Insights from the business

Gary Sung, creative director, Ideal Advertising (www.idealadsguam.com)

What are some of the trends you see cropping up in local Web design?

I see a lot more full Flash-integrated sites with utilization of ActionScript 3 and dynamic databases. With today’s Flash technology, Web developers are able to create a more enhanced Web experience integrating full streaming audio and video.

How do you envision the future of local Web design?

With the emergence of faster high-speed Internet service providers on Guam, we will be able to create and stream much higher-resolution graphics and deliver a much fuller multimedia experience to our end consumers.

Rhaj Sharma, lead consultant, GuamWEBZ (www.guamwebz.com)

Globally, what design trends are hot this year?

Simple, clean and user-friendly Web designs are the trend. It is all about functionality. Mobile-capable Web sites are hot. Web 2.0 is all about interaction, where the Web user is in control of certain aspects of the Web site he or she is surfing. Web users want immediate answers online, so Web sites are being built on platforms that allow for fast and easy updating.

What are some of the trends you see cropping up in local Web design?

Most of our clients are asking for clean, simple, yet very customized Web design. They want their logo and their colors quite prominent in the overall design scheme.

How do you envision the future of the local Web scene?

More of Guam’s businesses, large and small, and organizations will transition onto the World Wide Web.

Jenevieve Sablan, managing director/principal, BigFish Creative (www.bigfishcreative.com)

What are some of the trends you see cropping up in local Web design?

Online direct marketing allows businesses to develop a one-on-one relationship with their customers. Web sites have long been used as a vehicle to build databases for consumer retention programs, but instead of sending out printed mailers to post office boxes, you’ll typically see them in your e-mail inboxes and mobile phones now. Trends come and go, but I think this medium is here to stay.

Whose work do you admire among other local Web designers and agencies?

I’m iCON’s biggest fan. They are true pioneers in the industry and have carved out a niche for themselves in this market. I believe we started our companies around the same time and we’ve partnered on different projects throughout the years.

Globally, what design trends are hot this year?

The more popular design styles use grungy, artsy graphics with distressed edges and fonts.

A.J. Rosario, chief executive officer and Co-Founder, iCON Corporation (www.iconguam. com)

How do you envision the future of local Web design?

I wouldn’t have answered this on target ten years ago, but I’ll give it a shot. The future of local Web design is very exciting. iCON anticipates a continuous merging of technologies.

In the near future, more and more sites will co-exist with wireless handheld devices.

I also envision e-commerce taking more advantage of wireless facilitation, and I see the global site competition get heated when it comes to search engine optimization and marketing.

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