Better 'webdesign trends' for 09
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- designbot0
A few things come to my mind and they are all really connnected....
Less content - Which equals more space for bigger and easier to see/read graphics and type.
Better usability - Plays off the first point, less clutter, simple, elegant, and easy to use pages. Less is more, to use that cliche but true statment.
I think we are also slowly seeing what was being talked about years ago, that is essentially web applications. The computer may one day just act like a dumb terminal where all applications are simply pulled or leased from the internet. This allows a user to login from anywhere on any computer and basically have access to everything they need. Mkes perfect sense for most things.
I work for a publishing company and we are already seeking ways to utilize web applications for our material. Where people have a login and can access everything they need without owning a book.
Also new media types will no doubt be thrown into the mix, The iPhone is a perfect example of a semi-new platform that Web Designers will probably become familiar with as they grow exponentially in popularity and spawn other types of similar devices.
- Sorry, I don't see this happeningAnders
- ie. less content + better usability, but I'm with ya..Anders
- yeah your probably right.designbot
- I believe the next generation of windows s going to function that way. Just pullings apps from the web.andrewwwahlin
- less content is a good point, most people simply don't read large chunks of text online. People need to be clever, copywriters will be used more hopefully.kev_charlton
- braaad0
I'd like to see *less* emphasis on standards-based web design and so-called "best practices," and more emphasis on designing to the project. Making the best choices based on the requirements, not because Andy Clark or whoever says "do it this way."
- Good luck convincing your clients about that!Anders
- I think that's a bit harsh on Andy Clarke. He is very much an advocate of good design and web typography.kev_charlton
- Most of my clients don't know XHTML from a donut. But my apologies to Mr. Clark ;-)braaad
- magnificent_ruin0
less "click through" navs on portfolio sites
- abettertomorrow0
No more gradient
Just flat color, very simple, like childrens drawing
- whendog0
more tight flash sites like:
www.gridplane.com
www.32round.com
www.nikeskateboarding.com
- gramme0
less suck, more rock. That's the "trend" I'm picking up for my new website.
- haha. how you getting on with those screens?skt
- slowly, surely... The interface is pretty much figured out now after your input, I'm just typesetting all project descriptions.gramme
- ...Which takes a lot of time, since I'm writing AND fixing the rags in these narrow columns I've made for myself :Pgramme
- ctcliff0
Lazy loading--less pagination, less clicking.
Open source mapping--Google maps to be replaced by custom, advanced DIY mapping applications.
- cr0
the resurgence of the 3 minute flash intro
...with lots of deep house music
...and no skip intro button
2009 is gonna be the best year EVER!!!
- Anders0
—Less Nike, Diesel, Levis, Adidas, Absolut Vodka, Audi etc. projects
—The music and film industry will start to embrace that people actually give a shit about some of the products they spit out and will eventually find a way to profit from giving up their idea of protecting copyright at every cost (which will cost them less).
—Facebook will die. Something will get in the way (fingers crossed)
—Wordpress Magazine Themes will also die.
—Iceland will be the new Japan.
—QBN will be change (I'm not telling you how)
— You will think less about money and more about what you left behind
- MSTRPLN0
No more Internet Explorer
- imavery0
I'd like to see more random dildos make an appearance. You know, like you mouse over a link, and a pink dildo suddenly makes an impromptu appearance in the bottom right corner and says, "Please stop poking me"
- cannonball0
Funny, I was just about to mention suction cup dongs. Like if you click somewhere random a dong gets suction-cupped onto that place in the site.
- same principle you like-minded bastardimavery
- suction cup dongs sounds like a new pluginroundabout
- 1pxsolid0
More mobile.
No more free internet. Wait and see.
- 7point340
john mchugh portfolio templates
- braaad0
Less tabs, more rad.
- monNom0
targeting larger screen sizes like 1280, 1600 with progressively crippled low-res versions. (rather than starting small and progressive enhancement for large monitor). cheap flat screens are making it happen, 2009 is the saturation point (or maybe 2008 was and I missed it)
video production becomes too expensive for most web advertisers. HD especially. The static image makes a resurgence mimicking the time-worn full-page print ad. Creative execution will try to be cheap without looking cheap, rather than expensive production that aims to look like it was done by amateurs. Clever creative abounds as slashed budgets meet low workload.
'should I go freelance' threads will continue.
- mistermik0
less jibberjabber
- rzrffglyr0
I think F.W.A.-type sites will continue where appropriate, with Flash technology continuing to push boundaries. I'm wondering if Silverlight is going to catch on as a trend or remain only relevant to the .NET community. I think we're still stuck on the 1024x768 standard for screen resolution we should design within. For now make some top centered background art with whatever sized width you want... because I can see it at least.
- Leigh0
Just do what you want, fuck trends.