Website design has come a long way in the last decade. These days its all about simplicity, elegance; not overwhelming the viewer with information, but rather taking them on a gentle, guided journey. There are a bunch of ways that this simplicity and elegance has started taking form and will continue to evolve for the foreseeable future. As companies and designers become more intuitive towards what their audience craves, new design trends are emerging. You’ve probably already noticed some of them during your daily browsing. Things like flat design, background or full-screen videos on the homepage, and an increase in engaging storytelling through design. The crew at Coastal Creative put together this (well designed) infographic of the newest design trends. It illustrates some of the trends that have been emerging over the last couple years, as well as what innovative, new strategies we can expect to see more of in the future. Their predictions for the the top 8 design trends of 2016 are: The infographic also provides us with some great blog posts on design. However, you can find plenty of great design tips here.