It would certainly appear so…
A fascinating article has found its way into my headlights and shows how a certain design ethic is currently ‘doing the rounds’.
Seeing as how web design trends last only 12-18 months before they begin to look ‘old’ and ‘jaded’, the article — Analysis of Web 2.0 Design & Layout Trends – Part 1: Clean, Colorful and Horizontally Divided — is certainly worth viewing.
Not only for the delicious colours and graphics used as examples, but also for the design logic behind their use.
For example, regarding navigation:
A big theme of this trend is simple, effective and clean. In order to achieve the clean feel, simple navigation is a key. In the sites we have looked at, there is a maximum of seven menu items present on the home page. Some even have as little as three menu items (Home, Login, Sign up).
A fabulous article — and one that makes me think it’s time I redesigned my two main properties, LeeHopkins.com and LeeHopkins.net. Any student designer interested in the project?
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