The Whys and The Hows Of Textures In Web Design

It is true that flat design has taken over the Texture at a time

because of its over use throughout the world of music group

websites that lead to a bad taste in the mouth of designers.

And due to its frequent misuse, its benefits have been ignored.

However, the word has long been synonymous with “dirty“ and

“grungy“ design. Texture has ability to contribute to improve

the experience of a website by adding warmth, personality and

feeling. It has now become the smart and effective way to add

depth to a website.

Today’s many websites use textures and patterns in a wide

variety of ways to improve the look and feel of a site and to

make their web development business effective.

In this tutorial, you will know how to design with texture in

your layouts which can be accomplished through typography,

background patterns, hand- drawn illustrations, photographs

and UI/UX elements.

TEXTURES VS. PATTERNS

Patterns are typically small, repeating, tileable elements,

whereas textures tend to be much bigger images that don’t

repeat. They often used synonymously.

The Function of Textures

Design designs should be made with a clear purpose in mind

and by weighing the pros and cons. Let’s see some of the key

benefits of Texture-

GRABBING ATTENTION WITH A CALL TO ACTION

Texture can highlight elements such as titles, headings, icons

and buttons and draws visitor to calls to action and a textured

logo against a clean background, and a clean logo against a

textured background.

ENHANCING INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE

Texture can guide the user’s eye and like lines, boxes and

contrast, it can be used to separate content into logical

divisions.

By setting off the sliding banner with a texture, A Modern

Eden highlights the content within.

BUILDING AN ATMOSPHERE AND BOLSTERING

IDENTITY

People want website designs that enhance their identity and

enable them to identify with the brand. Texture adds a wow

factor to a website.

Tips and General Advice

MAINTAIN LEGIBILITY

DON’T BEAT A DEAD HORSE (DON’T USE TEXTURE

IN BULK)

PRACTICE MEANS IMPROVEMENT

IF IT SERVES NO PURPOSE, TAKE IT OUT

CONSIDER THE EFFECT YOU ARE TRYING TO

ACHIEVE

COLLECT RESOURCES SO THAT YOU DON’T HAVE

TO SEARCH LATER

LEARN MASKS – READ THIS - “Understanding Layer

Masks in Photoshop.”

DON’T SACRIFICE QUAL ITY FOR LOADING TIME

CHOOSE TEXTURES LOGICALLY

Now create your own website design using textures to increase

the effectiveness of your website. Remember it’s good to bring

some texture back only if the user experience would benefit

from it.