As every year comes to an end, reflec­tion and antic­i­pa­tion come togeth­er. If you have a part in the ever chang­ing world of web design, you might start to won­der, “Are my web­sites miss­ing some trick or trend, some tech­nique that would make them just a lit­tle bit bet­ter?” I wan­dered the web a lit­tle bit and came up with the fol­low­ing list of four web design trends that need to be on your radar for 2012. If you are already doing these things — you are an awe­some web design­er, keep up the great work! If you’ve never heard of it — take a look at each fur­ther read­ing sec­tion and make your­self a smarter, bet­ter web design­er for 2012.

1. Responsive Web Design

The hot topic issue of 2011 was respon­sive web design. Using CSS3 media queries, lay­outs and con­tent can adjust based on width, height, device ori­en­ta­tion, and more. Continue read­ing →