Emerging Trends in Website Design

Web design industry witnesses emergence of new trends every year and this is often related to user needs and advent of newer technologies.

It is true that some basic web design rules are still followed by majority of design professionals but to survive in steep competition, they need to keep an eye open for new and upcoming changes in design trends. Like in fashion  industry similarly some web design trends have made as comeback while some new trends have faded in oblivion.

Responsive Web Design

Much has been said and written about this aspect and chances are there it will become an inseparable part of web design in near future. The growing popularity of mobile web access devices including tablets is one of the reasons responsive web design is here to stay. With PC based operating systems also being equipped with touch based navigation in a big way, responsiveness in web design has every possibility to become mainstream in coming days.

New methods for web animations

With so much being written and said about impending demise of Flash for web page animation and interactivity it is natural that web designers will look for alternative methods for incorporating interactivity. It is still too early to write off Flash for web animation but a number of alternatives have popped in. Some web designers are experimenting with CSS3 and HTMl5. While HTML 5 is still in its nascent stages, it holds enough promise and enjoys support from big industry players including Microsoft. Thankfully, both jQuery and CSS3 users can create stunning visual effects and animations despite using fewer lines of codes.

Large vector art

Of late, web designers have started incorporating large sized vector art illustrations in websites designed by them. Even a few years back big vector artwork was not seen in websites in abundance. However, with a majority of web graphics design tools sporting enhanced support for vector graphics, this trend has set in. Companies opt for business logos designed in vector apps.

Circular and rounded shapes

With CSS3 becoming popular with designers, it is now easier to make visual effects like rounded corners and drop shadows on web page elements. It is now easier to use geometric shapes like circles without using images. Web design professionals are increasingly opting for circular elements for designing various parts of their sites nowadays. This also impacts the aesthetics of a website. Circular shapes attract viewers since they are soothing on eyes.

Fixed Position Navigation

This trend is making a comeback of sorts in web design. This is used mostly in blog and personal websites rather than commercial sites. This design method is useful in websites where there are a few sections and pages. The technique lies in keeping the links visible to users always, no matter what section of the site they are seeing. This measure, in fact, enhances website performance and gels with design layout seamlessly. Web designers can implement this design layout using jQuery easily. This webpage navigation is also mobile device and tablet friendly.

Multi-Column Menu layout

This design scheme works well for websites that have too many links and pages. Keeping a lot of links in a column causes design clutter and takes up lots of space. Viewing such sites on devices with smaller screens and resolutions can be rather taxing. You need to place multi column link layouts in web pages with an eye on color contrast.

Simplicity and Minimalistic Websites return

No matter which platform, framework and scripting language you use for designing websites, there is no denying the appeal of simplicity in web design. Website viewers need quick access to information they need and websites that fulfill that need become popular. This is why minimalist web design still rocks. Irrespective of the technology used, web designers need to focus on essential elements like content, navigation and layout and implement visual and aesthetic elements in websites with care. Using too many visual elements in a web page is a sure fire way to distract viewers from what they seek- information and content.

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