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2. W e a r e h a lf p a s t 2 0 1 5 a n d h a v e a lr e a d y s e e n m a n y o f t h e
w e b d e v e lo p m e n t p r e d ic t io n s , s h a p e u p – a f e w s u c c e s s f u l,
t h e o t h e r s f a llin g f la t . T h e e m e r g e n c e o f s o p h is t ic a t e d
b r o w s e r s , n e w t e c h n o lo g ic a l in n o v a t io n s , a n d f u t u r is t ic
t r e n d s is p u s h in g t h e e n v e lo p e v is - à - v is p a c e o f w e b
e v o lu t io n . H e r e , w e h a v e a lis t o f T o p W e b D e s ig n a n d
D e v e lo p m e n t t r e n d s t h a t w e r e p r e d ic t e d t o k n o c k t h e d o o r s
in t h e y e a r 2 0 1 5 . W h ile m a n y o f t h e p r e v io u s y e a r ’s p r a c t ic e s
a r e s t ill a r o u n d , it w o u ld b e in t e r e s t in g t o s e e h o w n e w t r e n d s
h a v e f a r e d s o f a r .
3. P a ra lla x S c ro llin g
T h e c o n c e p t o f P a r a lla x S c r o llin g is b a c k w ith a b a n g a n d
th is tim e it is h e r e to s ta y . P o p u la r iz e d b y th e o ld s c h o o l
v id e o g a m e s , p a ra lla x s c ro llin g is n o t a n e w c o n c e p t. It
in c lu d e s tw o o r m o r e im a g e s . W h ile s c ro llin g d o w n , th e
im a g e in th e fo r e g ro u n d m o v e s fa s te r o r s lo w e r th a n th e
b a c k g r o u n d im a g e , th is g iv e a n illu s io n o f d e p th in th e d e s ig n
a n d k e e p s u s e r s e n g a g e d .
4. S to ry te llin g & In te ra c tio n
A w e b s ite s trik e s th e c h o rd w ith th e v is ito rs w h e n it te lls a
s to ry . T h e p rin c ip le s e e m s to b e g u id in g a lo t o f w e b d e s ig n s
in th e y e a r 2 0 1 5 . T h e w e b s ite s a re b e c o m in g m o re
in te ra c tiv e a n d a n im a te d to h e lp p re s e n t c o n te n t in a m o re
a p p e a lin g m a n n e r.
5. M in im a l D e s ig n s w ith B ig T e x ts
T h e p la in a n d u n c o m p lic a te d te x t s u p p o rtin g th e s o lid
b a c k g ro u n d s o r h ig h -q u a lity im a g e s w ith la rg e te x t s iz e is th e
n e w tre n d th a t w e b d e v e lo p e rs a re k e e n ly in c o rp o ra tin g in
th e ir d e s ig n s th is y e a r. T h e d e s ig n d o e s n ’t in v o lv e to o m a n y
ta b s o r e v e n e x c e s s o f c o n te n t. W e b s ite s a re w o o in g th e ir
v is ito rs w ith th is m in im a l te x t a p p ro a c h th a t n e v e r fa ils to
im p re s s .
6. G rid - B a s e d L a y o u ts
G r id - b a s e d la y o u ts w o r k th e b e s t w ith s ite s th a t c o n ta in a
la r g e c h u n k o f c o n te n t to b e d is p la y e d . T h e la y o u ts d is p la y
c o n te n t in s m a ll m o d u le s . W h e n r e s p o n s iv e d e s ig n s a re
g a in in g p o p u la r ity d a y b y d a y , g r id - b a s e d la y o u ts w ill h e lp in
c re a tin g a r e s p o n s iv e w e b d e s ig n n a tu r a lly . T h o u g h th e g r id
p la y e d a r o le in th e w e b d e s ig n b e fo re th is , th e y n e v e r w e re
c le a r ly o b s e r v e d a s th e fin a l p r o d u c t.
7. D e s ig n & D e v e lo p m e n t fo r W e a ra b le D e v ic e s
W ith d e v ic e s lik e G o o g le a n d A p p le W a tc h e s , m a k in g th e ir
w a y to th e m a rk e t, it h a s n o w b e c o m e a ta s k fo r th e
d e v e lo p e rs to c re a te a d y n a m ic d e s ig n fo r th e w e a ra b le
d e v ic e s to o p tim iz e th e ir u s e . E m p h a s is w ill b e la id o n
c re a tin g n e w d e s ig n s & te m p la te s th a t m e e t th e d is tin c t
b ro w s e r re q u ire m e n ts a n d s c re e n s iz e o f th e d e v ic e s .
8. G o o g le M a p In te g ra tio n
W ith th e e m e r g e n c e o f G o o g le M a p A P I, th e la y o u t o p tio n s
fo r th e d e v e lo p e r s a r e m o r e . G o o g le M a p s h a v e b e e n
a r o u n d fo r q u ite s o m e tim e n o w , to b e n o tic e d b y e v e r y o n e
b u t th e c o n s ta n t e v o lu tio n in th e v is u a l s ty le s n o w o ffe r w e b
d e v e lo p e r s o p tim u m s p a c e to in c o r p o r a te d y n a m ic v is u a ls
a n d p e r s o n a liz e d id e a s to s ty le a m a p th a t c o m p le m e n ts th e
th e m e o f th e w e b s ite .
9. S o m e o f th e s e tre n d s h a v e a lre a d y s ta m p e d th e ir a u th o rity in
th e w e b d e s ig n in g a n d d e v e lo p m e n t w o rld w h ile th e o th e rs
s till g o in g th ro u g h tria ls a n d e x p e rim e n ta tio n . A lo n g w ith
fo c u s o n th e a b o v e -lis te d tre n d s , th e P ro fe s s io n a l W e b
D e v e lo p m e n t c o m p a n ie s a re p a y in g c lo s e a tte n tio n to th e
s iz e a n d th e s ty le o f th e ir file s to e n s u re fa s te r s p e e d a n d
fla w le s s p e rfo rm a n c e , w h ic h w ill fu rth e r o p e n n e w d o o rs to
th e p a th o f w e b in n o v a tio n s .
10. T h a n k Y o u
W e b lin k In d ia .n e t
C o n t a c t U s : -
P h o n e : + 9 1 - 1 1 - 4 7 2 8 2 2 3 3
M o b ile N o . : + 9 1 8 8 6 0 6 1 9 9 3 1
F a x : + 9 1 - 1 1 - 4 1 4 2 7 8 2 0
E m a il : in f o @ w e b lin k in d ia .n e t