2024 is underway and we’re ready for everything the year has in store for us on the web. We’re seeing trends of bright neon colors, a continued interested in animated effects and experiences, unconventional layouts and ideas, as well as some Y2K nostalgia coming back. AI continues to grow in popularity and companies are increasingly interested in how they can incorporate it into their website and what they can do with it….
Every year Pantone chooses a color to represent the year and the trends that Pantone expects to see, and Viva Magenta 18-1750 is Pantone’s 2023 Color of the Year. Pantone says, “It is a shade rooted in nature descending from the red family and expressive of a new signal of strength. Viva Magenta is brave and fearless, and a pulsating color whose exuberance promotes a joyous and optimistic celebration, writing a new…
We’re a few months into 2023 and have seen some prominent trends emerging as well as some trends from previous years continuing strong. Mobile-friendly design will continue to be an important element and a hot topic in website design and user experience as more and more people shop and engage on their phones. Trends from previous years continue to grow and evolve like micro animations and scrolling effects that allow users to…
Mobile web traffic continues to grow every day, with more and more people relying solely on their phones to browse the internet. “In 2021, the number of unique mobile internet users stood at 4.32 billion, indicating that over 90 percent of the global internet population use a mobile device to go online” according to Statista. So it’s imperative that your website functions well and delivers a top notch user experience on all…
Happy New Year! A new year is always exciting, it allows for a fresh start and some fresh, new ideas to emerge. We’re looking forward to a bright and prosperous year and predict it will be an especially innovative year on the web. Everyone is ready to get to work and take the year by storm and we expect to see some pretty neat things happen this year. Certain trends will continue…
Not only is it the beginning of a new year, but a whole new decade as well. And with each new year, we see new trends emerge in web design, as well as existing trends that continue to flourish and grow. Trends on the web continue to change and evolve each year as users themselves change what they need and how they use the web, dictating color schemes, layouts, security, functionality and…
We love seeing all the new tech gifts that come out around the holidays, so many fun new gadgets and toys. And there are always great deals on tech this time of year as well, so if you’ve had your eye on a new hard drive or wireless earbuds, now’s a great time to pick those up! We combed through some lists and deals and compiled our own list of tech ideas…
2019 has barely started, but it’s sure to be a great year on the web, full of continuing trends as well as the rise of new ones. Smart phone usage continues to rise so responsive design and mobile-first design will continue to be popular, along with other mobile driven trends and things that mobile users need and require. Animations and video usage will continue to grow and dominate 2019 as people love…
Mobile-first web design is a method of designing and developing a website that puts the mobile experience first instead of as an afterthought, which is how websites were traditionally put together when mobile browsing first started. Cell phone and tablet usage has done nothing but go up, with some people now using their phones exclusively to surf the web, never using a desktop computer at all. With more and more mobile-savvy consumers…
Minimalist web design has been trending for quite a while, and it looks like it’s a trend that isn’t going away anytime soon. Minimal design lends itself well to many things that are important on the web these days. It allows your site to load quickly, users can find what they need easily, it lends itself well to responsive and mobile design, and overall it produces sites that are clean and efficient…