1、Your Guide to Flat Web DesigningTABLE OFCONTENT 1 Trend Alert2 Flat Design 1013 Flat Design, But Why? 4 Icon Design vs. Flat Design5 How To Make A Flat Design6 Conclusion TRENDALERT!WEB DESIGNSare going FLAT! Minimalism is the new black and you got to wear it! 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights
2、reserved.FLATDESIGN101 Flat design is a minimalistic approach to designing that focuses primarily on usability. It consists of using bright colors, spacing and two dimensional (flat) illustrations as elements. Microsoft was one of the first to apply this design to its interface. 1999 - 2014 IX Web H
3、osting. All rights reserved.FLATDESIGNBUT WHY?.because the all out flashy websites are no longer pleasing! And people really dont have the time to go through a content heavy page.A flat design forces you to not only minimize the colors on your website, but also the elements to keep it neat and tidy!
4、 Exactly what a user wants these days. 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights reserved.ICONFLATFlat Wins Hands Down! 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights reserved.HERESHOW YOU CAN GOFLAT!Fantabulously 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights reserved.MAKE ITBRIGHT&BOLDThe signature element of a Flat
5、 Web Design is Bright, Bold Colors. So create a lot of Colorful Panels!There are a lot many colors that you can play around with on Photoshop, but you can make life easier by using while creating your flat color theme.Flat UI Colors 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights reserved.CREATEMULTICOLORPAN
6、ELSTo further enhance the bold look, combine colors to make a beautiful series of background panels, like .NoteLimityourwebsitescolorpalettetoafewnumberofcolors.TriplAgent 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights reserved. ISTHE NEWBLACK!Typography 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights reserved.UPPER
7、CASELETTERSUse uppercase characters to demarcate navigation items and key headlines from the other elements. has been doing this and you should too!Wistia 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights reserved.WHITE TEXT OVER COLORED BACKGROUNDSAnother popular technique to make your flat design stand out i
8、s to use white text over a flat background cover or a picture background. masters this trend!Playground Inc. 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights reserved.VECTORS ARE COOL!Vectors are constructed using geometrical shapes and distinct colors; and are best suited for artwork on flat designs. Heres h
9、ow used it.Lorenzo Verzini 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights reserved.SUBTLEBACKGROUNDSSTILL RULE!For those of you who cant do without heavy content, try and make visually impactful background. On this, give away the content you want to offer using contrasting colors. A very good example of thi
10、s is .OnSite 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights reserved.BIG IS BETTER!Use huge page elements, and space them out well. This gives your page a minimal look, which suits your flat design. 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights reserved.THROWIN SOME EFFECTS!Create transitions and other effects usi
11、ng HTML5 and CSS3 to make your website look simple and yet a visual spectacle. Heres how used it.Le Rockwood 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights reserved.PANORAMA ISBEAUTIFUL!Since almost every other flat design ends up using flat colors, heres a way to stand out: use unique panoramic photos! The
12、y serve the purpose of a centerpiece while also giving the other elements a flatter touch. gets it right!MailChimp 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights reserved.EQUIPYOURSELF!Get yourself a Flat Design UI Kit so that you dont have to run from website to website looking for elements to use. Here ar
13、e the top 5:Flat UI FreeFlat UI Pro Flat Design Toolkit Blog/ Magazine Flat UI KitVertical Infinity UI Kit 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights reserved.Now that your design is in place, its time to ensure that it delivers quality browsing experience across all your users. The only to deliver effi
14、ciency is to sign up your website for services.Depending on the resources your website requires, you can opt for any of these plans: Shared, VPS, Dedicated, Reseller and Cloud. Lastly,GETHOSTEDWebhosting 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights reserved.ChooseWHYIX WEBHOSTING?Because no one else in th
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16、ins far from the risks of being hacked as the company is certified secure by the likes of McAfee. 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights reserved.CONCLUSIONNo matter what your business offers, when it comes to websites, minimalism is the new cool.So get rid of all the excess content and elements to make your website ready for a “Flat” overhaul! 1999 - 2014 IX Web Hosting. All rights reserved.