2019 is consoled with a graphic design that surround the more eighties styles and illustrations with minimalist spaces where they gain prominence. The simplicity and minimalism It continues to be the quintessential composition framework, shining with 3D effects, textures and fonts with personality, which stand out on flat backgrounds or controlled gradients, helping for a composition where the minimum is sought so that the difference is found in the detail that breaks the structure.
To the joy of some and the misfortune of others minimalism will accompany us in 2019Baroque illustrators will continue to adapt their works for the different web platforms, the icons will be released from simplicity only in their animated and promo applications, because as a reference to Google’s style book for mobile platforms minimalism, which you can find explained from the post what is material design? and which set the trend in recent years, guarantees communication on the smallest and most popular devices, our great friends mobile phones. We will see the summary of the trends in graphic design of 2019, for those of you who achieved trend effects of 2018, you will be able to use it again and squeeze it with a guarantee of communicative success, but do not forget to make a difference with a unique element, line or texture.
Graphic design trend for 2019
negatives
The different readings of the same poster or logo are positioned as a surprising technique for clients, a fresh idea away from the direct message that will make us designers consult our notes on Gestalt perception and its perceptual techniques.
poster design Jack Crossing
Poster created by mcann.com
Movie poster illustrated by Phoebe Morris
Gradients in shapes and figures
Gradients continue to be used, but in a controlled manner in specific parts of the image, leaving behind the prominence of backgrounds. Black and white or poorly tonal images are superimposed.
Poster designed by Anthony Neil Dart
design created by magdiel lopez
The lines are protagonists
The lines regain prominence creating broken effects in images, the 45º, 90º and 365º degrees will be used on covers, posters and branding to create compositions together with images of saturated colours. It is time to use the lines to mark spaces for optical effects.
Magazine cover bitchslap
design created by magdiel lopez
messy typography in space
The use of typography will be maintained as the main element of communication, with an insinuating game in space, occupying it in its entirety and with a disorder effect. like book covers Jason Booher.
Element Overlay
The images are superimposed creating spaces for multiple visions under a smooth minimalist background, so that the viewer will be distracted by looking for the details of the main image, occasionally broken, translucent or with different profiles.
cover of Vanity
design created by Lulian Balinisteanu
Typography as the protagonist merging with image
A good compositional balance between the prominence of the typography of round strokes with main images, in neutral backgrounds is the use of the partial invasion of the image and its protagonists in the main message, superimposing or not revealing all the texts. We see a clear example in the designs of Caroline Grohs for Motion theater.
Motion Theater by Caroline Grohs
Minimalist textures and styles of the 80s
The geometry and patterns of the 80s will be simplified in their forms but will remain dynamic when applied to product backgrounds. They provide vitality to the minimalist movement with compositions where lines are broken and empty spaces are created between patterns.
stationery Write Sketch &
Design of Tank design
Retro illustrations with a tendency to simplify forms
As we usually see in wetransfer animated gifs and facebook celebrations, the retro illustrations that apply the simplification of shapes with the application of design trends, such as gradients and patterns, help to give an image of the current company and guarantee, will continue to be used.
album covers of The Welcome Branding Group
Illustration created by Leo Natsume
Illustration and animation by Leo Natsume
bright 3d
Follow the trend of using glossy, laminated 3D elements with fabric textures that complement a main image or typography, transmitting quality, with an eighties use mixing different elements and visual effects, but maintaining minimalism in monotonous or controlled backgrounds, with a use monotonal or maximum combination of three colors.
design created by carlo sa
The trend towards simplicity and minimalism will be a great current that will continue in the world of graphic design for the year 2019. The most eighties trends are making their way but the elegant minimalism created with lines, optical effects and queen typefaces makes it no longer we want to get rid of this increasingly subtle style. the photography will be broken and the geometric elements will accompany the compositions. Do you dare to break the main image of a poster? Would you use negatives in Branding communication or geometric textures to create a movie poster? Let me know in the comments!