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Web design trends for 2017

Website trends have always changed based on user feedback, SEO, and coding methods. 2016 has been great for website design with people trying to come up with unique ideas. Here are some promising trends that we predict for the coming year:

  • Visual appeal with flat design

Flat design has gained popularity in 2016 and will become even more popular in 2017. In flat design, sections are arranged side by side, making it easy to interact with the website. The clean look that users have liked visually will be a major focus. Simplicity will be the key to making the website visually appealing.

  • Responsive design everywhere

Knowing the benefits of responsive websites, developers have embraced this change more since the last 2 years. There will hardly be any unresponsive websites. The design approach will always take the mobile view into account. The user interface patterns will be created in such a way that it is not too difficult to align them in the responsive view. The user journey will be the main focus for desktops, smartphones and tablets.

  • Video banner

Personally, I am not a fan of website video autoplay, but video backgrounds are gaining immense popularity for a few months now. Having a video slider alongside an image slider is a versatile marketing trend that is set to rise in 2017. Users like the idea of ​​instantly watching video to get information about the business.

  • Less use of stock photos

Time to change the same old idea of ​​placing stock photos on the site. Some photos are so common that they are seen on many other websites as well. Customers will be more demanding when it comes to having unique images for their brand. People are tired of seeing typical bespoke stock images and therefore original custom photos will be welcome.

  • Bold colors and typography

We’ve seen bold colors are all the rage in 2016, which is a nice break from stereotypes of typical web standard colors. The trend has finally changed. Brands will strive to look unique and clearly show who they are. We will also have a bolder choice of typeface. The typography will make statements, clear and sharp. We will see a great hero image with a beautiful large typeface with nice animations and layers in the text.

  • Less comprehensive parallax websites

We have seen many parallax websites in the last 2-3 years. This trend is about to disappear due to its SEO side effects. Parallax websites are usually long one page websites that do not generate separate URLs for internal pages and therefore are not crawled by search engines. Also, using a heavy script slows down the site and the mobile view isn’t that great either. Parallax is not going anywhere. Rather, it will be used wisely for certain sections of the site for that great visual treatment.

With the trends above, 2017 looks like a great year ahead for exciting website concepts to hit the market. Creative thinkers are likely to experiment more and create new websites.

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