Web design and development trends
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Web development is a broad term that includes various activities involved in developing websites and web applications. It involves web design, content development, scripting, security configuration, and e-commerce applications. Web design encompasses skills like graphic design, interface design, coding, search engine optimization and more. The history of web development began in 1989 with Tim Berners-Lee's proposal to create the World Wide Web. Many technologies were developed throughout the 90s and 2000s that shaped the modern web, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, browsers, servers, smartphones and more.
Web design and development trends
- 2. Web development - a broad term for the work involved in developing a Web Application for the Internet (WWW) or an intranet (a private network). Consist of: ◦ Web Design, ◦ Web Content Development, ◦ Client-side/Server-Side Scripting, ◦ Web-server and Network Security Configuration, ◦ E-Commerce Applications. etc.
- 3. Web design encompasses many different skills and disciplines in the production and maintenance of web applications. Basic Areas: ◦ Web Graphic Design, ◦ Interface Design, ◦ Authoring, ◦ Writing Standardized code, ◦ Search Engine Optimization. etc.
- 4. 1989 - while working at CERN Tim Berners- Lee proposed to create a global hypertext project, which later became known as the World Wide Web. 1991 – HTTP, HTML1 1993 - W3C which is responsible to set web standards, Mosaic 1994 – Netscape, HTML2, PHP 1995 – Mozilla, Internet Explorer, SSL, HTML3, JavaScript, Apache 1996 – Java, Flash, XML, CSS, Hotmail
- 5. 1997 – HTML 3.2, HTML4, RSS 1998 – CSS2 1999 – Ajax, Web Fonts 2001 – Wikipedia 2002 – Safari 2003 – iTunes Store 2004 – Firefox, Gmail, Facebook 2005 – Opera Mini, jQuery, YouTube 2006 – XML HTTP REQUEST 2, Twitter 2007 – First iPhone(iOS & Mobile Safari)
- 6. 2008 – Chrome, HTML5, Android 2009 – CSS3 (Exciting Features: Transitions, Transform, Animation, Gradient, Flexbox etc.), Firefox for Mobile 2010 – HTML 5 Date/time input types, Audio Video Elements 2011 – WEBGL JavaScript API for 3D, Content Security Policy, Touch Events, Chrome OS , CSS3 Filters
- 7. Web designers use a variety of different tools depending on what part of the production process they are involved in. Web graphic designers use vector and raster graphics packages for creating web formatted imagery or design prototypes. Technologies used for creating websites include standardized mark up which could be hand coded or generated by WYSIWYG editing software.
- 8. Web Design and Development
- 9. This is the next web design generation. With RWD a site is crafted to provide an optimal viewing experience—easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resizing, panning, and scrolling—across a wide range of devices from desktop computer monitors to laptops to mobile phones. It is currently on top of the list of web trends. It has the ability to eliminate problems related to the size of the layout. It looks promising in terms of working really well on all of the devices and should make things better for all of the web designers.
- 10. These new design standards are ever growing with new features. W3C has made a lot of headway in garnering support from the most popular browsers. There are lots of good things for the future of HTML5/CSS3 web development. Front-end designers were often overlooked previously but no more! Front Designers are GREAT! Their work have great importance to the entire composition process.
- 11. Steve Jobs famously refuses to allow Flash on the iOS due to the many bugs and crashes it experiences, therefore HTML5 is going to be a must for those who want to develop apps and iOS- friendly websites. • After Steve’s remarks and Google started HTML5- friendly version of YouTube, many developers started to how important this system will become in the near future.
- 12. These days many websites have both vertical and horizontal scrolling for their mobile versions, which is not very user-friendly because of too much actual scrolling that a user has to make in order to see the whole picture. Vertical scrolling will provide an easy and convenient way to navigate the website. It allows scrolling a page down with a header menu at the same time without having to go back to see the menu, That is a vertical scrolling of buttons and menus with the same kind of navigation for social buttons and shopping carts. Its very much user-friendly approach in optimization of websites.
