In the era of digital art, graphic design
trends can evaporate as quickly as they emerged. What has been modern for the
past few years may look entirely outdated in 2018. While some trends have stood
the test of time, others have vanished in the blink of an eye only to make room
for new modern looks. So, if you are looking for an antonym of boring, this
would be – graphic design trends 2018. (teespring
grandma shirt)
Latest Graphic Crazes
This is the year of crazy designs, experiments
and wild imagination. While you may find some of these a huge surprise, you
might have seen others coming. So, let’s not waste a minute more. Time to
reveal which trends in graphic design will be absolute hits in 2018.
The “Glitch” Effect
The corrupted image, i.e. the glitch effect,
has been one of the most popular trends in the digital world lately.
Apparently, what was once annoying for the spectator has now been turned into a
truly wanted effect.
Obviously, horror movie fans have been familiar
with this one for ages. Year 2018 is the year when corrupted images take over
graphic design world, as well.
The “Ruined” Effect
As far as we can tell, contemporary graphic
designers have been obsessed with the “art of destroying”. Everything that
includes splashing, scratching, ripping off, breaking or any other form of
ruining the aesthetics of a composition is considered modern in 2018.
“Color Channels” Effects
Playing with color channels has been widely
popular among designers. The technique allows designers to create great
illusional effects. A holograph, a hallucination, a distorted reality… all of
these are highly influential on the viewer which makes “Color channels” one of
the top graphic design trends 2018.
Holography is falling behind…
The holographic design trend, which has been a
huge hit for several years, is now falling behind in comparison with the other
futuristic trends.While it’s still glamorous and mesmerizing, we’ll see less of
holographic designs in 2018.
The year of Double.
We can say with confidence that 2018 will be
the year of “double”.
Double Exposure
Double exposure has been a thing for several
years now. Despite the fact that some designers have put this technique aside
for a while, we definitely see a rise of double exposure designs which amaze
the viewer. (teespring grandma shirt)
Double Exposure Duotone
“I’m seeing double” will be no longer a
post-liqueur effect. This trend is a hybrid from Double Exposure and Duotone,
plus using color channels. In short, double exposure duotone is achieved by
doubling the image or using two different overlapping images in monochrome
colors. This way, designers achieve an “ahead-of-its-time” effect.
Double Light
An another major “double” among graphic design
trends 2018 is the double color light. This effect transforms simple
compositions into new edgy, modern looking ones. Double light is an effect that
can be achieved with two actual sources of light, or color channel splitting.
Wave Classic Duotone Goodbye…
Duotone translated into Double exposure duotone
will be a major trend next year. However, we’ll be seeing less of traditional
duotone besides being one of the hottest trends for the past year.
Duotone will somehow be left in the shadow of
Double exposure duotone. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Design is
evolving, after all.
Typography still rules!
Creative typography
Creative typography is among the leaders for
graphic design trends 2018. Actually, this trend has been taking the leading
places for several years and it’s not going down any time soon.
When it comes to this technique, imagination is
your strongest asset. Creative typography can be combined with other techniques
or used solely in the design. It impresses in both cases.
Cropped Typography
Cropped typography was a hot trend for 2017 and
is still hot for 2018. The art of erasing parts of the letters while still
keeping their readability requires a lot of creativity and professionalism. The
effect is 100% worth the effort.
Chaotic Typography
Chaos was declared one of the top trends for
2017. It seems that for graphic design trends 2018 it will translate into a
chaotic typography. In other words, say “No” to aligning and “Yes” to the
unconventional order of letters and words.
Typography as Real Life Elements
A modern graphic design trend is typography
tightly interacting with other elements of the composition. The achieved effect
is: letters turned into real-life objects.
Negative space. A positive trend.
Negative Space Designs
We named negative space a positive trend not
because negative and positive attract each other in physics, but because in
graphic aesthetics negative space techniques evoke quite positive emotions.
In its nature negative space is an “empty”
space in the design which forms a certain distinctive shape. The technique is
one of the most popular ones lately and it still holds the leading positions.
Negative Space Typography
Ahh… typography. Obviously, the modern trend is
a mixture of Negative space and Typography. What is quite popular about it, is
that elements from the back come to the front through the wording. This is
another form of interaction between typography and composition elements.
Bright colors are all in.
Colorful 3D Substance
Bright colors plus a 3D composition is an
absolute winning combo for 2018. With so many graphic design trends fighting
for the leading positions in 2018, bright colors are certainly on the top of
the charts. And how can they not be when all the client wants is: “Make it
pop!”
Yes. Bright colors can certainly make a design
pop. In our opinion this is one of the strongest graphic design trends 2018. We
also bet it will be among graphic design trends 2019. Check out a few expiring
examples.
One Color 3D Design
Lately, we’ve been seeing more and more product
presentations using the same background color as the product presented. The
product “pops” thanks to the volume created by the 3D techniques. It actually
looks quite eye-pleasing. (teespring
grandma shirt)
Metallic Elements
As an addition to bright colors, metallic
elements enter the world of graphic design to create the “Wow” effect. Often
combined with other hot trends such as 3D compositions and creative typography,
this trend brings the effect of a real-life composition.
Color Transitions / Gradients
When Instagram changed its logo back in 2016
into a colorful gradient, nobody thought this trend was going to become so
huge. It was just the beginning of its rise. Despite the fact that web wasn’t
sure about this design technique (everyone was crazy about flat and material
back then), here we are, seeing more and more of these colorful gradients.
Solid Color Flat and Material are out of the
spotlight…
Both these trends reigned the digital world for
a long time but now they are past their peak. However, we will keep seeing both
these trends in web and app designs which bet on functionality and unobtrusive
interface for better user experience.
Artistic Illustrations
Hand-Drawn Illustrations
Custom hand-drawn illustrations are always on
the wave of popularity. Every design is a piece of art created with a lot of
talent and imagination. This is why illustrations can never go out of style.
When it comes to graphic design, illustrations
always bring a special unique vibe to the piece. In 2018 illustrations are
presented in combination with other graphic design trends such as negative
space, 3d structures, the “double” trend and more.
Illustrations Over Photos
An interesting trend for 2018 is combining
photos with digital drawing. This technique boosts the effect of the photo and
brings the composition a new edgy look. For the brands which find plain photos
way too boring, this is the right trend!
Papercut Illustrations
One of the latest graphic design trends 2018
are papercut illustrations. Inspired by actual paper cutting art, this trend is
quickly gaining speed. Papercut illustrations recreate compositions made of
different layers of paper which means depth and specific textures are must-have
elements.
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