Last week we looked back at the last 25 years of searching and SEO. So this week it seems fitting to look forward at the latest design trends to help inspire your site update or a new project you may be working on, many thanks to Coastalrepro.com for this great infographic.
I've included the links from the infographic below for your reference.
Some of these links do have music so plug in those headphones or mute your speakers!
1. Huge and beautiful images
fiftythree.com/book
wearemammoth.com
dodocase.com
2. Semi-flat design
google.com/design/spec/material-design
3. Rich content experiences
nytimes.com/snow-fall
magazine.rolexawards.com/laureate/arthur-zang
4. Better typography
rsq.com
jesuisunicq.com (wow! This flashing intro will get the blood pumping!)
nbthieves.com
5. Magical realism
6. Hand drawn illustrations
7. Background video
airbnb.com
rosewaterfilm.com/courage
maerskfleet.com (I couldn't find the video on this site, it's now being redirected to http://www.maersk.com/en/hardware/fleet
8. Cinemagraphs
cinemagraphs.com
http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/may/26/firestorm-bushfire-dunalley-holmes-family
Once again many thanks to Coastalrepro.com for this great graphic.
So how does this compare with design trends of the past? Well, to give you an idea of how far web design trends have come in 3 years we have updated this landing page post from our Wordtracker Academy.
What do you think of the latest design trends? Do let us know what you're planning to do to update your site this year.
