February is the great time to see three new trending designs.
For web designers, marketers, or even website owners, creating a website is the first step establishing online visibility. Conceptualising the design is one of the major factors that will drive traffic to the website. Achieving a striking visual presence is also important for website creation.
Check out these noteworthy designs for this month.
Dark overlay on images
This design is made to enhance the readability of the website. Even with a hero image, this can be used to enhance the text and other elements using a dark colour overlay.
There are other colours to choose from aside from darker tones. The overlay is placed to a layer on top of the image to enhance other visual elements. Set the right balance to show other layered image or elements.
If you don’t want an image or video overpowering other design elements, then this design can help you camouflage it. Putting an overlay can change the mood of the image. It also helps the website viewers to focus their attention on the content, calls to action buttons, and other important graphic elements.
Choosing this technique allows you to add elements over other layers which provide a lot of value to the design. It lets you add letterings and still make it legible on different devices. This is also great to use even if there’s an ideal placement for desktop-wide screens. The combination of image and text may be rendered on a mobile screen.
Brutalism
It may look outrageous and sharp but this design lets the designer experiment with different elements. Brutalism doesn’t mean it’s a messy design. The style makes it look chaotic but in a positive way. It is different from the usual flat and minimal styles. It shows an eye-catching design which perceives the viewers to look and explore.
CSS codes can be used in this design to shows symbolic style which catches the attention of website visitors. A combination of font colour variation, images, tables, and other elements. The design may look rugged or show dexterity and optimism using different colours and elements. This striking design appeals to the younger generation.
Hollow Lettering
This design uses texts with interesting fills. The letters can be placed over an image or on a coloured background.
The lettering can be filled with an image on a plain-looking background. The alternative version can also be used wherein the image with a background is made with a subtle transparency to highlight the text.
This design trend shows a fun vibe. However, it may be difficult to execute since typeface options are limited. The designer is stuck on a few font selections. This is recommended to use for most non-web projects because of the issue on font integration and rendering.
Now that it is the second month of 2017, new interesting visuals were created to provide a stunning impression for websites. These show an overall style shift compared to those featured in the old trend. New designs for this month highlight readability, interface, imagery, and other visual elements that provide impressive web designs.
