Consider the sentence in line 22 as follows: 1. “The web is...

Instruction: answer questions 26 to 32 based on the following text.

Engaging web design trends for 2023

1. Design trends can look back at the past with nostalgia, creating connections to the styles
2. and trends of the time and finding new ways to bring them into the future. For 2023, the standout
3. theme is the shift toward more immersive experiences. Whether it’s coming from the
4. advancement of web-building technology or increasingly immersive environments like the
5. metaverse — we’re excited to see what’s in store for the upcoming year.
6. The resurgence of the early 2000s style (the Y2K aesthetic) is in everything from fashion
7. to music and, naturally, that trend is bleeding through to design and the web. We can see retro
8. typeface use, pixelated fonts and images, or custom cursors, and we’re anticipating the rise of
9. custom fonts and hand-created lettering. We also expect to see __ explosion in shareable
10. frameworks, as creators are sharing resources and techniques as __ way to build community,
11. grow their reputation, and make __ web __ overall better place. Like Alexa Heinrich, who chose
12. to share the Accessible Social Guidebook rather than just telling people to build accessibility.
13. Furthermore, more sites will allow customizable viewing experiences: features like dark mode
14. and sound can make a site more user-friendly for people with differing needs.
15. With the rise of the metaverse, illustrations that mimic the virtual world are coming into
16. fashion. The loading animations are also back, and this resurrection comes from the growing
17. popularity of interaction. Web users hate waiting for pages to load and animations make waiting
18. feel less like a chore. Another change regards mobile notifications, mainly used as a sales tool
19. in the past. Audiences want their interactions with the apps to feel more genuine and useful, so
20. the app Lyft, for example, has incorporated handy notifications like “ride taking longer than
21. expected” and silent 911 assistance.
22. The web is an interactive place, and it has been since its inception. Designers have always
23. loved making immersive experiences and making visitors an active part of their website
24. experience. What sets this year apart is how effortlessly integrated the idea of user engagement
25. has become, once we now have the technology to empower this movement. Modern websites
26. are increasingly living, breathing places where designers and users find new ways to interact
27. and engage. We think that seems a delightful way to experience the web.

(Available at: https://webflow.com/blog/web-design-trends-2023 – text especially adapted for this test)