As we are nearing the end of 2024 we thought it was a good time to look forward to 2025 and what that might mean for the future of Web Design, here are some of the things we are looking forward to seeing a bit more of:

Dark Mode

With more of our favourite and most used platforms giving us the option of enabling dark mode, will we see an increase in websites offering the same? I personally love Dark Mode and have everything I possibly can set to it. Not only can it reduce eye strain but it can easily provide a very modern look to a design. 

Accessibility

In line with the current WCAG 2.2 Accessibility Guidelines, recently updated in October 2024, we are looking forward to lots more inclusive websites in 2025 that allow all internet users to be able to interact with websites, in the easiest possible way. 

Experimental Navigation

We’ve seen more of this in 2024, as brands break away from traditional static menus and dropdowns. While it’s not suitable for every website, experimental navigation can be really fun and interesting, and can also be used to showcase brand personality. However, websites must remain user-friendly and intuitive enough for users to navigate to prevent frustration and create a positive user experience. 

Micro-Interactions

Micro-interactions are small animations that give the user subtle visual feedback. A super common one that you’ll be used to seeing is a link changing colour when a user mouses over it.

Imagine a progress bar slowly “filling up” as you scroll towards the end of a page, or a puff of confetti exploding from your cursor after you click an element. Another example is a dynamic cursor, when the cursor changes appearance or behaviour based on how you interact with the website. These micro-interactions add little touches of fun and sophistication to a website, and we think brands will get more creative with these throughout 2025. 

Sustainability

This is not something you will likely be able to see with the naked eye as such, but, we have to keep striving forward with more environmentally aware websites and sustainable designs. Fewer images, fewer pages, fewer chunky files, fewer server requests and squeaky clean code.

The HTTP archive states that the average web page size has more than doubled in the last decade and we have to try and reduce this trend! 

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Of course, these are just our thoughts and predictions, so we're looking forward to seeing what new and exciting developments take place in the Web Design space in 2025. If you need our help with a new website or would like to share your ideas, please get in touch! Just emil hello@purplecs.com 😊