Although trends don’t start and stop on January 1st, there is a definite change from what we had seen in the last year (2009) and what we will see this year (2010). Most of the time, this shift is subtle. It’s a perfection or re-interpretation of a currently hot trend, a new esthetic or a way too look at old designs and give them a new twist. As designers master the skills of design aesthetic, web design continues to push forward to what’s next or what needs to be fully discovered and experienced.
“With the new CSS3 and HTML5, designers and developers are trying to utilize the new features to create impressive designs. Sketchy and large background styles are fading out. Serif fonts and texturized background will be popular. Thanks to CSS3, we are going to see a lot of rounded corners, RGBA transparency, and drop shadows. With the rise of smart phones, mobile web design is going to pick up this year.”
Let´s know see some of the trends to 2010:
Big Headings
Big headings in header (as part of design interface) will gain more popularity in 2010, giving the top of the web-pages more importance.
Example: www.blackestate.co.nz
Serif Fonts
Most of the web sites that we see today were designed in either “Verdana, Arial or Tahoma” (sans-serif fonts), but that is going to change in this new decade. Serif fonts will get more attention. Not to difficult our reading but to bring new context to word’s and their true meaning, used very often in titles, phrases our citations.
Example: www.legistyles.com
Texturized Background
The big background trend is going to be gradually out-of-date and be replaced with subtle and texturized (particularly the light noise) background, that confers to the web-page elegance and also less visual noise.
Example: www.siblingrivalrywine.ca
Minimalism
This trend comes and goes every once in a while but it seems that during the 2010 minimalism is going to be one of the more prominent trends regarding the web design.
Elegance and simplicity is one of the trends that are more appreciated in web designs.
Example: www.informationarchitects.jp
Text Shadow
Lots of web sites are using text shadow to add more depth to text, and give highlight to certain menus or buttons.
Example: www.adiirockstar.com
Mobile Design
With the release of iPhone in 2007, web designers face a new challenge. With the increase of the users and the numbers of smart phones that support full CSS and Javascript, mobile design is definitely going to be the future of web design.
Lots of companyes are allready offering a mobile version of their web site.
Example: www.nclud.com
This information was gathered in many blogs, here are some of them and also related articles:
