We have already covered the web design trends for 2010, now we shift our focus on the e-commerce side of things. In this article we will find the top e-commerce design trends for 2010.
When we think of e-commerce design it is easy to picture a three column portal where the navigation and the featured items are shown on the sidebar. Well we present a few sites which are already pushing the boundaries on how information is being displayed. Long were the year where we were confined to three columns layouts, look for an evolution in 2010 relating to e-commerce design.
Large Background
Similar to many standard web sites and trend setters, designer are now incorporate large backgrounds to push their feature product and better catch consumer interest.
Simplicity
A growing trend in web design for 2010 has also made its way to e-commerce design. The area of simplicity must be a wise decision as having a minimal e-commerce site it may not be what is necessary to sell you actual product. However when used right simplicity really highlights the product you are planning to sell.
Supply Store
Whistles
Single Page
You may this style more common on portfolio pages, but take a look at Arkitip's site to get an idea of how having a single page splash can capture an audience, this method is also useful if you have an online shop that does not sell as many products.
http://arkitip.com/
Portals
E-Commerce web portals are the common design on the web today. Alpedia is taking three column layout in a new direction view their website to see how the spiced up their layout.
http://www.alpedia.de/
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