{"id":13078,"date":"2022-04-07T07:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/?p=13078"},"modified":"2025-05-21T18:58:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T01:58:16","slug":"wordpress-web-design-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wordpress-web-design-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"12 WordPress Web Design Trends That Will Inspire You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"h-bold-is-back-baby\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Bold is Back, Baby!<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, maybe it never left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But let\u2019s just say we are interested in a particular kind of bold today, one accompanied by an overall elevated and sleek, purposeful, cohesive design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/how-to-tell-your-brand-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Websites are storytelling tools<\/a>, taking the user on a brand adventure, and are more emotive, tactile, interactive, and joy-inducing than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding the reasoning and rationale behind the popular web design trends can help you see why applying these features would be useful in engaging your audience and positioning your brand as competent, authoritative, and innovative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re about to embark on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/website-redesign-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">total website redesign<\/a> and are feeling stuck or unsure where to start, give this list a look. We\u2019re sure there\u2019s something in here that will ignite your creativity and inspire you to take that exciting new direction with your own website design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single__related-article\">\n\t<span>Related Article<\/span>\n\t<div class=\"single__related-article__wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single__related-article__title\">\n\t\t\tYour Website Redesign Checklist for an Incredible Revamp\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/website-redesign-checklist\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--brand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-12-popular-wordpress-web-design-trends\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>12 Popular WordPress Web Design Trends<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nostalgia-inspired-themes\"><b>Nostalgia-Inspired Themes<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"663\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-90s-design-retro.jpg\" alt=\"nostalgia retro website design trend\" class=\"wp-image-33412 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-90s-design-retro.jpg.webp 900w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-90s-design-retro-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-90s-design-retro-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-90s-design-retro-600x442.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-90s-design-retro-730x538.jpg.webp 730w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-90s-design-retro-784x578.jpg.webp 784w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-90s-design-retro-877x646.jpg.webp 877w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/663;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/dribbble.com\/craftwork-studio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dribbble.com\/craftwork-studio<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome back, 1990! It\u2019s easy to forget that we once had to \u201cdial-up\u201d to access the internet, wait endlessly for photos to buffer, and surf the web on super pixelated screens to navigate a choppy, colorful, completely new digital world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, we consider this wild west time of the internet to be charming and playful. With the bright colors, clip art images, and crazy gimmicks. We find ourselves reminiscing about the whimsical nature of a site whose only job is to dazzle with entertainment. Splashy, catchy, and fun, the cyclical desire to revamp the past has led to a new wave of Web 1.0 inspired design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are some key elements to achieve this retro aesthetic? Play around with colorful backgrounds, table layouts with visible borders, and robotic typography like Courier, Times New Roman, and ITC American Typewriter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These early days of web design are often seen in a romanticized (or chaotic) light, highlighting a time before best practices were really \u201ca thing,\u201d and unfettered creativity gave every website creator permission to express their brands and ideas in unique ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you feel that your site would benefit from a blast from the past design, take a trip down memory lane and remember some of your favorites sites from that time, draw inspiration from their colors and layouts, and don\u2019t be afraid to take chances and be bold, a dutiful homage to the web we once knew and loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-micro-interactions\"><b>Micro-Interactions<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-design-micro-interactions.gif\" alt=\"micro interactions on website button\" class=\"wp-image-33415 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/450;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/dribbble.com\/ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dribbble.com\/ai<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The satisfying experiences you encounter when websites react to you \u2014 as you hover, scroll, and click \u2014 are thanks to lovely micro-interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are seeing this more and more on websites and apps, the way text or images respond to a hover or click of a mouse. We are used to seeing it when it refers to text links that change color to represent that there is a link attached to that specific item. In this evolving iteration, the micro-interaction is a small animation that provides feedback in enjoyable ways. An icon on your homepage could move, change sizes, perform a short action, or any number of possibilities that will give just a little something extra and create an interactive experience for the user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"article-newsletter article-newsletter--gradient\">\n\n\n<h2>Get Content Delivered Straight to Your Inbox<\/h2><p>Subscribe now to receive all the latest updates, delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p><form class=\"nwsl-form\" id=\"newsletter_block_\" novalidate><div class=\"messages\"><\/div><div class=\"form-group\"><label for=\"input_newsletter_block_\"><input type=\"email\"name=\"email\"id=\"input_newsletter_block_\"placeholder=\"Enter your email address\"novalidatedisabled=\"disabled\"\/><\/label><button type=\"submit\"class=\"btn btn--brand\"disabled=\"disabled\"><span>Sign Me Up!<\/span><svg width=\"21\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 14\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M13.8523 0.42524L12.9323 1.34521C12.7095 1.56801 12.7132 1.9304 12.9404 2.14865L16.7241 5.7823H0.5625C0.251859 5.7823 0 6.03416 0 6.3448V7.6573C0 7.96794 0.251859 8.2198 0.5625 8.2198H16.7241L12.9405 11.8535C12.7132 12.0717 12.7095 12.4341 12.9323 12.6569L13.8523 13.5769C14.072 13.7965 14.4281 13.7965 14.6478 13.5769L20.8259 7.39879C21.0456 7.17913 21.0456 6.82298 20.8259 6.60327L14.6477 0.42524C14.4281 0.205584 14.0719 0.205584 13.8523 0.42524Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button><\/div><\/form><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bold-text-in-hero\"><b>Bold Text in Hero<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1420\" height=\"734\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bold-text-in-website-design.jpg\" alt=\"bold text in website hero design\" class=\"wp-image-33410 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/bold-text-in-website-design.jpg.webp 1420w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bold-text-in-website-design-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bold-text-in-website-design-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bold-text-in-website-design-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/bold-text-in-website-design-600x310.