5 Design Trends That Small Businesses Can Use in 2011

Taken from mashabe.com 
This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.


"In the past 12 months, we’ve seen a lot of changes in the world of web design. Growing popularity in the mobile device space — including smartphones and tablets like the iPad — have refined the way many users access and interact with content...."
1. Lose the Flash
2. Upgrade your Fonts
3. Mobile Compatible/Optimized Sites
4. Blog inspired
5. Touch the Future: HTML5 and CSS3
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5 Design Trends That Small Businesses Can Use in 2011

Color Collective - Color Resources for Designers

Color Collective

Designer Lauren Willhite took the time and the effort to create a blog that not only gives you color palettes that are fresh and unexpected, but she also pairs them up with the image that inspire them as a visual reference. Definitely a must check for color!!