E- themes, layouts, typefaces, and why

Lucky for us, Miley Cyrus is only a musical trend and not a web design trend, because we just can’t keep seeing that tongue everywhere. But, right now there are trends in web design, and it’s worth digging into them a little bit to figure out what’s in and out so you can stay ahead of the curve. While we all know Comic Sans typeface is out, we may not be totally sure What is trending in design right now.

One of the biggest emerging trends is a little something called “responsive layouts.” All that really means is that your website should look great everywhere, because people are accessing the web from an increasingly diverse array of devices. If your site looks great on a laptop but is barely functional on a phone, you’re losing customers. A great example of this is a website called Portable — designed specifically to look amazing on a computer and any portable device.

Some other big trends include fixed header bars, large photo backgrounds (you’ll probably see a lot of these if you look for inspiration on the CSS awards website), and infinite scrolling. Infinite scrolling has practically all but taken over a lot of news sites due to its simplicity and the fact that it essentially eliminates pagination. Boom!

In terms of typeface: large type is in — you know, the kind that takes up the entire web page. Specific fonts resurge from time to time, but vintage design and typefaces are back in (then again, isn’t vintage everything?) as is homemade typeface. Both of these make the user feel like they’re on a page for a company that is close to home and has been around forever; it’s the ultimate trustworthy combination!

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