Like any other “in” thing, graphic design trends come and go. The fads of yesteryears are different from this year’s batch. Look at 2016’s list. Quite extensive, sure, but when 2017 came, so did another set. That’s not to say, though, that past trends, especially from the previous year, are no longer the go-to options—in fact, the new ones may as well be an arbitrary list of choices that designers can choose to ignore.
So what’s the deal then? It’s an oft-cited statistic that the human brain processes visual information 60,000 times faster than text. Humans are visual creatures. We are fine-tuned to see the world and its beauty and dangers. And today’s age has been nothing short of pampering in catering to that.
What are the styles you should watch out for and incorporate into your next pieces? Here are five.