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/bold-text-in-website-design-1200x620.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/bold-text-in-website-design-730x377.jpg.webp 730w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/bold-text-in-website-design-784x405.jpg.webp 784w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/bold-text-in-website-design-877x453.jpg.webp 877w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1420px) 100vw, 1420px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1420px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1420\/734;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/dribbble.com\/dwinawan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dribbble.com\/dwinawan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your website visitor will first see the hero image on your landing page. That space should make a statement, and now we see trends that take that idea literally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In using text as your website&#8217;s hero image, you direct attention to exactly what you want to say. The ways that we move rapid-fire through websites while searching for answers, information, or inspiration, don\u2019t leave a lot of room for interpretation. Replacing a traditional hero image with a bold line of text that spells out exactly what your visitor will get from you is a clever and commanding way to get your point across effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dark-mode\"><b>Dark Mode<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1802\" height=\"1138\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-text-in-hero.jpg\" alt=\"website dark mode design trend\" class=\"wp-image-33421 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-text-in-hero.jpg.webp 1802w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-text-in-hero-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-text-in-hero-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-text-in-hero-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-text-in-hero-1536x970.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-text-in-hero-600x379.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-text-in-hero-1200x758.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-text-in-hero-730x461.jpg.webp 730w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-text-in-hero-1460x922.jpg.webp 1460w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-text-in-hero-784x495.jpg.webp 784w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-text-in-hero-1568x990.jpg.webp 1568w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-text-in-hero-877x554.jpg.webp 877w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-text-in-hero-1754x1108.jpg.webp 1754w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1802px) 100vw, 1802px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1802px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1802\/1138;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/dribbble.com\/D-studio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dribbble.com\/D-studio<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dark Mode is an attractive and modern approach to web design that gives viewers a break from the overly bright and colorful sites that are more common when browsing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like a breath of fresh air, dark mode is contemplative and pulls focus towards certain aspects of your site, allowing you to highlight particular features, products, or ideas by darkening the background around them. Visitors won\u2019t be able to help but pause at your site as the dark, modern aesthetic draws them in, emphasizing your visual content and enhancing your emotional branding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-memphis-design\"><b>Memphis Design<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-memphis-design.jpg\" alt=\"Memphis Design inspired website\" class=\"wp-image-33419 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-memphis-design.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-memphis-design-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-memphis-design-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-memphis-design-600x450.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-memphis-design-730x548.jpg.webp 730w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-memphis-design-784x588.jpg.webp 784w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/600;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/dribbble.com\/eugenia_proud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dribbble.com\/eugenia_proud<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 1980s design aesthetic characterized by scattered, brightly colored shapes and lines, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curbed.com\/2017\/05\/the-memphis-design-movement-is-having-a-moment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memphis design<\/a> has been one of the most surprising design trends of the past several decades. When poorly executed, this bold and colorful aesthetic can come off as tacky and gaudy, but when properly and thoughtfully implemented, Memphis design is fun, playful, and incredibly memorable \u2014 think instant party on a page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Memphis design was originally a rejection of minimalism. So the use of dots, squiggles, geometric shapes, and bright colors in web design today can also be seen as a contrast to the uniformity of minimalistic web designs prevalent in contemporary styles. Therefore, it is not surprising that this trend is making a comeback as a way to captivate sites visitors and refresh the creativity of nostalgia and fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hand-drawn-illustrations\"><b>Hand-Drawn Illustrations<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hand-drawn-illustrations-in-website-design.jpg\" alt=\"hand drawn illustrations in website design\" class=\"wp-image-33411 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/hand-drawn-illustrations-in-website-design.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hand-drawn-illustrations-in-website-design-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hand-drawn-illustrations-in-website-design-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/hand-drawn-illustrations-in-website-design-600x450.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/hand-drawn-illustrations-in-website-design-730x548.jpg.webp 730w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/hand-drawn-illustrations-in-website-design-784x588.jpg.webp 784w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/600;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/dribbble.com\/cuberto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dribbble.com\/cuberto<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The increasing ease of digital craftsmanship in web design, layout, and aesthetics, inadvertently creates the ideal landscape for a hand-drawn illustration revival. The imperfectness of hand-drawn text and images is incredibly pleasing to the eye; it\u2019s conceptually charming and draws visitors in with a sort of \u201cfarm-to-table\u201d appeal. The implication is that these illustrations are special and just for you and not some carbon copy pulled from a digital stockpile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As they relate to design, these hand-drawn characteristics can be represented through doodles, scribbles, messy cutouts, handwritten text, and textures like crayons, pencils, and paint. Adding these elements to your web design brings a more personal touch that evokes connected feelings and grounds your visitors in familiarity and comfort with your brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-website-storytelling\"><b>Website Storytelling<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-design-storytelling.jpg\" alt=\"website design storytelling trend\" class=\"wp-image-33417 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-design-storytelling.