Website design and development is evolving continually now. Rapid changes in this sector have made it very tough to come with updated websites. However, we have tried to put in a few discernible trends here that stand high chance to rule this year. Read full story here: http://www.sovainfotech.com/web-design-london/best-web-design-trends-of-2014/

1. BEST WEB DESIGN TRENDS
OF 2014
SOVA INFOTECH
MARCH 01 2014
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2. March 01 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 USER INTERFACE WILL CONTINUE ITS GROWTH
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.

3. MOBILE DEVICES WILL DOMINATE 2014
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.

4. March 01 2014
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.
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.
“WEB DESIGN TRENDS 2014”

5. 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.
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