2014 web design trends by @synecoretech

1. Flat Design

2. Responsive Over Mobile

3. More Scrolling, Less Clicking

4. Parallax Scrolling

5. HTML5 Videos

6. Less is More

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Introduction

There is an abundance of content available when it comes to modern trends in web design. Because of the increasing popularity of mobile devices, there has

been a strong need to display content as quickly as possible. Users form a first impression of your website in as little as 50 milliseconds.

This is based on creditibility, usability and purchasing decisions.Check out which trends we believe help to keep a user on your site.

Flat Design

Flat Design“Flat design is a simple, graphic style common in user interface (UI), software and

Web design. The flat style contrasts with skeuomorphism, a design approach that seeks to bring real-world effects to the items that are represented.”

Flat Design Skeupomorphism

Image Source: http://www.psdchat.com/editorials/skeuomorphic-vs-flat-design/

Flat Design

CleanSimple

Fewer ImagesHeavily Focuses on Content

Basic Design With Less Distracting Elements

Image Source: http://www.hubspot.com

Responsive Web Design

Responsive Web Design“(RWD) is a Web design approach aimed at crafting sites to provide an optimal viewing experience—easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resizing,

panning, and scrolling—across a wide range of devices (from mobile phones to desktop computer monitors).”

Responsive Web Design

Increase SEO ValueBetter User Experience

Simplified Analytics and ReportingIncrease Sales and Conversion Rates

Increase Reach to Tablet and Mobile Audiences

Image Source: http://engage.synecoretech.com/marketing-technology-for-growth/bid/196255/4-Telltale-Signs-That-You-Need-a-Website-Redesign

Infinite Scrolling

Infinite Scrolling “Infinite scrolling is a web-design technique that loads content continuously

as the user scrolls down the page, eliminating the need for pagination.” The popularity of infinite scrolling came from tumblr and pinterest.

Image Source: http://designshack.net/articles/navigation/to-infinite-scroll-or-not-to-infinite-scroll-where-weve-come-so-far/

Infinite Scrolling

Faster BrowsingEngaging to Users

Greater Content ExposureSeamless Integration with Touch Screen Devices

Image Source: http://rigleymedia.com/hottest-design-trends-in-2013/

Parallax Scrolling

Parallax Scrolling“Parallax scrolling is a special scrolling technique in computer graphics,

wherein background images move by the camera slower than foreground images, creating an illusion of depth in a 2D video game and adding to the immersion.”

Video Source/Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL3u6d_DcK8

HTML5 Videos

HTML5“HTML5 is a markup language used for structuring and presenting content

for the World Wide Web and a core technology of the Internet.” “HTML5 video is intended by its creators to become the new

standard way to show video on the web without plugins.”

HTML5

FastSecure

InteractiveResponsive

High Performance Video, Audio, Graphics

Video Source/Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOG90Q8EfRo

Simplicity

Simplicity“Minimalism cuts away all the fluff and reduces web design to the essential elements,

to achieve sleek and simple elegant professional and user friendly websites.”

Image Source: http://www.apple.com/iphone-5s/

Simplicity

Less is MoreFew Colors

Content FirstSimple, Clean Typography

Clean, Simple Navigation and Graphics

Image Source: http://www.apple.com/ios/

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