One trend I started to see last year that I really like is sticky navigation. Just to make sure everyone is with me… Your navigation is the bar (usually along the top or the left side of a your website) that directs users to different parts of your website.
So what sticky navigation does is to make the navigation “stick” to the top of the page instead of scrolling off the page. Think freeze panes in Excel. Want to try it out? If you are on my website, scroll down the page while reading this blog post and watch the navigation along the top. The rest of the page will scroll but the navigation will stay “stuck” to the top.
You may already be using some “sticky” site without even realizing it. A good sticky menu doesn’t bowl you over with its cleverness. It just quietly makes your user experience easier. Often a sticky top menu will “truncate” as you scroll down. Take a look at Google + below:
I don’t love every trend, but this is one that I hope catches on with all sites.