User Experience and Experience Design by Marc Hassenzahl. The Most Powerful Colors in the World by COLOURlovers. When we released our report on the colors of the social web, based on data analyzed by our Twitter theme tool, we were surprised that blue was such a dominant color in people's profile designs.
Was Twitter's default color influencing their design decisions? Or is blue really THE most popular and dominant color online? ...We decided to look at the colors in the brands from the top 100 sites in the world to see if we could paint a more colorful picture. [click to view in full size] Turns out the blue-berry doesn't fall far from the bush. While the initial reasoning for the colors chosen may be trivial, the impact that these dominant players now have in the web world will surely influence the smaller startups that want to share in the positive color associations created by their bigger siblings...
Would A Corporation By Any Other Color, Still Profit As Well? Color is an important part of any brand, but along with the actual name of a company... The Colors of 1 Million Brand Icons Uh-oh! Team. Evolutions des modes graphiques depuis 5 et 10 ans. Aujourd’hui je vous propose un voyage dans le temps pour comparer l’évolution des pages d’accueil des gros sites web sur ces 10 dernières années.
En fait c’est l’article suivant qui m’a inspiré : The Evolution of Websites: How 10 Popular Websites Have (And Have Not) Changed. L’idée n’étant pas de se moquer mais plutôt d’analyser ces évolutions et d’en déduire des courants ou tendances. Commençons dans l’ordre alphabétique avec Adobe : Vous noterez que le look & feel n’a pas beaucoup bougé en 10 ans : Toujours ce bandeau noir en haut de page, toujours les mêmes couleurs (rouge, noir, blanc et gris foncé), une mise en page carrée et une forte concentration de liens sur la bas de la page.
Poursuivons avec Amazon : Outre l’abandon de la navigation par onglets en 2007 (au profit d’un bloc dépliable), le look & feel est d’une constance exemplaire avec une palette de couleurs et un logo quasi identiques, des blocs et un coeur de page toujours très épurés pour bien faire ressortir les produits. 5 Small Biz Web Design Trends to Watch. This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.
The importance of having an attractive website that converts visitors into buyers and helps cleverly promote your small business is essential in these fiercely competitive times. Your website has to capture a visitor's attention, entice him or her to stay and browse around, create an interest in your product or service, and result in sales. For small businesses with limited time and budgets, design is an essential factor in both attracting and converting potential customers. With this in mind, here are five current design trends that most small businesses can utilize to great effect.
Let us know in the comments below about any additional design trends that you have spotted in the small business world. 1. Minimalist design effectively strips away the excess and helps the user concentrate squarely on the content. 2. 3.