TRENDING 💥 design trends to be inspired by for 2022!
Added 2022-02-21 00:04:28 +0000 UTCWith every new year, come new design trends!
Here is a list of a few graphic design trends that are predicted to be popular this year. Read on and get inspired by them or add these to your radar to be aware of.
New experimental designs are of course being tested, while design styles from across the decades are gaining popularity once more.
Read on for a selection of 5 graphic design trends to be aware of for 2022:
1. Anti-Design
Anti-design themes have been gaining popularity since last year, but are increasing even more.
As the name suggests, anti-design principles skew traditional notions of designs and create a unique aesthetic look. The designs play with illegibility, asymmetry, clashing colors, and crowded compositions. The rebellious spirit of these designs is meant to be a liberating force for the designer and the viewer!
Example:
Studio Nejc Prah's design for Boiler Room's System Restart festival
2. 2D/3D Collision
The worlds of 2D and 3D are beginning to fuse together more. The interaction of the two brings more visual interest to designs. Thanks to software like Blender, Procreate, Cinema 4D, and recently even Illustrator, designers are actively learning more tools to bring elements to life. You can expect these mashups to become stronger this year so prepare to learn how to create elements for the new 3D/2D fused worlds!
Example:
3. 90s Nostalgia
It’s a known fact that old trends usually come running back in style. 90s nostalgia is back not just in fashion, but also in design. A few notable aesthetics that are ready to come back this year: emojis, early internet vibes, bright blocks of color, Memphis design patterns, grainy textures, and even art with pixels. Turn the design clock back to the 90s for some childhood nostalgia and comfort!
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4. Ukiyo-e Flat Design
Ukiyo-e is a style of art originally made using hand-carved woodblocks popularized in Japan during the Edo period. (You’ve seen a popular piece. Think of The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai!) The characteristics of the style are flat colors, bold outlines, and limited perspective. Artists and designers are taking inspiration from these past influences and reimagining flat vector artwork in new and exciting ways.
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5. Intense Bubble Design
There is always a way to integrate work and play! Bringing back a spark of child play is allowing bubble fonts and shapes to be popular once more, this time in a more hip and exaggerated way. Think bubble letters you sketched in your middle or high school notebook, but make it ~cool, refined and edgy~.
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Want to learn how to use some of these trends? Let us know in the comments below and we can create a tutorial! :~)
// Curious about other projected design trends? Read more here!
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Post created by Anna Korol. Anna is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Chicago and a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She loves creating vibrant illustrations that she hopes can positively inspire others.
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