The world of web as we know is over 20 years old and has become part and parcel of everyone’s life. As we all know that with anything that grows, the world wide web has changed dramatically over the last two decades and the website design techniques – the look and feel of your brand has constantly evolved to enhanced the user experience.
I am sure you must have come across the best 20, 30 or even 100 trends for your website design to follow in 2014 but not all of the upcoming trends are appropriate for your website or target audience. Here at Web Leap Solutions Ltd, we will take you to the top 5 web design trends for 2014 so you can effectively and efficiently reach your visitors.
1. Parallax scrolling:
For those who don’t know what Parallax scrolling means, this effect changes the graphics or animations when you scroll past them on a page. It brings life to the websites adding real depth especially to images and text with a big statement.
This scrolling technique boosts the wow-factor of your website with its powerful imagery and strongly creative typography. In year 2014, you will see more and more of parallax effect on most of the websites who are planning to update their websites with new trend.
2. Flat web design:
If you are using iOS7, the design aesthetic that’s being used is known as “Flat Web Design”. This design is also very widely used by popular social media site – Facebook and also by Gmail to bring user interface that capitalizes on simplicity. Using drop shadows, heavy gradients, 3D effects and images are all part of past trends as they don’t add value to the content or the website.
If redesigning website is on your agenda for 2014, then emphasis should be on creative typography, bold lines, and two colour schemes with saturated colours. By keeping in mind the responsive website, this design technique will enhance your website bringing cleaner look that’s easier to scan through for your visitors. We don’t expect this trend to end in 2014.
3. Typography – using larger than life fonts:
Well, it’s time to say goodbye to very old and popular fonts like Times New roman, Helvetica or Arial! In 2014, it will be all about typography with large text that’s grab attention, make it more readable and easier on the eyes. The storm of mobile apps we’ve all been exposed to, and our eyes have seen all sorts of typography goodies which has had a major factor in our font usage expectations.
It’s time for web designers to add uniqueness and personality to the fonts they are using in logos and on website with their artistic approach. We’ve already seen in some of the websites where the fonts can be fun and playful while others are artistic with out of the box creativity but still look professional. You can expect to see many more websites taking the route of going off the track typography trend in 2014.
4. Slide out menus:
A visitor wants to view the website and their content without distraction which allows a more visual impact of your website. A slide out menu works perfectly well either in the top or side of your screen to reveal the rest of the site’s content in a flawless way.
These menus are increasing in functionality with clear and concise navigation for your site. This is a perfect menu to consider if you have plenty of information to share with your visitors.
5. Fixed navigation:
One of the most essential aspects of creating the user experience of a website is navigation bar. Adding a fixed header to your website can improve the user experience and make the navigation easier and faster to locate.
This technique removes the need for users to scroll back right to the top of the page and improves usability while staying sleek and compact. We’ll be seeing fixed header all over 2014 for sure.
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