Web2.0 Design Trends
Written by: Doug Jenkinson
Article
There are a number of trends I'm seeing across all these "Web 2.0" sites, both visual and functional.
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Functional
- User ratings.
- Tagging.
- Social aspects or community content.
- Feed discovery & recommendations.
- AJAX.
- Integration with other services.
- Devloper and/or founder blogs.
- RSS feed of some sort. (Bonus points if the feed allows sharing of user-submitted content.)
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Visual
- Big fonts.
- Oversized input fields.
- Bright or pastel colors on a white background.
- Rounded corners.
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Misc. (things that really don't apply to form or function)
- Silly/misspelled name
- "beta"
That's just a quick list based on what I've seen the last few months.
Revisions
- v1.0 (31 Mar 2006) - Article published.
