The website design trends for 2010
Jodi
So we’re more than half way through the year and it’s interesting to look at the website design trends that have had the most prominence so far in 2010.
Mobile websites: Mobile phone internet browsing is fast-growing in popularity and to meet consumer demands many designers have been redesigning websites to suit the on-the-go format. Expect this trend to develop in the next couple of years.
Interactive designs: Flash and now jQuery have increased the interactivity of a great many more websites. Using either of these tools on a site makes it more engaging for users.
HTML5/CSS3: Web designers are beginning to use both of these languages. Although far from being standard at the moment they are starting to be introduced. HTML5 enables designers to produce cleaner code and more easily implement videos and audio into websites. Meanwhile CSS3 allows designers to add more style to a site, for example, rounded corners and multiple backgrounds.
On-line videos: YouTube and other video streaming services are increasing the presence of videos on-line. Now numerous companies are adding video to their websites as a further enhancement for visitors. Videos can be used, for example, to advertise products and attract more customers.
Typography: While last year saw the start of “font replacement methods”, which allow designers to use a range of more exciting fonts, 2010 has seen a continuation of this trend. One of the most used font replacement methods is cufón, which uses two Javascript files to display the font to be used on the website.
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