Design is a huge part of a business and how it affects your followers or customers is everything. Your branding is crucial because the art speaks for itself, it expresses what your message is for your company and what you serve. Since it’s the start of a new year, here are the trends of 2021 in Graphic Design to help your brand stay up to date!
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The start of a new year is always so exciting – it means new opportunities, new friendships/relationships, and new memories! Something I’m always excited to look forward to is the trends that the graphic design world is starting. Trends that keep businesses looking fresh and great on social media and in person.
Some trends you should start incorporating with your posts are…
- Symbols: You’ll see more artists using the classic symbols from centuries ago in their art – such as a medieval type of painting or another example is playing cards. Symbols that are empowering and show confidence such as lions, goddesses, and stars!
- Characters That Just Don’t Make Sense: What I mean by this is, you’ll see some crazy art featuring things you might never expect to see together such as an elephant wearing a suit. Embracing the weirdness, if you will. This can get your followers to be interested because it will make them stop and look at your art for more than 2 seconds. It’ll get others thinking more about certain things going on in your art.
- Abstract Psychedelia: I’m very excited about this because I love fun, vibrant colors that people normally wouldn’t use. You can get creative and bring out some fresh ideas for your social media posts! This type of trend involves excessive colors, distorted shapes, and intense abstract art.
- The Future from the Past: With this trend, more art will be featuring ideas of the future from the 50s and 60s. You know those ideas of how in the 2000s, there would be jetpacks, oval-shaped homes, and flying cars? That whole aesthetic is making a comeback in 2021!
- Comics & Pop Art: My favorite style of art is going to be widely used as the others are going to be. Since the creation of this art in the 1950s, it’s been used for comics, advertising purposes, and brings some spice to some less-creative pieces. This trend includes grainy colors and heavy lines.
- Nature At Its Finest: You’ll begin to see more earthy elements in some social media posts. Through leafy designs, neutral tones, and landscapes – you’ll begin to see a whole other world through art.
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With these trends in mind, you should always be keeping an eye out for what is popular on all social media platforms. However, also remember never to copy someone else’s work and just to branch out and have fun with creating – even if it looks bad, someone will love it and think it’s inspiring!
If you liked this article, please like below and tell me what trend you’re looking forward to seeing or even using!
Kaela Brandi 