Brief

For one of our projects this year we are to write and then design an essay that focuses on a user experience trend. A trend is a general direction where something is developing and changing, or the subject of many posts on social media

Here is a suggested structure for the project.

1. Introduction & context (approx. 80-100 words)
2. Identification of what you think are key trends (200 words)
3. Implications for Designers (inc. references) (400 words)
4. Conclusion / key takeaways (80-100 words)

The report must include sources / references in the Harvard Referencing Style when discussing implications for designers.

The report should include imagery where applicable.

Once written, your report will also need to be designed, You may present it as a standard PDF document or as a webpage/micro site a prototype is fine.

Ideation

We had the opportunity to discuss some current trends in class, shown below:

It mainly focused on A.I, Minimalism, Accessibility and VR. But I felt like these were too obvious really, I wanted something that maybe not many people think about.

I feel like collaboration is something interesting to talk about as it is something that is done a lot in the design industry, But I can’t just talk about collaboration, I need to go in a bit deeper and talk about recent trends with collaboration, I looked online and I came up with some ideas for the trend report, I mainly looked at articles, recent software like Figjam or Miro

• Real-time & distributed collaboration
• How collaboration with developers and designers have changed
• How Miro or FigJam aims to improves collaboration and does it actually improve it?
• The Rise of Real-Time Collaborative Design Tools - How tools like Figma, Miro and FigJam are redefining teamwork, breaking linear workflows, and enabling co-creation.
• Democratisation of Design - The trend where non-designers (PMs, engineers, users, stakeholders) actively collaborate in the design process using simplified or guided tools.