New Trends in Web Design Using HTML5
New Trends in Web Design Using HTML5
Design of website templates changes rapidly almost every year. I have been looking at some of the latest trends in 2013 and the most noticeable thing is how almost all of them are using HTML5. Now you might ask what is HTML5 and why would I need to use it? Well, this post is for answering this question exactly.
HTML5 Web Design – What is It?
HTML5 is basically short for Hypertext Markup Language and ‘5’ obviously means it is the 5th version of HTML. While many of the known browsers like Chrome, IE (Internet Explorer), Firefox etc. are supporting most of the features of HTML5, it is still not the standard officially. However, it is offering great innovation in web design.
Cuts Down on External Plugins
The central thing about HTML5 is it significantly reduces the use of other external plugins. For example, the use of Flash. This is because it is primarily based on HTML as well as CSS, DOM and also Javascript. For a common internet surfer, there would be no difference and they won’t be affected by this changeover to HTML5, however they surely will notice that Flash is way out of the way now.
HTML5 –Support for Audio and Video
Another great feature about HTML5 is its support in audio/video. HTML5 makes it very easy in using videos- there is no need for Adobe Flash at all. Apart from this HTML5 also offers great semantic support when it comes to elements like the header, footer or the article etc. While this is great, it might not seem very significant to an average user who might think they can just use ‘div’ instead.
Why are Semantics Needed?
Semantics can be very handy not only for browsers but also for the search engines and those who might get your project handed over in the future. The point to focus upon is never to over-analyze each link and block or code and do whatever seems best to you. Just don’t spend a lot of time mulling over stuff and waste valuable hours!
Fun With the Content
Other new and fun features of HTML5 make your content editable using an attribute called “contenteditable” which can be used when you are making a to-do list.
HTML5 also offers fun features. With this you can now make your content and easily edit it as well. This can be done using ‘contenteditable’ attribute. This can be used when you are jotting down your to-do-list. This editing feature offered by HTML5 especially makes web design very easy and fun.
While HTML5 is significantly new, I am sure in no time at all it will take over much of the online design world. The features and room offered by it is just too good to ignore!