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Web Design Trends

Websites follow trends all the time. A while ago it was hard to find a website that didn’t have some kind of Flash animation. That went the way of the Dodo pretty fast as technology caught up and mobile companies refused to integrate flash players on devices. We also saw the seemingly meteoric rise of do-it-yourself websites based on templates, and the use of WordPress with better and better themes as the years passed. From a design standpoint, form usually followed function, as well as how easily it could be integrated.

Here are some of the trends that are we’re seeing now in the web design world.

Header layouts

Whereas the trend in the past has been to have an almost full screen slider at the top of your design,

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Christian Fletcher logo

Christian Fletcher logo

Christian Fletcher is the definition of counter-culture. He’s a tattooed surf rock punk who broke the rules and shattered the status-quo. In the late 1980’s he was one of the first to take surfing above-the-lip and was even quoted in the surf video “Wave warriors” as saying “I’m trying to ride my skateboard on the water.”

The connection between surf and skate is not a new concept. But the absolute disregard for the then-blossoming neon, clean-cut 1980s surf culture was seen as a slap in the face by the surf industry.

They were trying to establish the respectability of a new professional sport. A new World Tour with events year round,

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Inner beauty

You’ve no doubt heard a version of the phrase “You are your own worst critic.” Dove soaps capitalized on that concept with a beautifully executed campaign. Ogilvy & Mather Agency hired a forensic sketch artist to illustrate that fact and give some insight into how we view ourselves.

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Logo love

For all you logo lovers out there. Check out Mike Manoogian’s interview on this blog. Mike is one of the best designers around and has done amazing work for clients over the past few decades. Well worth a look… somuchpileup.blogspot.com

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What’s in a name?

I was listening to a song by Rob Zombie one day in the car while driving through hellacious traffic in Los Angeles when it occurred to me that one of his lyrics “21 to win” sounded like a cool name for a company. So if you’re wondering “Why the name?”, and if you’re thinking I’m a gambler or I have a penchant for Blackjack, you’re mistaken.

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