{"id":9834,"date":"2016-01-10T20:02:53","date_gmt":"2016-01-10T18:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paperhedge.com\/?p=1442"},"modified":"2023-11-08T11:50:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T11:50:38","slug":"web-design-trends-new-and-old-for-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awove.com\/web-design-trends-new-and-old-for-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts on web design trends new and old for 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
Im calling a few web design trends we can expect to see in 2016. This is by no means mind boggling and if you have any experience in web design the below trends solve UX (user experience) issues whilst catering for a mobile friendly environment. Which leads me to my first trend call.<\/p>\n
Although you have probably heard this for the past few years, the message is only going to get louder that responsive web design will continue to drive the design industry forward as devices get smarter faster and cheaper.\u00a0This means that traditional layouts such as the golden rule of 2\/3 1\/3 and the good ol sidebar become irrelevant.<\/p>\n
On desktops the sidebar is very useful, however; go a couple of screen sizes smaller and it becomes a white elephant that ends up needing to be dealt with.<\/p>\n
The side bar will most likely become a thing of the past and we have seen this happening in 2015 with this trend continuing through to 2016 as more designers become creative with how to do without.<\/p>\n
This is something that I started implementing into designs.<\/p>\n
Grab your phone and hold it as you normally would. You will most likely find that your thumb is perfectly poised to start the navigation process.<\/p>\n
Taking this into consideration, in theory, your thumb should be able to allow you to navigate the site or app all within minimal stretch range without the need to change hands or hold the phone differently in order to stretch up to touch an icon top left or top right.<\/p>\n
This can even be taken a step further by creating a circular menu or nav design where all items are hidden (even scrolled) within comfortable reach of your thumb. Imagine how streamlined the whole process can be if you simply have all nav within reach of your thumb? Flipped awesome.<\/p>\n
Too be honest, this is most likely my number one recommendation this year. Everything else mentioned here are great, however; take typography\u00a0seriously and here’s why:<\/p>\n
Have you ever visited a website where all the elements on page made the content read easy? You seem to breeze through the written words and everything is comprehensible, reads well, flows well and something in the back of your mind says, “that was a good read”?<\/p>\n
This is Typography. Get it right and your content pops. I would almost go as far as to say that 90% of the work is done around Typography. Font choice, line height, letter spacing and layouts, are what make content readable or not. this is also crucial as we all know by now that content is king and will stay this way.<\/p>\n