The History of Web Design: The Past and Present

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NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Lounge Lizard is globally recognized as a top New Yrok website design company, - within the web and mobile app development industry. Lounge Lizard's brandtenders are creative, tech-savvy, and passionate in developing innovative strategies that drive conversion for both startup and established clients of all industries, making them the "best of breed since 1998."Website design has come a long way. Today's websites look very different from the websites that were created in the 90s and early 2000s. Award-winning web design boutique, Lounge Lizard, celebrates the history of web design with an informative timeline:

1990-1994

Websites designed in the early 1990s focused on plain text. And, images and text appeared together for the first time in 1993.

  •      Monitors only supported 16 colors, so websites used fewer colors
  •      Web browsers appear and, with time, begin to support simultaneous displays of text and images
  •      HTML enters the scene

1994-1998

New tools give web designers more freedom and this leads to the creation of some interesting looking web pages.

  •      Websites go from supporting fewer than 20 colors to supporting over 250 colors
  •      Bright colors are trendy despite being garish
  •      New fonts appear
  •      Buttons take on a 3D feel
  •      CSS enters the scene

1998-2002

Web designers start to think about organizing website information using menus and navigation.

  •      There's a shift toward using less text on web pages
  •      Backgrounds with dark colors are popular
  •      Some of the most powerful and popular search engines of today are introduced

2002-2006

Designers start to animate elements of their web design, and there's a growing tendency to focus on readability and functionality.

  •      Animated web pages appear
  •      Social media platforms are born
  •      Websites become easier to read and navigate

2006-2010

Video is on the rise now!

  •      Long scrolling designs enter the scene
  •      Stock photography appears
  •      Drop shadows are popular

2010 and beyond

Designers begin to take a minimalist approach and seek to create responsive websites.

  •      Responsive web design becomes a must with the introduction of smart phones and tablets
  •      Parallax enters the scene
  •      Animated GIFs become popular

What decade does your website resemble? If it's stuck in the 80s, 90s, or early 2000s, it's time for a refresh.

About Lounge Lizard: Lounge Lizard top web design company is an award-winning, high-end design boutique specializing in website and mobile app development, UX/UI, branding, and marketing. Lounge Lizard excels in creating the ultimate brand strategy, fully loaded with expertly crafted visuals that work together to increase sales and effectively communicate a client's unique personality.

Media Contact: Ken Braun, Lounge Lizard, 631-581-1000, [email protected]

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