Top Trends for DIGITAL PRODUCTS 📈 (7 trends expected to EXPLODE this year)

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Kate Hayes shares seven graphic design trends for digital products, sourced she says from articles by Canva and Creative Market. 1) Pixelation: blocky, pixelated fonts, typography and graphic elements using grids and pixel art, evoking nostalgic classic computer animations from the ’90s. 2) Flow and Form (Canva’s term): combining fluid organic shapes and outlines with fun, often oversized geometric shapes in vibrant balanced colors; she cites highly searched Canva terms including blob, outline, scribble, minimalist and shapes, and the boho blob. 3) Bold Rebrand (Canva): major brands rebranding for younger audiences with bolder vivid fluorescent and neon colors and bold rounded sans-serif fonts, giving a positive, fun, optimistic vibe; related search terms include vivid, lively, bold, bright, neon, vibrant and electric. 4) Hybrid fonts (Creative Market’s typographic eclecticism): blending categories such as sans-serif glyphs with serif fonts for maximalist, loud, bold, avant-garde and psychedelic typefaces. 5) Surrealism (from both sources): fantasy art, ethereal designs, unexpected juxtapositions and intentionally bizarre layouts offering a fantastical escape, which she says is especially valued by Gen Z; search terms include dreamy, ethereal and fantasy. 6) Dynamic elements: elements conveying motion even in static form, such as bubbles, liquids, 3D elements, molten metals and abstract shapes. 7) Brutally Bold (Creative Market): brutalist style with clean lines, simple bold typography, vibrant clashing colors, flat designs with no 3D images or gradients, and layouts that disregard conventional grids and balance for a rebellious, unfinished feel.

Key takeaways

• Pixelation: use blocky pixel art, grids and pixelated typography for a nostalgic ’90s feel
• Flow and Form: pair fluid organic blobs/outlines with oversized geometric shapes in vibrant colors
• Bold Rebrand: use vivid neon colors and bold rounded sans-serif fonts for a fun, optimistic look
• Hybrid fonts and surrealism: blend typeface styles and use dreamy, ethereal, fantastical juxtapositions
• Dynamic elements suggest motion in static designs; Brutally Bold uses flat, clashing colors and ignores grid rules

Episode details: published January 30, 2024 · 6:42 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Kate Hayes’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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