How to use square elements in web design

What is the purpose of using square layout?

Perhaps this is a bit philosophical and theoretical for you, so let's look at the reasons why others choose the box layout. (Incidentally, the squares I'm referring to also include rectangles, and some cases use rectangles as well.) There are two main reasons for using this element. First, and most important, it helps organize the content. Second, it can also create a special style. They are the perfect element to show your inner desires and needs.

Look at the collection of Dennis Adelmann, and it's obvious that the block elements are used to organize his work. This is an easy way to organize any amount of content and keep things simple.

But then look at we love noise this site, it's totally different! Yes, there are squares everywhere, and there is an interesting animation effect when moving the mouse. But in addition to organizing the content, you will find that the elements of the block are also part of the design style. It is the key determinant of this style.

　　How to use them well?

I don't think it's difficult to use the element of a block. Especially web pages, since the birth of the beginning of the use of square shapes to design the interface. But if you want to use it more effectively, follow these steps.

Set goals that you want to achieve

Depending on what you want to achieve, the page and block will vary greatly. Once you're sure, the cube element will help you achieve your goal. Do you use it to organize content or do you want to add a little fun to the page?

Look at paper and Paint. They use square elements to keep the page organized and highlight the specific fluidity of the page. As the mouse scrolls down, the different content in each square is scrolling visually--a very cool effect--each box tells you a unique story, converging into the entire page. The function of these blocks is to keep the parts aligned, to form a neat fashion, and to create a different story atmosphere for each page.

Anthony John Group uses squares to showcase the various projects they create, as well as key corporate information, such as "behind-the-scenes teams." The planning and construction of the home page is great, but it is also tightly integrated. It is clear that they are dedicated to creating high-end architecture that is as elegant as the page, without which the effect can be achieved.

　Use squares to organize content

Now that you know what you're after--even if it's almost a consolidation of existing information--you'll be exposed to the content organization. You have to catalogue the contents. How do you organize information in individual squares--some of which are more than others? This is helpful for organizing content, and you'll be fiddling around to see what's useful, what's not, what's too much and what's too little. I'm sure it's not a superb technique, but it doesn't have to be intuitive, and most of the time it's simple--sit down and finish it.

Note that the above site is not, block level, squares and boxes in the icon is all, only the icon. This is what I mean by organizational content, and the designer of block level intentionally leaves only one icon in each square. The next step is to think about how to put the adjusted content in a pleasing design, which is what we're going to talk about here.

Adjust these squares, or simply don't move it!

Since organizing your content makes you understand what a group of information looks like, you need to think about how to deal with these squares. This is a step that allows you to polish the size of your content block, perhaps you want them to be consistent-or you decide to clutter them up randomly. It still depends on your specific goal.

As you can see from the Nedd, the square elements are very large, they have approximate width and equal height, so that the site looks organized. What I want you to notice is that while this is biased towards the use of content organizations, the style of the site is still very interesting and brisk, thanks mainly to its color, vector elements, circular applications, fonts, and so on.

On the other hand, we have a sprawling web site like Banana Café--if you want to, you can arrange it beautifully. This site also looks very fun, thanks to its font, color selection and so on. This particular use of squares is nothing but a specific design tool.

　　Embellishment Style

There are tens of thousands of design methods that can create a special style for your next project's block elements. You can combine them with other elements, such as a circle, or use a rectangle or square throughout to create the visual focus of the site. In the last two examples, you'll see once again how to apply the squares well to the design, hopefully to inspire you and to play a role in your next project.

The Finnesand used a full screen width and height to place the box, each piece has a special role, most of his previous projects show the case. The box that fills the entire browser window creates a very cool design.

There are no squares in this company! On the home page you can see that they also show different cases. Guide the user's view through squares of different sizes. My favorite point is that they use two squares to make a bigger picture, but each one points to a unique item-I think it's cool.