DESIGN TRENDS
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ABOUT THIS JOURNAL 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 What has been modern for the past few years may look entirely outdated in 2018.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.
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2018 the year of
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2018-The year of Doubles
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. Here are a few stunning examples:
Double exposures are used in a lot of artworks these days. This effect makes the artwork more modern and hence, increases the values of it.
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Double Light
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2018-The year of Doubles
Double light transforms simple compositions into new edgy, modern looking ones. This effect can be achieved with two actual sources of light, or color channel splitting.
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DUOTONE in double exposure This trend is a hybrid from Double Exposure and Duotone, plus using color channels. Double exposure duotone is achieved by doubling the image or using two different overlapping images in monochrome colors.
BYE BYE CLASSIC DUOTONE
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.
Creative
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Creative Typography
Typography
ypography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, line-spacing (leading), and letter-spacing (tracking), and adjusting the space between pairs of letters (kerning). The term typography is also applied to the style, arrangement, and appearance of the letters, numbers, and symbols created by the process. Type design is a closely related craft, sometimes considered part of typography; most typographers do not design typefaces, and some type designers do not consider themselves typographers. Typography also may be used as a decorative device, unrelated to communication of information. 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. Check out these eye-pleasing examples:
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Creative Typography
RETRO
TYPOGRAPHY
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Creative Typography
DIGITALIZING HAND-WRITTEN TYPOGRAPHY
New tools (such as tablets, stylos, etc.) and new apps are making it much easier to use hand-drawn techniques and merge it with digital. The days of ‘old brushes in Photoshop’ are now officially over. The new trend, called ‘digital paintbrush’, is much more versatile, making use of dimensions and ultimately giving off a more modern and aesthetically pleasing look. More and more brands such as Adobe or Nike are integrating their brand or product using this technique.
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Creative Typography
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Source: Pinterest
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Vivid Colors - Gradient
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Credit: Magdiel Lopez
MAGDIEL LOPEZ Magdiel is an artist/creative director born in Cuba, living in Dallas, Texas. Through his 12+ year career, Magdiel has worked on, and lead, projects ranging from brand identity to conceptual art and environmental design. He is currently on staff at Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas. Magdiel’s passion for excellence and creativity show in his artwork. He is in the process of a year long experimental design project that has gained him notoriety from respected publications across the globe.
Illustration
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Illustrations
HAND-DRAWN
illustration
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.
Custom handdrawn 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.
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Illustrations
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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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Illustration
Illustrations
OVER PHOTOS
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creativity is intelligence having fun. winston churchill