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Web 2.0 is an advanced and current form of the World Wide Web. Web 2.0 websites allow users to do more than just retrieve information. Web 2.0 has technologies such as blogs, social bookmarking, wikis, podcasts, RSS feeds to enhance existing sites.
The basics of Web 2.0 websites are less text, large size of fonts with contrast color layouts and more visuals to avoid confusing visitors. As a web designer, it is important to learn the fundamentals of web 2.0 style. I use to follow Contrast color theme - Gradient background - Centralize contents - Less text - More visuals - Round corners table and bookmarking options for web 2.0 websites.
How to Design a Web 2.0 Website
Web 2.0 is the next generation of websites to help enhance their existing sites and create web designs with simple navigation. The basics of Web 2.0 are less text, more images, and larger texts and etc.
As a web designer, it is important to learn the fundamentals of this new format.
The basic fundamentals
Centralize contents:
It is important to keep your content in the center of the page. |
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Horizontal navigation bar:
With large size of text which is easy to read. |
Backgrounds:
Gradiant background or background images. |
Reflection:
Creating reflection of the images is very popular in Web 2.0. |
Round corners:
For Content box, Text banner box, Thumbnail images. |
Ajax indicator:
Ajax is the main identity for Web 2.0 format. |
Book marking options:
Digg,
Delicious. |
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Common features
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| Great Web 2.0 websites should have these features |
| Simple layout |
| Centralized content |
| Glossy effects |
| Big text |
| Contrast colors |
| Gradiant background |
| Fancy icons (Web 2.0 Badges) |
| Round edges box, images |
| Bold logos |
| Bookmarkings |
| Embossed Buttons |
| Ajax (Large Tabs, Drag & Drop, Maps, AutoComplete) |
Social networks (Commenting, Reviewing, Sharing,
Book marking & Subscribe) |
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