Web design has has seen a dramatic change in recent years. As have the platforms used to access websites – mobile and tablet use has increased exponentially.

So what are the current web design trends?

• Responsive layouts (adapt to different screen sizes)
• Simple navigation
• Clean and minimal layout (long pages are common)
• More white-space around text and objects
• Big typography (css3 allows increased use of special font-types)
• Timely and relevant information on the homepage
• Increased use of video
• Simple graphic elements, icons and illustrations
• Good quality lifestyle and product images
• Mega footer menu for those not-so-important menu elements (i.e. quick links)
• Social features such as facebook like, sharing feature, links to social sites
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