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As we look forward to 2017 — a year that hopefully won’t be plagued by the passing of so many of the world’s greatest artists and performers — the big question on every designer’s mind has to be: what will define design in 2017? 1. Layouts that let content shine The last few years have seen a sea change in how people view design’s role in business. Design has shifted from a late-in-the-process “optimization” stage where designers swooped in to sprinkle on some “pretty” like mystical fairy dust to a real competitive advantage. It’s been an amazing evolution to watch. And a fascinating element of that evolution has been the shift back toward a focus on content: the meat on the bones of the web. Designers worldwide have realized that people visit websites for their content — whether it’s raging tweet storms, thoughtful long-reads, or the latest “user-generated” meme — and that design’s ultimate role is to present content in an intuitive, efficient, and “delightful” way. ...

This guest column is authored by John Stone, SEO Consultant at Nirmal Web Design The last couple of year saw an increase in new ideas and technology trends, with all the big browsers giving their strong support to the HTML5 and CCS3 standard, as well as the ultra-fast JavaScript engine. Web industry trends usually don’t last that long and new concepts get introduced each year and staying in touch with the latest developments is no longer an option, but a necessity for all those looking to stay ahead of the competition. This is especially important with the ever-changing landscape that is web design, so here are some predictions of what you can expect in the coming year. 1. Excess use of responsive design Responsive design has been around for some time now, experts predict that both small and big brands and businesses will focus on making their online presence responsive. This is due to two main reasons, one of them being the cost-efficiency of building a single webs...

Velocity is of the pith now like never before in web plan. In 2016, your site guests need to have a blazingly quick site experience, and on the off chance that you don't convey, they'll go elsewhere where they can! That is only the way it is today, as the pattern is making a beeline for speedier and quicker destinations.  Planners who persistently test to ensure their customers have quick destinations will be esteemed more than the individuals who don't. So what's a quick site you inquire? In what manner would we be able to measure this in numerical terms?  Taking a gander at the information, we have a few studies that say the accompanying:  47% of clients need a site to stack in two seconds or less (as indicated by an Akamai study)  E-business customers need a webpage to stack in around two seconds, however Google goes for not as much as a large portion of a second (as indicated by Google Webmasters)  57% of clients will relinquish a versatile site ...