Welcome to Web
Write-up, a new blog about trends in web design and development. I
will be exploring ways the web is changing and what developers can do
to keep their work looking fresh and modern. This is a place for
anyone with an interest in web development, design, UI, or UX, to
share thoughts and ideas on where web design is going.
I am a web
development student studying at College of the North Atlantic and
living in my home town, St. John’s, NL. I have a background in
performance, circus, teaching, and visual art. I love reading,
collaborative art, and learning new things. I hope that this blog can
be a positive place where we can learn together.
In future posts I
will be exploring trends relating to web design in more detail,
however to kick things off I would like to take a brief overview of
important trends that will likely continue to develop through 2020.
Current Trends
1. Minimalist Design
Flat design has been
very popular on the web for a number of years. It it a minimalist
take on design that purposely makes a website or interface look two
dimensional, opting to minimize the use of drop shadow, borders,
textures, and other tools that give the design a three dimensional
look.
Flat design looks
good a clean either on a computer screen or a mobile device, and it
can help make navigation flow with the rest of a website’s design.
A new take on this
trend is doing away with headers and footers and hiding site
navigation to create an even cleaner looking site design.
2. Video
Video is a powerful
tool in web design. A video can be very effective at grabbing a
visitors attention and communicating a great deal to them without
their having to explore the website. The downside to using video in
web design is the tole it takes in load times. With users exploring
the web on so many different devices and load times being so critical
in keeping users on a website the power of using video must be
balanced with it’s impact on loading a site.
Using video
intelligently will likely continue to be a key way web developers
ensure that their websites are a step ahead of the competition.
3. Custom Illustrations
Using illustration
in web design is not new. Illustrations are popular on the web due to
their ability to make a website instantly more fun and eye-catching.
Moving forward, expect to see illustration and animation being used
more throughout websites, rather than just once to catch attention.
Come Back Soon
That’s all for
now, but come back for Web Write-up’s next entry, our first
in-depth look at a web design trend that’s changing the web.
Sources
de Ridder, Lennart (2019). 10 Innovative Web Design Trends for 2019. Retrieved from https://99designs.ca/blog/trends/web-design-trends-2019/
Lu, Lexie. (2019, October 15). Web Design Trends in 2020. Retrieved from https://sunlightmedia.org/web-design-trends-2020/
Moreno, Helga (2019, November 15). 65 Web Design Trends of 2020. Retrieved from https://www.templatemonster.com/blog/web-design-trends-digest/
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