1. 10 Quick Tips About Custom Website Design

2. The Website development industry is changing at a
rapid pace. What is a rage today seems to be horribly
outdated in a matter of few months. When it comes to
creating customized websites, it is not about blindly
emulating trends. Whether your niche is healthcare,
finance, technology or hospitality knowing proven web
design tips is critical to stay ahead.

3. While having amazing content and intuitive
interface are always critical for the success of your
website development project, being able to tell
users a story through your website is a big plus.
Web design and development have transcended
the traditional approach of sell and only sell.
Today, it is about trying to help users by telling a
story.

4. Here are few tips and trends that will help you help
you take your web design strategy to the next level.

5. 1. Don’t Challenge For Sake Of Creativity
Undoubtedly, creativity is the essence of customized
websites. After all, you need to stand tall in the crowd
of millions in the web sphere. In the mad rush, to look
different and cool, designers put usability and
convenience at stake. Don’t challenge certain aspects of
websites. For instance, take the navigation bar on
website which has tabs for About Us, Services, Contact
Us and lots more. People are bound to look for
information, so don’t challenge the set pattern.

6. 2. Typography Rules
Yes. We saw this trend catching up in 2014 and likely
to be a key in 2015. Large typography will be used
increasingly to enhance the hierarchy of the page. This
will ensure that visitors read the largest font on the
page first.

7. 3. Images Take Center Stage
Images are getting better with every passing day and
taking customized websites by storm. There are no
barriers of limited bandwidth. Images will continue to
take centre seat in overwhelming ways. Techniques will
continue to evolve ranging from responsive resizing to
optimizing image for quick loading.

8. 4. Embrace Responsive Design
For the responsive design critics, the message is loud
and clear. It is here to stay. Make sure you hire a web
designer to leverage the power of responsive
designing. The year 2015 will witness the emphasis
shift towards performance and speed. It is not just
about your site opening on all devices, rather
performing at optimum speed.

9. 5. Utilize Visual Hierarchy
In today’s competitive webspace, ultimately everything
boils down to putting content in correct spaces to
attract eyeballs. Visual hierarchy is all about following
a pattern that can help you optimize content on your
site. Users scan through information from top-to-
bottom, left-to-right. So putting the most relevant
content could mean more clicks.

10. 6. Material Design
Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication. Gone
are those primitive days of complex interfaces.
Minimalist, clean and simple interface that allow for
high performance on mobile devices are fast becoming
a rage. It is all about reducing clutter and highlighting
the essential elements. 2015 will also see the rise of
material design. Considered to be a natural progression
of Apple’s design philosophy, Google’s Material
guidelines focus on core design principles with
particular emphasis on mobile.

11. 7. Micro-interactions
But what do you mean by micro-interactions? Well,
this new trend is indeed a paradigm shift in custom
website design. Micro interactions are small tasks
that help accomplish one major task. They improve
engagement level and effectively make a static
webpage more interactive and engaging, as well as
provide affordance, feedback, and overall better user
experience.

12. 8. Skeuominimalism
It is about time to give a new twist to skeuomorphism.
While this trend is fast fading, the all-new flat
approach seems a conservative move away from
gradients, glossy, and drop shadows. It is about
merging the best aspects of flat design with the
distinctiveness of skeuomorphism. This end result will
be flat Skeuominimalism, basically minimalist icons
trying to convey content in easy to understand manner
using real world objects.

13. 9. Scrolling Instead Of Clicking
Parallax scrolling animation is fast catching up.
Today’s mobile users prefer scrolling instead of
clicking. It lets information to flow easily and requires
less loading time.

14. 10. Webgraphics
Just like infographics, webgraphics allow large
amount of information sharing but allow the user to
interact with information physically. They are visually
appealing and significantly improve user retention.
Welcome to the age of interactive infographic.

15. Finally
Design tips and trends mentioned above are rapidly
becoming a norm in web design. However, designers
are responsible for transforming ideas into standards
and best practices. Remember, tips and tricks come
and go, but a strong emphasis on user experience
and quality won’t fade away ever.

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