What is "web 2.0 style"?
By Vick77
@Vick77 (488)
Mexico
August 13, 2010 2:36pm CST
I'm investigating what is the "style" of the graphics involved in web 2.0 sites, I've read a little on several sites but is not clear, so I ask if you have an idea of what are the style of the graphic elements (logos, banners, buttons, icons, text...) used in the web 2.0.
Are there a guideline for design an element for web 2.0?
What are the characteristics?
How I know a graphic element I see somewhere is web 2.0 style?
What's the difference between 2.0 and before graphic elements?
For example, some times I've heard somebody asking a graphic designer to make a banner or logo for "web 2.0 style" and I have no idea what is the guideline for make a web 2.0 logo...
If somebody could help me to understand this would be great...
2 responses
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
14 Aug 10
I've never heard or I'm not aware of Web 2.0 being applied to style of graphics. Usually, it's about the entire website and how it was constructed or assembled.
However, a website designer I know often distinguishes between vector and raster graphics when we were discussing image editors. Until now, I don't know the difference between the two, but since I only use either Fireworks and Gimp, I really don't mind it so much. I think the difference may have to do with efficient or fast-loading graphics.
Anyway, as far as I know, Web 2.0 is closely related to the assembly or the source of the various elements that appear on the webpage.
@Vick77 (488)
• Mexico
14 Aug 10
I agree in the part of the "assembly" of the whole page for web 2.0 is the principal characteristic, but it could be a tendency or certain "rules" in the graphic design involved in webs 2.0, for example a friend of mine tell me that the logos in 2.0 sites tend to be larger, more visible, using vivid colors and may be a little "strong" or even aggressive to the sight... I don't know if all this is true and that's why I'm searching more opinions and if possible a guide or article that speaks about the visual design in the 2.0 sites...
I've seen dozens of logos, buttons, banners and all other graphic elements in web pages, and I can see clearly what is the tendency in the web 2.0 design.
@Vick77 (488)
• Mexico
18 Aug 10
Yes maybe in books about graphic design I can find something related, I'm still searching and I've found some interesting articles about this theme:
http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com/web-design/web-2.0-design-style-guide
http://f6design.com/journal/2006/10/21/the-visual-design-of-web-20/
http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com/web-design/current-style
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
14 Aug 10
I haven't really scanned graphic design books lately. But maybe, this design philosophy is discussed in books about PhotoShop. You may want to try to download a few of them to see if there is really such a thing.
@magtibaygom (4858)
• Philippines
13 Aug 10
Prior to the development of Web 2.0, the web is composed only of documents (web pages) interconnected to each other. People just hop and hop, or tip top on those we pages connected with bridges. Those documents served only for informing the people about what other people do. Now, with the Web 2.0, it's now a "living web". The development of social networking sites that are usually user-generated sites, you can now see a real living web. You can now see "people" on the web interacting with each other. It's no longer just documents (pages). It's already people and documents.
@Vick77 (488)
• Mexico
14 Aug 10
Thanks for your response, yes I understand the part of the content and interactivity of the 2.0 sites, there are no more "plain" sites with only text to read, the 20. sites are much more interactive and useful, but i refer to the graphic part, for example what color use the webs 2.0, what structure.
If I ask you to show me a web 2.0 logo... what do you show me?
I'm interested in the visual part on how look like or how to design "visually" a web 2.0 site.
