This article is a submission for the 2025 New Year Writing challenge, predicting trends in web design and development for the year 2025. The author discusses trends such as color schemes, font styles, and emerging technologies. In terms of color, the author mentions the rising popularity of the color purple in web design, with Pantone’s color of the year 2025 being “Mocha Mousse”. The author mentions how this color, along with shades of orange, green, aqua, and yellow, are expected to dominate the web design scene.
Font styles are also discussed, with the author stating that a variety of styles are being used to predict what 2025 might look like design-wise. The author also wonders if bright colors like yellow, aqua, and purple will dominate over mocha, beige, and brown.
The article also discusses technology trends, predicting that accessibility, clarity, and legibility will be important, along with the rise of AI assistants and low-code software for non-tech-savvy customers. However, the author warns of potential downsides such as vendor lock-in, false claims, copyright issues, and increasing ownership costs. The author advocates for the use of open-source software and standard technology to mitigate these