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-design-storytelling-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-design-storytelling-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-design-storytelling-600x450.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-design-storytelling-730x548.jpg.webp 730w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-design-storytelling-784x588.jpg.webp 784w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/600;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/dribbble.com\/Zendesk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dribbble.com\/Zendesk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applying a storytelling approach is an increasingly popular way for web designers to leverage a digital interface to convey a message or tell an intricate story. This is also extremely helpful for communicating complex data to a broad audience in an engaging way. We are visual creatures, and combining the elements of data information with visual effects allows for a more comprehensive understanding of important information and inclusive design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When used to convey brand messaging, storytelling provides a cadence, rhythm, and evocation to your website. You can help guide people through how they should feel when they move through your website and gives them the space to linger and explore in ways that help them connect to you. Using large text, images, animations, and micro-interactions will help accentuate your value proposition and guide your visitors through a web experience where every element leads you to a new feature and moves them further along the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single__related-article\">\n\t<span>Related Article<\/span>\n\t<div class=\"single__related-article__wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single__related-article__title\">\n\t\t\t30 Affordable Ways To Promote Your Website (Ultimate Guide)\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/ways-to-promote-your-website\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--brand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-interactivity\"><b>Interactivity<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-interactive-design.gif\" alt=\"website form interactivity example\" class=\"wp-image-33418 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/450;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/dribbble.com\/chopse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dribbble.com\/chopse<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Engagement is a valuable tool and insight. And thankfully, in our social, digital world, we love to engage. So adding interactive elements to your web design is a great way to get your audience directly involved and learn more about them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example: suppose you are a skincare brand and want to know more about what types of products your potential customers are interested in. Setting up a quiz for visitors to take that identifies their specific skin types and suggests products that could help is a fun way for them to interact with your online store and provides you with the ability to collect data and refine your products to match needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-other-examples-of-interactive-marketing\"><b>Other examples of interactive marketing:<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Questionnaires or quizzes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Polls and surveys<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calculators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-micro-animations\"><b>Micro-Animations<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-animations.gif\" alt=\"micro animations in website design\" class=\"wp-image-33413 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/600;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/dribbble.com\/gur_m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dribbble.com\/gur_m<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like micro-interactions, micro-animations are small, intentional animations that you can weave into your site to add movement and depth to your design. They do not all have to be interactive, but they can be extremely helpful for the user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One great way that micro-animations are being used today is through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/ways-to-get-first-sale-new-ecommerce-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">e-commerce websites<\/a>. Applying a small animation to the models wearing the products takes the shopping experience to the next level. 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We are intuitively accustomed to scrolling up and down through websites to access more information and see where the website story wants to go. By mixing things up and using a horizontal scrolling feature, you influence an expected dynamic with the user that entices them to want to see more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creative scrolling also involves the artistic use of imagination, transforming web pages into living worlds through psychedelic imagery, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/website\/parallax-scrolling#:~:text=In%20a%20parallax%20scrolling%20effect,fascinating%20and%20seamless%20virtual%20experience.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parallax effect<\/a>, and even breakthroughs into the third dimension and virtual reality. Don\u2019t let yourself feel held back by traditional web page setups. Instead, explore some new creative layouts and incorporate scrolling animation into those ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-neo-brutalism\"><b>Neo-Brutalism<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-design-brutalism.jpg\" alt=\"Neo-Brutalism trend in website design\" class=\"wp-image-33414 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-design-brutalism.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-design-brutalism-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-design-brutalism-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-design-brutalism-600x450.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-design-brutalism-730x548.jpg.webp 730w, https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/03\/website-design-brutalism-784x588.jpg.webp 784w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/600;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/dribbble.com\/yanageenko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dribbble.com\/yanageenko<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brutalist_architecture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brutalism<\/a> was an architectural movement that lasted from the 1950s to the 1970s and emphasized the raw simplicity of exposed materials like concrete. This style found a resurgence within web design in the brutalism movement of 2014, as documented on <a href=\"https:\/\/brutalistwebsites.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brutalistwebsites.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the ways a brutalist design showcases its stylings are barebones HTML, plain backgrounds, asymmetrical layouts, default computer fonts, and untreated photos. It tends to be stark and almost arresting in its effect. This can be confronting and illuminates a self-aware honesty that is endearing and captivating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The styles that were found too intimidating in brutalism make way for a more subdued and less extreme version \u2014 a new neo-brutalism. 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Also called \u201cflat design,\u201d minimalism is often associated with the use of a lot of white space (think Apple\u2019s branding)and is a popular style of modern website design. Still, there are newer forms of minimalist design that are becoming popularized that take things up a notch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experimenting with colorful minimalism is an emerging trend that is both chic and playful. Minimalism can feature elements such as a bold background color with clean text and minimal design elements, creating a page that is attention-grabbing and easy to enjoy. 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