Our first prediction for web design trends in 2012 is design below the fold. We are doing a series of 2012 web design trends.
Designs below the fold, also known as large footers, are becoming a very common trend in web design. Footers are no longer a boring place at the bottom of a website. Just the copyright and a handful of links are not cutting it anymore. There are several ways to spruce up your footers: beautiful graphics, extra navigation (sometimes the entire sitemap), contact forms, videos, social media icons and more!
Designs below the fold, also known as large footers, are becoming a very common trend in web design. Footers are no longer a boring place at the bottom of a website. Just the copyright and a handful of links are not cutting it anymore. There are several ways to spruce up your footers: beautiful graphics, extra navigation (sometimes the entire sitemap), contact forms, videos, social media icons and more!
Below are a few examples of great footers.
Yodiv has a very simple, but beautiful, footer. |
| Yodiv’s homepage. |
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| Web Designer Depot’s homepage. Visit their site. |
Orca Bay Seafoods, Inc. has a very organized and simple footer that blends very well with the rest of the website.
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| Orca Bay Seafoods, Inc.’s homepage. |
Here are a few big web design footers that TBH Creative applied for clients this past year:
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| Northpoint Pediatrics — Adding/repeating important links, emphasis address and phone information, and adding some visual illustration appeal. |
Looking for some more inspirational designs below the fold?
Vandelay design posted a fantastic list of 25 Impressive Blog Footers. Google (or any other search engine) is always a great resource if you’re looking for some design inspiration.Wondering how a redesigned ‘big’ footer would look on your website?
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