A brief insight into the future of web development.

The web development industry is evolving constantly to match emerging trends and user preferences.   It may not be possible to authoritatively speculate on the future of web development. Nevertheless, one can take a glance at current trends to predict what will be witnessed in future.
Most web designers now seek to enhance user experience, which has led to steady adoption of rich user interfaces. The future might see the use of more white spaces on web pages, which will feature more animations.  Interfaces will also feature intuitive visual clues which will become shadowed once buttons are clicked.
As connection speeds continue to increase, there will be more flash videos used on sites. This is because with super fast broadband, users can view videos without having to wait for live streaming.  This will enable developers to feature more interactive communication through video presentations.
Sites will also feature multi column layouts which will enable users to explore information in compact columns.  Designers are now using columns with grid widths of 1000 pixels or more.  These are used to provide web users with a brief overview of contents, which may be surrounded by white space.
With adoption of large photography, developers will continue featuring huge illustrative backgrounds on their sites. Icons used on software products will also continue to grow in size.  Sites will continue having large and vibrant graphics.
Web developers are also adopting real world textures on their sites.  The use of repeating pattern and logo backgrounds will be steadily replaced by textures such as wood grains and brushed metal.  These textures are more attractive than the traditional solid color palates.
Currently, web technologies are now focusing on open source software customization and developers are thus inclined to work on niche jobs.  PSD to HTML conversions are being rendered less cost effective. The future of web design will thus see less demand for such conversions and shift of focus to specialized server-side scripting.