The Design Features of Web 2.0

Posted on November 27, 2006
Filed Under Web Programming

While watching/listening to one my favorite vlogs of late called commandN I came across this great blog entry by the folks over at Pixel Acres. There has been a lot of buzz around Web 2.0 amongst web developers and I can attest that I for one am incorporating some of the design elements of the emerging style into my new web projects. The great thing about the direction of web design is that it’s trending towards well thought-out and SUPER clean designs that get the design out of the way so that navigation and content become easy to use and manage. Wahoo!

The one encouragement to all designers and those looking to hire designers is that the trend towards “clean” and “simple” design does not mean that things are getting easier and thereby cheaper. In fact, more thought and professional design is REQUIRED for a well-designed thought than ever before. Don’t let the clean look fool you or your budget. Being someone who does this as a profession may make this statement seem suspect but it has more truth to it than ever in my educated opinion. More than ever - PAY THE MAN! If you go cheap…then you WILL get cheap. Cheap design = clunky websites that people will only go to if they absolutely HAVE to. Great design = a site that people will be more likely to not only return to…but also to refer their friends and colleagues to as well.

Click here to read the article on Web 2.0 Design.