Flat design was the rebellious answer to all the overly realistic – and often fake – three-dimensional elements and textures that flooded the web in the early 2010s.

Here are my favourite Awwwards website examples of flat design:

A good website needs to be planned and designed with a purpose in mind. There are countless factors which make a successful website, like design, functionality and technology. But what is the key element and most important thing for your website?

When starting a new business, you will have a lot to consider, the marketing budget might be tight and the design and development of a business website might seem unaffordable.

However, the world is going more and more digital and potential customers are all having smartphones and searching for services and products online, therefore it is crucial that every business, no matter how small, has their own website.

Technology advances constantly which means that we need to adapt and follow trends. The best example is the smartphone. With most people owning a smartphone it makes sense how world wide mobile internet usage has now overtaken the use of a desktop. It looks like this trend will continue as mobile gains more market share.

In case you are planning to get a new website or to have your old website redesigned, you might want to brush up on your web design terminology.

Here are our 25 most important web design definitions for you: