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The Hottest Web Design Trends of 2014: Updated | JUST™ Creative

The Hottest Web Design Trends of 2014: Updated | JUST™ Creative | Must Design | Scoop.it
From justcreative.com - October 28, 2014 3:02 PM

An updated look at the hottest best web design trends of 2014 including a showcase of modern web design inspiration.

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This @justcreative post hit many nails on the head when it was initially published and Jacob's update of Helga Moreno's post doesn't disappoint either. Things I REALLY agree with:

See Less of (PLEASE):

* Stock photography (no photos? ASK your employees / followers for help but please no more Stepford people in pics on websites).
* Flash (has killed more #seo and sites than you can shake a stick at and fact it is still alive is amazing).
* Capcha - spam sucks but so do capcha forms.

More of PLEASE:

* Content First (implied in Responsive or Mobile First Design is a new way of thinking about, tagging and presenting content).
* Interactive Exploring (BIG AGREEMENT see my post about Time is Money Online https://plus.google.com/+MartinWSmith/posts/RdjAjWoJTHw and tag this next to #gamification).
* Arresting pictures and Video (YES, your great content will be ignored or under-shared UNLESS it is paired with strong visual hooks and supports).

Great post by Helga for Just Creative and so TRUE to our experience of web dev in 2014 for leading ecommerce clients such as Moon Audio.com.

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12 Web Features To Disappear in 2014 [+ Scenttrail Notes]

12 Web Features To Disappear in 2014 [+ Scenttrail Notes] | Must Design | Scoop.it
From mashable.com - March 8, 2014 12:00 PM
We asked 12 entrepreneurs which website features small businesses should avoid (or get rid of) at all costs.
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Marty Notes:

1. Irrelevant Elements - Agree (every test I've ever run shows 20% of links on any page get 80% of clicks so lots of garbage and designing Mobile First on CrowdFunde (my first time) MAKES you toss the garbage.

2. Flash Intros - AGREE

3. Photo Carousel - I like photo carousels but use them sparringly.

4. Large Hero Images - Trend is other way and think this can be done well but agree risky.

5. Stock Photos - AGREE

6. Animated GIFs - AGREE (can't figure out VINE in this regard).

7. Autoplay Videos - AGREE

8. Automated Popups - YES & Popunders too (realize popunders get 1% of your traffic to sign up for email, but what about the 99%? If we want your email we will sign up otherwise stop popping stuff up at us.

9. 'Hello World' Blog Post - Agree but give newbies a break since this is WP default.

10. Sidebars - DISAGREE
Sidebar nav and feeds can be done well so I wouldn't toss the baby with the bathwater on this one.

11. Reloading Pages - Agree (don't know this well enough to comment really but sounds right).

12. M.dot Sites - Agree (same as #11

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Mike Power's comment, March 9, 2014 3:29 PM
Agree with it all except the sidebars. It's not about whether there are sidebars or not, it's about how they areexecuted, just as it is for the rest of the page. And sidebars don't have to be narrow. And responsive designs have no problem placing the sidebar content below the main content. I love good single-column webpages but it's not the only game in town.
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18 Pivotal 2014 Web Design Trends [+ Scenttrail take]

18 Pivotal 2014 Web Design Trends [+ Scenttrail take] | Must Design | Scoop.it
From econsultancy.com - February 27, 2014 1:14 AM

What web design trends do you think we'll see in 2014? I'm betting on more simplicity, more cleanliness, and more focus on smaller screen sizes, among other things.

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1. Flat UI - AGREE and general agreement.2. 'Mobile first' - AGREE! & trying to wrestle that pig to ground now with CrowdFunde.3. Yet more scrolling - Agree and coming from mobile too.

4. More HTML5 goodness - Agree.

5. More HTML5 badness - Yes goes hand-in-hand with #4

6. Micro UX - New to me, can't judge yet.

7. Less text - Agree we are moving to the visual web and lean content (more infographics, arresting images and graphics less text)


.8. Minimalist navigation - Agree and this is coming from MOBILE (working CrowdFunde's "mobile first" design right now and navigation is expensive in mobile.


9. CSS replaces images - Agree CSS Canvas is going to make many images needless weight on the page.


10. Video / moving backgrounds - AGREE!


11. Richer content experiences - Agree especially video.


12. Making the most of one page - Agree, but don't agree with single page sites (we aren't there yet).


13. Varied typography - Agree there is a lot happening on the server side with type.


14. Monochromatic design - New to me, but more likely than


15. Hypercolour - Not Sure color is easy to do BAD online and more color can make a mess.


16. Cards / tiles - Fascinating and new to me, read why cards are future of the web

http://insideintercom.io/why-cards-are-the-future-of-the-web/


17. Bigger, better imagery (Agree, cloud caching and CDNs making this possible).


18. Fixed position content / navigation - Agree as social widgets already doing this

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Tyler Richendollar's curator insight, March 6, 2014 10:38 AM

Some seriously great design ideas and trends for 2014 and forward.  Really a solid summary of what the web looks like today, and will evolve through. 
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Hot Web Design Trends for 2014 | Script Tutorials

Hot Web Design Trends for 2014 | Script Tutorials | Must Design | Scoop.it
From www.script-tutorials.com - April 28, 2014 10:00 PM

2014 Web Design Trends - Marty Note
Not a secret we are seeing flatter more responsive design in 2014, but I liked the format of the way Script Tutorials explained each trend with examples and wireframes.

2 of these ideas, Video Backgrounds and Interactive Infographics could be huge. Video backgrounds was a new idea to me even halfway through the year.


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Flattening Out Web Design In 2014: 23 Examples Inspire | Inspiration

Flattening Out Web Design In 2014: 23 Examples Inspire | Inspiration | Must Design | Scoop.it
From webdesignledger.com - March 7, 2014 7:55 AM
Flat design is a concept that was pretty popular a couple years ago and it's back with full strength this year, causing some interesting buzz around the so
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Mobile is changing web design in many ways. One way is we are flattening out design. Flat designs look better on mobile so they are now winning across the web as these 23 examples show. My fav is William Leeks.

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Neon Web Design Trends in 2014

Neon Web Design Trends in 2014 | Must Design | Scoop.it
From www.ihubmedia.com - January 4, 2014 1:55 PM
Why keeping up with web design trends is vital In today’s fast-evolving trends, people’s interests are being influenced briskly by the web, wherein onlin


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Like #7, use of Neon Colors as accents. Color is so tricky online its use as "accents" is the best idea. Will see if I can find a "neon color accent" example and shsre it, but sounds like a cool trend I've only read about from this Chinese social agency.

Other trends noted include ones we've seen in several of these "what's up for 2014" posts including:

* Simple.

* Flat.
* All in one.

* Responsive.
* scrolling.

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