I was reading an article about the future trends of web design and was somewhat surprised about a few. Innovate or be left behind. Three of the more interesting trends are artificial intelligence interaction on the web, design diversity, and hand-drawn art.

Artificial intelligence.  It looks like Facebook is launching something called Facebook M which is solely based on technology to make suggestions for shopping or problem-solving in chat. I am sure there will be some sort of WordPress plugin that will be able to handle this, as well as all the other AI technology services coming out.  :)

Diversity. Well, basically the need to be unique to your brand, product, service, or just you.  I myself have noticed that so many websites look the same, as well as logos. When I first started design school one of the logos we looked at was the infamous Nike swoosh.  Many people thought that just putting a swoosh on some text would constitute a great logo.  Not. The same goes for the sort of blue/grey/green “corporate” look. Different is the wave of the future.

Hand-drawn art.  I think this is great news for artists.  With so many stock media websites it is possible to see the same art on many websites. Hand-drawn art gives an authentic and real vibe and is unique and original.