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HTML5• Bot h HTML5 and CSS3 make websit es
easier t o build and link wit h social t ools.
• HTML5 enables t he designer and
developer t o creat e more readable code
and build layout s t hat are semant ically
meaningf ul . I t int roduces advanced
f eat ures t hat help you st ruct ure mark- up.
• Some of t he int erest ing f eat ures are
API s, dragging, drawing graphics on screen,
canvas, keygen, out put and progress.
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CSS3• CSS3 is t he lat est module of CSS, I t 's
much more advanced set of f eat ures makes
t his new version t he t ool of t he f ut ure.
• Some dist inct ive aspect s of CSS3 are
f eat ures like "border radius", "box
shadow", mult iple background images and
t ext shadow.
• Animat ions wit h CSS3 are made easy,
subt le and light weight .
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MINIMALISM• Minimalism helps easier t o navigat e and
comprehend.
• Minimalism st yle of designing a websit e
creat es a f eeling of space and light .
• By t he removal of superf luous element s
and by ret aining only essent ial element s,
minimalist designs enhance t he message
and draw in t he user.
• Minimalist ic approach is needed f or
websit es t o be mobile- f r iendly, compat ible
and accessible.
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Typography• Designers have st art ed t o use
t ypography an int egral part of t he
overall work rat her t han a liabil it y and
t his t rend will be more clear ly seen in
2011.
• Wit h HTML5, CSS3, and new
t ypography programs, t here will be
many f ont s available t hat do not slow
down search engine opt imizat ion.
A new trend has begun to gain strength and that's utilizing big and bold
fonts with the exclusive intention of grab the surfer's attention.
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Textured Backgrounds• The grunge look t hat was so popular dur ing t he ninet ies has
been reint erpret ed and adapt ed t o t he present t ime, wit h a
new st yle of combining grungy t ext ures along wit h clean
int erf aces and bold t ypef aces.
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One Page Websites
• One pay layout s our like business cards and are becoming a
common medium f or users t o 'get st raight t o t he point ' - skil ls
/ services/ product s t hat t he sit e is of f er ing.
• The challenge f or designers is t o put everyt hing you need in
a single page in a way t hat will get t he user at t ent ion and
int erest .
• I t 's a great way t o have a large impact wit h a small amount
of cont ent .
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Outsized Logos / Headers• To make an unf orget t able impression on
t he visit or , t he t rend f or 2011 will be
oversized logos on an equally oversized
header.
• Since a header is t he f irst impression a
cust omer get s large and int eract ive
headers wit h special of f ers, promot ions,
and calls t o act ion help increase t he
number of conversions a websit e creat es.
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Hand-drawn Designs• Hand drawn element s will be seen in
navigat ion bars, as backgrounds, as
accent ing element s, or as an ent ire sit e
t heme.
• Hand drawn element s give websit es
a very unique, out - of - t he- box, and
organic/ realist ic look.
• Help t o set surreal scener ies and
also are more light weight t han
complicat ed designs.
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Modal Boxes (Lightboxes)• Modal boxes are basically t he next
generat ion of pop- ups and a leading t rend
in designing.
• Modal boxes are a cleaner, more user-
f r iendly alt ernat ive t o t he basic
JavaScr ipt pop up windows t hat have been
around f or years.
• Modal boxes f ocuses t he user on t he
inf ormat ion you are present ing, whet her it
is a pict ure, t ext or a video.
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Enormous Images• Large phot os are an inst ant way t o
grab your audience- t hey cannot help
but t o see it and have an.
• Trends point t o sof t and slight ly
t ransparent imagery t hat does not over
shadow your cont ent , but harmonizes
wit h it .
• St unning visual ef f ect and add more
l if e t o a sit e design.
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Oversized Footer• Foot ers are becoming more import ant
every day as designers realize t hat
t hey're a vit al part of every design and
t hey must be ut il ized wit h t he same
import ance t han t he header.
• Foot ers are now areas where you can
place t hings like social st ream boxes,
cont act f orms and t ons of inf ormat ion.
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