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Significant Website Design Trends to Watch For In 2018

Sophia Jhones edited this page Jan 30, 2018 · 3 revisions

The landscape of website design is evolving constantly. Something that seemed modern and fresh yesterday may appear outdated overnight.  But you need to know that trends that dismissed once can cycle back unexpectedly in the forthcoming years. To help you in preparing well for wherever the tides of website design takes us in this year, we’ve compiled a list of certain trends that you need to look for. Check them out in the following write-up and get inspired to work well on your website design projects in 2018.

•    Bold Typography

More and more organizations these days are opting for big and bold typography in order to anchor the homepages. This particular style works best when rest of the web page is kept clean and minimal. The companies offering the services of website design in Melbourne are indeed the most coveted ones these days as they offer eye-catching solutions that gratify the clients to the utmost level.

•    Cinemagraphs

Cinemagraphs, GIFs or high-quality videos which run on smooth, continual loop have turned out to be an effectual way to add visual interest and movement to the static pages. The full-screen loops usually create immediate interest on the simple pages.

•    Brutalism

To stand out in this competitive field, the professionals are opting for convention-defying and eclectic structures. While it may seem quite jarring at first, some popular brands are incorporating aggressively unconventional design elements into the websites. However, Brutalism emerged as the reaction to increasing standardization of website design. It is quite often characterized by nonconformist, stark, asymmetrical visuals.

•    Saturated Gradients

Kaleidoscopic gradients simply ruled the website design world in 2017 and they are going to stay in 2018 as well. You can browse the websites and go through certain samples that illustrate the perfect instance of how to create a two-tone effect appear modern and fresh with the gradient-washed, full-screen homepage.

•    Vibrant Layers of Color

Staggered, stacked layers of shades usually add texture and depth to a simple website layout. If you’re keen to have an appealing and colorful website but skeptical about integrating the designs on your own, it is a must for you to seek the help of reputable professionals.

•    Text-Only

Certain websites are nowadays, cutting out images as well as prominent navigation sections, relying on the few lines of straightforward writings to let the visitors know about the company. There are some agencies that use the homepage simply to describe the mission statement and offer links to the samples of work. Text-Only is indeed an uncluttered, modern approach to presenting necessary information.

More organizations are seeking the help of graphic artists as well as illustrators to create customized illustrations for the official websites. After years of domination by straightforward minimalism and flat design, adding certain illustrated touches to the website is indeed the best way to inject little personality. Certain designers are simply defying conventions of what the websites need to appear like, displaying the bare necessities. Also, freeing the texts from the usual horizontal alignment as well as placing it on a page vertically adds certain refreshing dimension.

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