Mobile website development trends for 2014

2013 has been a transitional year for mobile web development. RWD or Responsive Web Design has dubiously been one of the leading trends of mobile website development. Now, the question is which mobile web development trends are going to emerge in 2014? More and more number of people are taking to Smartphones. People nowadays are more likely to use their phones in order to look up for products, services, businesses and social networking websites. Therefore, it is extremely important to develop a proper website to get better business turnover.

Mobile web development trends

The greatest problem that users mostly face while using mobile web applications is in scrutinizing web pages and texts. There have been times when some features of a page may have gone missing. So, this year the mobile website developers are looking to improve on those fonts. Some of the emerging trends of mobile web development for 2014 are :

1. Flat design trend is on – With Apple's iOS7 release, flat design trend has become the yardstick for mobile web designs and development. Apple has become the trailblazer. Everyone seems to follow what ever Apple brings forth. So, with the release of iOS7 and the flat design, more and more number of websites are bringing newer type of flat design every year. This trend is there to continue through 2014.
   
2. Typography would be of importance – Web development for mobile is going to focus more on typography. As of now, the reading experience for mobile and tablet is still highly different. However, now web developers have started exploring various avenues to produce even better websites and applications on the basis of typography.
3. Growing importance of contextual awareness – People are going to own more number of mobile devices. Most of these may have different screen sizes and resolution. In such a situation, it would be extremely important for mobile web developers to construct websites that can easily adapt to various types of screen sizes. The better the experience for the customers, better is going to be the success rate of web developers. Greater usage of RWD and RESS or Responsive Design with Server Side Components is going to take place in and after 2014.
   
4. Customized designs on the rise – Throughout 2014 and beyond the demand for customized web application experience is going to be on the rise. So, customized web designs like that of custom fonts too are on the rise. With the introduction of flat design by iOS7 and Windows 8, more number of brands are designing individualistic custom fonts. This is definitely going to help improve user experience.

These trends of 2014 may not simply end with the end of 2014, but may continue beyond that. Furthermore, the line between mobile applications and PC is fast melting away. So, it would be extremely important for web developers to adapt to this sharp change as fast as possible. It would thus be necessary to devote time towards learning and updating your web development skills, so that you can stay on top of this ever-changing and competitive world of mobile development.