BEST WEB DESIGN TRENDS

OF 2014 SOVA INFOTECH

MARCH 01 2014

http://www.sovainfotech.com/web-design-london/best-web-design-trends-of-2014/

What are the web design trends that you will see this year? The world of website design and development is

changing continually. We bet on simplicity, cleanliness and focus upon small screen sizes. This collection is

largely based upon observation and vaguely educated guesswork.

I would like to share a few growing trends that we believe will blossom over 2014. Most of these trends have

already been set in motion though there are also some that are beginning to dawn.

Flat design is a somewhat conservative designing approach and it increases usability. The advantages of flat

design are widely recognised and implemented through clean appearance, open space, crisp edges, two

dimensional flat illustration and bright colours. Flat designs abandon 3D and the shading techniques that were

commonly used by web designers for simpler layout, flat colours and of course a less cluttered appearance.

Clean beats fancy now. Windows 8 was quite influential in this respect.

March 01 2014

FLAT USER INTERFACE WILL CONTINUE ITS GROWTH

Tablet and smartphone usage has skyrocketed now and they are presently overtaking

desktop traffic for most websites. Mobile devices will dominate 2014, and thus the

designers need to think again of user experience for the smaller screens. Need to

adapt to mobile enabled user base can make organisations much more agile thereby

driving innovation within enterprises. For most the phrase ‘mobile first’ does not even

apply. For them, mobiles come far down the list of priorities. Firms that opt for

adaptive or responsive design, the return on investment is nothing short of absolutely

majestic.

MOBILE DEVICES WILL DOMINATE 2014

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IT’S NOW TIME FOR MORE SCROLLING Scrolling websites made its presence way back in 2012 but it was a relatively nascent trend during that time. It

has grown substantially since that time perhaps because they are easier for execution. It can also be because the

designers of today are now thinking more about tablet and mobile devices and ways to structure the design

keeping swipe in mind. We will probably see more of horizontal scrolling, parallax scrolling, column-based

scrolling and infinite scrolling this year and even beyond.

“WEB DESIGN TRENDS 2014”

INCORPORATION OF

PERSONAL CONNECTION

ACHIEVES DOMINANCE

The simple portfolio websites are our favourite.

Everyone wants to convey a bit of self but end up

simply showcasing the work samples. It is important to

form a human connection in order to keep people truly

interested. The best way to accomplish this is through

inclusion of your photograph somewhere. You can put

up your photo and that of your team members in the

about us section.

CUSTOMISE YOUR IMAGE

GALLERIES

Growing integration of CSS and JavaScript allows

developers produce exceptional new projects. The

Image Galleries have been in trend for around a

decade. We expect to see better solutions to image

lighboxes and dynamic carousels this year. You can

go through jQuery Gallery Plugins to begin learning

and with time, you will certainly be able to construct

your gallery plugin.

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MEGA NAVIGATION MENUS ARE IN NOW

Different types of fancy navigation features are tested and adopted now. The responsive websites are a part of it

along with the HTML5 and CSS3 specifications. The mega navigation menus are growing now that expands to

hold bigger blocks of content as well as links. These are common on websites publishing unique content in higher

volumes. Have a look at the web forums and online magazines. Though it takes up space, it allows the readers a

bigger option to navigate websites.

HERE ARE FEW MORE

FACETS THAT STAND

SIGNIFICANT CHANCES OF

GROWTH THIS YEAR:

1. Video or moving backgrounds

2. Richer content experience

3. Monochromatic design

4. Varying typography

5. Bigger and better imagery

We have tried to pick up a few discernible trends for

you. No doubt, we missed out on some. Please share

your predictions and thoughts in the comments

section.