Emerging Trends in Web Design – Website Magazine

Emerging Trends in Web Design – Website Magazine

So true here. This is great listing of the top 12 themes I’m definitely seeing, and using. And if you ask my developer friends, they’ll tell you I am also very keen on designing to push technology, versus the other way around, as this article suggests. We web designers are here to visualize that which ceases to exist today. In fact, I stumped my favorite programming partner again today!

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Web design neither stands still nor waits for technical innovations before evolving new approaches. The best Web designers observe how people interact with the interfaces they create in order to find what design approaches work best. And by looking at some recent redesigns of sites, several design trends appear to be emerging.

1. Apple-Inspired Designs
2. Rich User Interfaces

3. Huge Typography

4. Modal Boxes or 2nd Generation Pop-Ups
5. More Flash Video
6. Carousels
7. Introduction Blocks
8. Multi-Column Layouts
9. Large and Vibrant Graphic
10. More White Space
11. Social Media Icon
12. Use of Real World Textures

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Read the full article for the details.