Trends change rapidly in UI/UX, and new year means quite a few new emerging innovations that designers should be aware of in order to create relevant and engaging designs. Some trends stay on from previous years, some are completely new, and some might end up being the fleeting ones, so it’s important to pearl off those that truly elevate user experience and make a better impact on your product. Let’s discuss some of the most anticipated UI/UX trends of the coming year.
AI implementation
Artificial intelligence continues to take the world by storm and integrate into more and more areas of life, which makes implementation of AI into UI/UX one of the main current trends. In this field, AI can be used in two ways: it can automate some parts of the design process and it can be integrated in the product itself to promote user experience. AI can help designers build prototypes, analyze research data, generate graphics and other bits of in-app content. As for integrating AI into the product, it can be used to help users navigate through with the help of chatbots, enhance personalization or generate text, images or videos both for interaction and work/study purposes.
Passwordless authentication
The necessity to type in passwords fades away, as the trend for silent authentication takes over. It implies that users can verify and log in without any action from their side – usually with the help of biometric recognition or behavioral data. The main issue here is to provide 100% security and safety, especially on platforms where data protection and hacking prevention is crucial, like banking platforms.
3D & Animation
Adding animated or 3D elements into digital content makes it more interactive, engaging and easy to consume. It’s a great way to capture users’ attention, illustrate the content and bring a sense of depth and agility to a product. The main challenge here is to use these features in moderation: too much action can lead not only to sensory overload, but also make a product work slower. 3D and animation should be used for purpose rather than decoration, and any product with these features should be thoroughly tested to make sure it doesn’t lag.
Bento box layout
Bento design is a term for neat minimalistic layout consisting of several separate blocks, each of which contains specific information. Its popularity is conditioned by its simplicity and visual cleanliness: it helps structure content and offers user information in chunks that are easy to grasp. Blocks in bento layout can be designed in different sizes that reflect the importance of hierarchy of information, and they can also be interactive and customizable to get users more engaged in the product.
Silent customization
Silent customization suggests adjusting the product’s colors, layout and other elements in a way that’s the most comfortable for the user without any action from their side. This includes switching to a dark/light more depending on time of a day, customizing recommendations, adjusting background colors with content and using other ways to make user’s navigation as seamless as possible.
Visual storytelling
Visual storytelling is a method that implies using highly detailed illustrations to convey information. It can be used to tell a story of a brand, help navigate through an app, catch users’ attention and keep the design aesthetically pleasing.
Voice & gesture interactions
Thanks to the development of voice and face recognition because of AI, more users prefer to navigate through software products using voice control or gestures. This makes voice and gesture activated interface a trend for 2025 – it can provide users the way to interact with product hands-free, making it more accessible for people with impairments.
AR&VR
This trend is not new, but still relevant: integrating AR/VR features can be useful for learning platforms, shopping apps and a few other types of products.
Conclusion
In 2025, UI/UX design is expected to become more personalized, seamless and intuitive than before. A major role in this is played by the sharp leap in AI development that occurred last year. All these trends apply to any software product no matter of their scale and purpose – seamless user experience means more user engagement and retention in any case.
