It is claimed that Tim O'Reilly's article,
What Is Web 2.0 Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software
introduced the term Web 2.0 like Jesse James Garrett's article
Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications
introduced AJAX. At present I am reading the excellent book
The Principles of Beautiful Web Design
by
Jason Beaird where he writes about Web 2.0 design.
In KW's web 2.0 design has one or more of the following elements:
- Background gradients.
- Rounded corners, like the mozilla homepage.
- Gradients and whitespace.
- Web 2.0 texture trend: Subtle three-dimensional compositing effects. Same example as above.
- Three-dimensional illusion.
- Use of large types for taglines and headers.
- Trend toward using massive fonts, a trend many people claim is borne of a concern for accessibility rather than aesthetics.
Any comments, other important elements in Web 2.0 design and site examples?
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