Graphic Design Trend 2021

Vy Le
6 min readMar 8, 2021

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Now, it’s time to take about another trend in 2021—Graphic Design

  1. Organic Design
  2. DIY Design Aesthetic
  3. Nostalgic Design
  4. Illustration
  5. Gold & Jewel Tones
  6. Abstract Futurism
  7. Organized Chaos
  8. Symbols & Symbolism
  9. Diversity & Representation
  10. Serif Fonts
  1. Organic Design

Nowadays, when the environment is a big concern, everyone is taking part of the mission to protect and conserve our global. Thus, graphic design is influenced by the idea of thinking green and organic.

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2. DIY Design Aesthetic

Inspired by the idea of handcrafting and unpolished style, this style is perfect for a personalize and homemade feel. Natural textures such as paper, wood and twine are involved in these designs trying to achieve the digital effects.

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3. Nostalgic Design

Finding inspirations in the previous decade is nothing new to us, but this style emphasizes the comfort, familiarity. Everyday’s items in the 90’s are also involving this style by elevate them into platforms.

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4. Illustration

Hand-draw illustrations are adding the unique and memorable designs especially flat designs, hand-draw illustrations and raw sketches are continuing to grow in 2021.

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5. Gold & Jewel Tones

The gold and jewel trend evokes the sense of wealth and luxurious aesthetic. Gold tones can be varied from metallic, mate, shinny, sparkly or embossed from white gold, rose gold and yellow gold. These looks are great wether if they are used as an accents or dipping in gold.

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Jewel tone is inspired by precious and semi-precious germ-stones like amber, sapphire, ruby an emerald.

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6. Abstract Futurism

In 2021, the vibes of abstract and futuristic design could make the huge impact in designs. Ultra-modern, experimental, abstract futurism involve in geometric and 3D shapes, floating objects, bright colors, metallic textures, surrealist flourishes and optical illusions.

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7. Organized Chaos

When the organized chaos such as asymmetrical layouts, layering and experimental typography are organized into structure of minimalism. In the other words, it can be seen as the combination of method and madness.

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8. Symbols & Symbolism

Symbols have been used to communicate ideas and experience even if we don’t speak the same language, these methods are super useful for use to share stories and feelings. The connections and universal make icons and symbols more powerful to our daily lives.

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9. Diversity & Representation

Human related contents from races, backgrounds, body types, religious belief and sexual orientations to mental health and standing up for social, political, and environment issues have never been more important.

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10. Serif Fonts

San Serif font creates a sense of credibility and trustworthiness.

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