Month: October 2017

Zazzle Media, by Jamie Leeson

To wrap up, moving on nicely from both parallax and broken layouts, is the use of drop shadows. Now, drop shadows aren’t new. They’re not new to graphic design, web design, or even UI design in general. So, why include them here?

Well… as with a lot of trends, many come to life as a progression or development of a previous trend or style. Some trends may be apparently obvious and altogether new, whereas others, like the long-standing drop shadow, are continually refined and developed over time until new and exciting variations arise.

Read More >>

Zazzle Media, by Jamie Leeson

If 2016’s real emergence in grid exploration was anything to go by, we’re pretty confident that the coming year will see big developments in both asymmetrical and unconventional ‘broken’ layouts. Although brands and services which are heavily content-led may continue using card UIs and more traditional grid based structures to help efficiently organize and display their content, we anticipate an increase in the use of experimental layouts across the web as brands seek to create unique experiences which set them apart.

Read More >>

Zazzle Media, by Jamie Leeson

Scrolling, once reserved for getting from top of a page to the bottom, is being used in more creative capacities to deliver content online. Where designers in the past were concerned about keeping the most important content ‘above the fold’, we’re seeing this old-fashioned notion disappear, as ‘the fold’ is now harder to define, as users are viewing content of screens of all different sizes and resolutions.

Scrolling is a versatile mechanic which (when executed well) can work great with all varieties of content delivery. It works with video based content, where large full screen videos play and pause as the user scrolls, as well as static content, which can animate, move, or change depending on the users input.

Read More >>