- 13. Large buttons, headings, full-width images and full-sized sliders. As touch screens getting more and more popular each day, oversizing of the objects becomes unavoidable. This trend semi-originates from the popularity of Mac OS X icon designs. As developer began to launch websites for their Mac applications they enormous sizes icons in web too as represented in branding.
- 14. This technique now comfortably rests within modern design culture. This style may lead to certain deceleration of the websites, because bigger items need more graphics and it will of bigger size. If web designers face difficulties with that problem this trend may set out pretty soon. www.panic.com/transmit
- 15. The popularity of iPhone, iPad along with Android-powered phones means designer have to implement all touch commands on websites.
- 16. Who can say they honestly don’t enjoy free downloads? … NO ONE Web designers have been sharing their content online for years, but only recently has this become a very popular trend among digital artists. There have been some communities offering free downloads for web and graphic designers. (Eg. downloadpsd.com, designmoo.com).
- 18. This is all about 2D objects being placed on different layers and being scrolled in the same direction at different speeds with the closest layers moving the fastest. That gives the impression of 3D. We will see a lot of parallax effects in the use of web design. Previously it was mostly related to video games. Nowadays it is being used as a refreshing addition to highlight a special event such as product or website launch, or integrated into general webpages like ‘Home’ or ‘About’ to optimize the look and feel of something standard. … and we all expect to see a lot of parallax scrolling effects on regular websites.
- 19. Fonts are a big part of the web design tradition. The most notable fonts including Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, and Trebuchet MS have been around for years now. Although they continue to in web standards, there are plenty of alternate options for advanced webpage typography. There is a great deal of fonts to choose from due to widely available typography variations. And designers tend to prefer stylish typography designs
- 20. • Typography is the foundation of any website so it is surely going to win important position in web design. E.g. Typekit only requires a couple lines of code to be included in document head and a designer can specify which font names to include and append them into your CSS. The best part on this is that it relies on JavaScript, so the end user isn’t required to have the fonts installed. Another alternative is Google Web Fonts which behaves in a similar manner to Typekit.
- 21. Modal boxes are still fairly new to the Internet but they’ve been appearing in desktop software for years. The purpose of a modal window is to offer box content (such as registration or login) on top of the current page without loading onto a new one.
- 22. Its simply because it remains the best tool for interactive video, animation and 3D online. Many big brands will shift from Flash, to HTML5 and CSS3. BUT for entertainment sites like small games, Flash is – and will remain! In gaming, there could be an even bigger return to Flash. Clients will try to steer things towards HTML5, because that’s where the hype is, but some may think its right to steer back towards Flash.
- 23. The importance of social networking sites will continue to grow. Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Youtube, Pinterest, Path, Instagram, Tumblr, Spotify etc. will continually success on their way.
- 24. The set-up of many companies will be atypical. A new generation of designers and developers will enter to the workforce in a flexible time with a variety of technologies at their fingertips, They will find jobs, network, and acquire new skills from their bedrooms, the corner café, or any place around the world. With a growing number of high-profile tech companies embracing a mobile and distributed workforce, employers looking for top-notch talent need to re-evaluate their workplace culture.
- 25. This is something to expect from all web designers. ‘the simpler the trendier’. Front-end frameworks will be seen around. ◦ Among them are such front-end frameworks as Twitter Bootstrap, WordPress, and many others.
- 26. Stop compromising standards and rushing out poorly planned and poorly implemented projects. Stop cutting corners and instead put in the effort required to deliver your clients exceptional value. Client will react positively on those attitudes and understand that websites are never truly finished, along with being more accepting of an agile process.
- 27. As web designers, they just don’t think to build websites. They should also offer a service to clients. Developers shouldn’t be obsessed just with user experience, code and design that and forget other important factors such as good communication, understanding business needs and exceeding client expectations.
- 28. 2013 will increasingly find designers and developers pushing the boundaries of new technology, experimenting, throwing away what doesn’t work or that which has been replaced with something better, and working out new best practices based on what we now have to work with.