Do you want to learn how to make a website look modern? We have prepared these 5 proven tips for designing a website. Check them out:
1. Be minimalistic
Choose content wisely, don’t overload pages with images and videos, go for a full-screen design, and use hamburger menus if necessary. They are a great solution in case your menu is large and it is impossible to shorten it. Minimalism is among current design trends, so your site will also look modern and stylish. Take a look at the advantages of minimalistic websites to make sure that they are the right choice:
- Minimalistic websites load much faster than complex websites overloaded with images, videos, and animations.
- Minimalistic websites look more professional and credible.
- Minimalistic websites are easy to navigate and use, which is important for users.
- Minimalistic websites allow users to focus on the content.
- Going for a minimalistic design has no disadvantages unless you create a virtually empty website with a single button hiding somewhere at the bottom of the starting page. So just be minimalistic moderately, and everything will be fine.
2. Use a video for the background header
Marketers who use videos grow revenue 49% faster than those who prefer not to deal with video content. That’s pretty obvious since the video is among the most popular type of content. However, we are not here to recommend you use videos when designing your website. Use a video for your site’s background header. Such a trick is very popular nowadays, so if you want to join the modern trends, follow our recommendation.
You can also go for a fullscreen video, but in this case, make sure that it doesn’t distract your users from the content. Otherwise, even the most interesting video can spoil the users’ impression of your site and, therefore, affect your business.
3. Pay attention to the typography
No one will be happy to explore your content if it is hard to read. The wrong color of the font is one of the most common and obvious mistakes, but it is not the only one. Check our advice on dealing with typography in order to create a really stylish and attractive design:
- Choose a font that will reflect the idea of your website. For instance, it will be illogical to use a funny font for a serious website devoted to medical research.
- Choose a unique font that will help your users to easily identify you among your competitors.
4. Use ghost buttonsite
Ghost buttons have a colored border and no color fill. Such transparent buttons are among the most popular modern website design ideas, and they can be a really good choice if your site is going to have a minimalistic design. However, you have to be very careful with these buttons, as sometimes they are hard to spot. And what happens to users when they can’t find a button they need? Exactly, they leave. So, here are some recommendations on using ghost buttons correctly:
The buttons must be easy to find, so place them where users expect them to be or right next to something noticeable. For instance, it would be great to place a ghost button next to a call to action.
Choose the background wisely. If there is an extremely bright picture right behind the ghost button, it may be hard for users to find it.
5. Go for card-based web design
Card design is another popular trend, and, unlike ghost buttons, it doesn’t have any disadvantages. So, each card contains an image or an icon, and a bit of text (a title of the product, basic information about it, etc.). Here are some advantages of the card design:
Cards look good on any screen, so you won’t have to worry that something will go wrong with the mobile version of your site.
Cards don’t contain a lot of information, so they are easy to read.