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Web Design Trends

Mobile & *Pads

Adaptive Web Delivery

Discrete layout for small screens, sometimes at a subdomain. Javascript detection and redirection.

Responsive Web Design

Responsive web design (and here) aims to adapt page layout to a range of devices, from phones to monitors. More challenging to implement.

Cards

The "card" design pattern organizes information in mobile-sized bits.

Flat Design vs Skeuomorphism

A skeuomorph is a design element that resembles something familiar.

Large Typefaces

Responding to high resolutions and small screens, designers are using large typefaces.

Long Pages

Or "infinite scrolling." Long or bottomless. There is some support for this, though maybe not infinite.

Parallax Scrolling

Kind of a parlor trick, but looks nice.

Large Hero Area

Large, static, attention-grabbing background image dominates home page.

Horizontal Scroll

Not a trend, just nice.