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n SSL & HTTPS <\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0Site security is not a new trend. Providing strong site security irrespective of the<\/span>\u00a0trend is the sign of a responsible provider. Google is rolling out its plan to label non-HTTPS pages as<\/span>\u00a0insecure. So it is a necessity to establish a trust worthy presence by following the security norms.<\/span>\u00a0Site security is also imperative to enhance credibility and feature better in SEO results.<\/span><\/p>\n WordPress 4.9 <\/b><\/p>\n Drag & drop themes with no coding requirement, video headers, virtual reality<\/span>\u00a0 plugins, enhanced ecommerce website options are some of the features which is set to make this<\/span>\u00a0year a perfect time to hop on to the WordPress bandwagon.<\/span><\/p>\n Mobile optimized websites <\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0Everyone knows that a mobile optimized site enhances user\u00a0<\/span>experience, increases average time on site, loads faster, improves mobile SEO & increases consumer<\/span>\u00a0 traffic. So we can see more of mobile optimization this year too, in fact it will become a necessity<\/span><\/p>\n Scalable vector graphics <\/b><\/p>\n While it has been around for a while, SVG’s or scalable vector graphics<\/span>\u00a0will continue to gain ground in 2018. They are light-weight vector images which makes it easy for\u00a0<\/span>your website to carry it around, load it quickly and render it perfectly regardless of the screen size.<\/span><\/p>\n Modular designs <\/b><\/p>\n A design approach using modular, block grid pattern to layout elements &\u00a0<\/span>clearly define each content element. Though it is not anything new, it is gaining popularity with each<\/span>\u00a0 year.<\/span><\/p>\n Contemporary fonts & typography<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This year we can expect many creative uses of typography<\/span>\u00a0 with bold fonts, more screen space and creative typefaces<\/span><\/p>\n Innovative parallax page<\/b><\/p>\n The interactive nature and level of engagement it offers, lends parallax\u00a0<\/span>design the popularity and it is expected to gain more ground this year<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With user expectations growing and trends changing constantly, it is important to build digital experiences that are fun, engaging, innovative and intuitive. To help you keep up with what\u2019s happening, we deliver web development trends expected in 2018. 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