“FLAT DESIGN, SO HOT RIGHT NOW” – JACOBIM MUGATU
You’ve probably already heard about flat design, as it is one of the main trends in web design for a few years already. This article will primarily focus on this trend, delving into where it came from and what you need to do to keep it clean, vivid and responsive.
A flat design is basically a minimalistic modern style of user interface and graphic design, which ultimately uses a minimum about of elements and excludes complex colours, gradients, highlights and other shiny, shadowed, textured effects. However, flat design isn’t quite as simply as it seems, due to it including numerous features. Overall, flat design helps users to focus on the content without distracting viewers from the visual effects. Plus, it makes interfaces faster and easier to use. Here are a few top tips for designing effective and professional flat design graphics.
KEEP IT SIMPLE
Flat design is obviously named for its absence of three-dimensional elements and effects. So, when it comes to flat design, graphic complex objects tend to be very simplified and stylized. Minimalism is a global trend nowadays, and so sharp and neat edges emphasise visually appealing design. Simple forms are more comprehensible and a lot easier to perceive. They really make a design piece look clean, avoiding a busy look whilst ultimately drawing users in.
MAKE IT PERFECT
It is necessary to make flat icons and UI elements look as crisp and accurate as possible. This is necessary for both raster and vector graphics. When it comes to Adobe Illustrator, this is a vector graphics program which deals with lines and curves, called vectors, which are drawn mathematically. Whilst Adobe Illustrator wasn’t really a good source for making pixel-perfect graphics, it is now upping its game and becoming a good tool for designers to deal with exactly that.
COLOUR ACCENTS AND TRENDS
Apart from shapes, one of the most specific features of flat design is the use of colour. Most colour palettes for flat graphics include basic colours. Absolutely, bright, bold and vibrant colours are paramount for flat design. Depending on what you are depicting, flat design isn’t limited to particular colours. Whether you are using bright candy icons or retro-style objects in a retro palette, colours aren’t limited but should look clean and match.
So, after reading this post are you excited to start digging into the world of flat design? Whilst this process is exciting and challenging, we would recommend that you begin by using a small set of icons. Once you feel comfortable with this technique move on to more complicated illustration or find another field of design that you enjoy.
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