I can explain how HTML, CSS and JavaScript are needed to build a webpage
I can write HTML tags such as the paragraph, image, link and break
What is a trend?
A design trend is something that is used on websites across the world, and not limited to one or two.
Design trends are important these days because of companies like Apple and Google, who have their own design languages.
As a website designer, you will have to follow these trends to ensure that the website stays relevant.
Examples of trends
These days, the most common trends in web development include:
Responsive design
Dark mode
Mobile-first designs
Gradient based designs
Rounded designs
Trends come and go
In about 2012, Apple's design language changed and the idea of using curves on a website had become something of the past.
Shortly after that, curves were slowly starting to reappear all across the web and in user interfaces.
Gradients across websites are exactly the same - they were there for so long and then gone again shortly after.
Skeuomorphism and flat design
Again, a trend set by Apple was that of the flat design. First implemented in iOS 7, the flat design took away from the design style that had been in place since Windows 3.1 - almost 20 years before!
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Why are design trends important when building a website?
