What trends are there in web design?

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Hello!
As a beginner and a complete layman in this business, I recently wondered what trends exist in web design?
As I understand it, as in programming, in web design there are specialties for everyone, otherwise it is simply impossible for one person to know everything or it will take a lot of time than you have.
It is important for me to understand how to continue my education, where to go deeper in order to be specialists in a certain issue after a basic course on working in Adobe Photoshop, learning the basics of typography and layout.
I am currently reading Steve Krug's book Don't Make Me Think.
Several hours have passed, where have all the experts gone? The question, I think, is easy enough for you or not?

Answer 1

• Web banner designer (there are freelance pros who are only in one niche)
  I doubt if I should list a product designer here, as I see the work of product designers, which is similar to the work of a web designer (who is UX), but he has more voluminous tasks.
  These are the main narrow directions emerging from the profession Designer - Graphic Designer - Web Designer.
  The following niches can be attributed to the same level as a Web designer:
  (and they are divided into their narrow specializations)
  - Illustrator (art, books, different styles and techniques)
  - Game designer (level designer, mission designer, game mechanics designer, etc. ) .p.)
  - Motion designer (for clips, for films, for education, for websites, etc.)
  - Graphic designer (designer: booklets / brochures, posters / posters, business cards, calendars, etc.)
  - Digital designer or media designer (news, advertising, posters and the interaction of all this into a single eco-system)
  Well, next to graphic design, there are already professions:
  - Industrial design (3D modeling from cups to spaceships)
  - Interior designer (room modeling)
  - landscape
  designer - virtual architecture designer
  - VR|AR - designer
  - clothing designer (winter clothes, summer clothes, shoes, swimwear, hats, accessories)
  and others.
  As you noticed, there are many directions and in different directions.
  It's cool when a web designer knows how to do 3D modeling, but this is an additional skill from another design field (industrial design), the only thing that a web designer can neglect is the accuracy of the data to submit this 3D to the site later, but an industrial designer, should take into account the material, dimensions, etc. A web designer with the skills of a motion designer is also cool, useful, relevant.
  In general, take directions and combine them with a reasonable approach and you will get interesting solutions.
  ps perhaps readers will disagree with something, but I did this analysis for myself a few years ago in order to structure the current information. it's not perfect, feel free to suggest :)

Answer 2

In general, if we consider only the web, then in principle it is - UI | UX | motion | 3D
And in principle, as a web designer, you should have all this from the very beginning. 
You are already on the wrong course. Books, as is commonly believed, is a sure way to nail your own coffin. For web design, this statement is twice true. But, of course, webmasters with knowledge of the basis of Photoshop will argue with me