The document discusses design trends for 2014, including flat design, touch-based interfaces, motion and animation, visual content management systems, data-driven content and advertising, mobile-first design, and new technologies like wearables and 3D printing. Many of the trends focus on simplicity, mobility, interactivity, and leveraging data.

1. DESIGN
TRENDS
2014
DIGITAL

2. 2014 IS BLUE

4. 2014 IS PERSONAL

5. CONTEXT-AWARE
Always-on services track our
life and make exceptional
predictions for immediate,
personal future

6. 2014 IS FLAT

8. I believe that the flat design trend is a symptom of the
growing maturity in the field of web and interface design.
[...] the trend towards flat design is a reaction against years
and years of being forced to put a shine on every button.
- Marci Ikeler
2012
2014
One thing that really makes the flat
design trend work is that it is new and
fun. Your projects should reflect that.
- Carrie Cousins

9. 2014 IS CODE-FREE
CONTENT MANAGEMENT

10. VISUAL, NOT
CODED CMS

11. 2014 IS IN MOTION
ANIMATION

13. 2014 IS TOUCHING
INTERFACES

14. TOUCH-BIASED DESIGN
MOBILE-FIRST DESIGN
BIG BUTTONS – GOOD
HOVER MENUS – BAD
SWIPE IS THE NEW
TROUBLEMAKER

15. NON-STANDARD NAVIGATION
http://www.diesel.com/collection-diesel-home

16. 2014 IS GRAPHIC

18. 2014 IS SMART
CONTENT

19. DATA JOURNALISM
Data analysis can reveal “a story’s shape”
(Sarah Cohen), or provides us with a “new
camera” (David McCandless)
‘Data journalism’ draws the line between
the quick and the dead (Daily Maverick)

20. DATA-DRIVEN ADVERTISING
DATA-DRIVEN CONTENT
RETARGETING
BIG DATA VS. SMALL DATA

21. 2014 IS STUPID
LEGAL

22. EU e-Privacy Directive

23. 2014 IS MOBILE

24. 2/3 OF USERS WILL BE MOBILE 2014-2015
WHEN WILL YOU DESIGN
ONLY FOR MOBILE?

25. 2014 IS HUGE
IMAGES

28. 2014 IS CRAZY
TYPOGRAPHY

30. 2014 IS CLEAR
LAYOUT

33. 2014 IS HIGH-TECH
PHENOMENA

34. WEARABLES
ARDUINO
MULTICOPTERS
OCULUS RIFT
3D-PRINTING
BYOD
SMART
WATCHES

35. SAME SAME,
BUT DIFFERENT
CONTINUED FROM 2013

36. RESPONSIVE
PARALLAX
FREE TYPO
VISIBLE GRID
IMAGE-CENTRIC CONTENT
BIG VIDEO

37. DIGITAL INNOVATION AGENCY
WWW.BALBOA.FI

38. SOURCES
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jaysondemers/2013/09/17/the-top-7-online-marketing-trends-that-will-dominate-2014/
http://www.mergeagency.com
http://www.ipagereviewlist.com
http://www.apple.com/
Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2013
http://www.diesel.com/collection-diesel-home
http://www.webhostingbillboarders.com
http://www.pantone.com
http://www.entrepreneur.com
http://pyropenguin.com
http://dribbble.com//shots/894214-Weather-Widget-freebie
http://dribbble.com//shots/940908-My-drinks
http://pattern.dk/sun/
http://designmodo.com/flat-design-colors/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2013/06/12/what-is-the-principle-behind-the-flat-ui-ux-design-being-adopted-by-apple-google-microsoft/
http://www.webydo.com/
http://www.squarespace.com/stories
http://html.adobe.com/edge/reflow/
http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2011/09/14/the-guide-to-css-animation-principles-and-examples/
http://adayinbigdata.com/
http://tomgreever.com/flat-design-is-not-the-answer-to-skeuomorphism/
http://dribbble.com/shots/1063373-Icons-Animated
http://phantasmagoria.bryanrulli.me/tag/data-visualization/
http://datajournalismhandbook.org/
http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-12-05-data-journalism-draws-the-line-between-the-quick-and-the-dead
http://econsultancy.com/
https://drupal.org
http://www.cedricmarteau.com/
http://forefathersgroup.com/
http://derekboateng.com/
http://www.makerbot.com/
http://www.shutterstock.com
http://www.diesel.com/collection-diesel-home