Web Design Trends for 2009
You know the story – everything changes.
Stooke Media is in an interesting field for constantly changing technologies, trends, and tastes. We do our best to remain current and offer our clients the best of all things current and effective in the world of design and development.
First off, websites need to be designed for a purpose. It is the first question we need to ask when consulting with our clients. What is the desired outcome from your website? What are the goals of the website? Once we understand what our clients’ needs are, we can create a plan of action to achieve those goals through the use of technology.
By understanding of the goals desired from your website, we can introduce the latest and greatest technologies to achieve them. We consider the latest trends that are making a big splash in internet marketing: Search Engine optimization, Pay Per Click Campaigns, Social Networking like FaceBook, MySpace, blogs, and much more! We tailor the solutions to your needs, comfort level, budget, and goals.
Second, website design’s latest trends are to develop websites that attract the user from their first impression. A website must not be too “innovative” or “challenging” for the user. Users want to intuitively know what to do and how to get to where they need to go easily, effectively, and quickly. We develop websites to try and connect the user to their desired location in 1 click.
Some of the latest trends for website design can be found at Smashing Magazine, and include out-of-the-box layouts, one-page layouts, multi-column layouts, social design elements, more white space, ribbons, and “Speaking” navigation. Each of these is considered for their merits in complimenting your design aesthetic and direction.
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