The layouts be there concentration of your website. It guides the user through the sections and tells them what is most important. It also sets the artistic of the website. Hence, you need to carefully think through how you lay out content.
An Original and Innovative Web layouts goes a long way to improving the user experience of a website, although not letting your creativity get in the way of usability is important. As usual, we have to put ourselves in the users’ shoes: What do we want them to see first? How will your message be best communicated? We have to ask these questions before we start designing, because the layout will shape the rest of the design
Web design is an innovative affair and can be quite tedious at times especially if you suffer from lack of inspiration for your web layouts. Much like writer’s block, an artistic block may well set in, preventing you from visualizing the kind of layout you want to create. The layout is the very foundation of any website and it helps guide users through all the important sections and highlights the core message ingrained in the same. In addition, the aesthetics of the site are carefully laid out by the layout design. This necessitates extreme care and caution on your part as any mishaps can well make or break a site.
Web layouts should in an ideal world be as original and creatively designed by way of potential. The whole objective of cutting edge web design should be the improvement of user experience and of course, the showcasing of what the website stands for in a succinct, attractive and compelling manner. You should not however let creativity dictate terms and compromise with usability and functionality as a result. Putting yourself in the shoes of an average user may well work with regard to giving you some actual inputs in this regard. You should always think about the kind of layout that an average user will appreciate and find easy along with identifying the sections and areas you want users to see first.
The communication of the core message is another aspect where you have to think hard in addition to any other creative touches that might come in handy in the process. If you are starved for inspiration and want a look at some original and creative websites, you might want to consider the following:
Hackery, Maths & Design
This websites starting up with a cool animated line in 3D during the loading process. Users can scroll towards content placed below while there are cute arrows placed to represent a fluid approach to things. A three column grid houses the content with a side bar and two major columns. The entire layout feels more open and flexible owing to the rounding of the corners and the oodles of space. This is a web layout that is user friendly for sure!
Beurre & Sel
This is one for the visually inclined designer. An automated slideshow keeps playing while the top of the site houses the major bar for navigation. This scales down when you scroll downwards but remains where it was. The list of products is enumerated really vibrantly through several colors and these also moonlight as submenu buttons. You can click to get specifically overlapping information that is a sheer joy to read.
The Drawing Room
Intriguing at its core, this website showcases the work of a studio through diamond like shapes in several sizes which form a perfect fit. The diamond at the Centre forms the nameplate which does not distract you from the actual content. Simply moving the mouse over a diamond throws up descriptions and other information. Though a one page website, this is representative of clean yet compelling design, something that may well inspire you to create your own masterpiece!
