The world of website design has seen various changes through the years. Easily, the biggest shift in design came when SEO started to really take a foothold. Web sites became more about content and advancing on search engines then the designs themselves. Designers had to learn a whole new ball game. Through the years I think this has brough about a good change.

In the beginning, SEO experts and designers clashed over what was important when constructing a site. Less images, more links was the way to healthy SEO. This of course left designers with limited options in design. Things became more simple, and the layouts changed.

This day and age, I think we’ve reached a healthy medium. SEO standards have gotten better, and images aren’t the bane of SEO like they once were. I think design has improved because of SEO for a couple of reason. First, sites aren’t nearly as much of a time sink as they once were. Design is more about navigation, and interface than standing out with amazing images and color structure.