Hey Design! What's trending now?

Apoorva Kshirsagar
6 min readAug 27, 2020

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Corona (Angrily): Hey dude! It’s me who is in trend right now.
What the hell are you?
Me : Well Yeah, Apart from COVID-19, lots of things are trending , so as DESIGN.

Design Trend 2020 is all about

1- 3D — realism
2- Generative Art
3- AR/VR
4- Going Monochrome
5- Isometric Illustrations
6- Neumorphism
7- Line Art
8- Typography
9- Liquids

Let’s take a look

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3D — realism

It’s one of the emerging trends gaining some traction with 3D illustrations or models since 2019, as designers are loving, it will continue to grow in line with the and tools supporting it.

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Jornal in 3D
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Generative Art

Generative art takes full advantage of everything that computing has to offer, producing elegant and compelling artworks that extend the same principles and goals artists have pursued from the inception of modern art. Generative art draws inspiration from modern art, Geometry, abstraction, and chance.

Generative art refers to any art practice where the artist uses a system, such as a set of natural language rules, a computer program, a machine, or other procedural invention, which is set into motion with some degree of autonomy contributing to or resulting in a completed work of art — Philip Galanter

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Article:

Generative art — Medium.com
Introduction to generative art
Why love Generative Art

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Going Monochrome

A monochrome colour filter is widely used on photos or partial elements in the graphic composition. Monochrome easily creates harmony — because it’s really all one base colour. By choosing a monochromatic colour palette, you have your unifying element from the start. ‘Monochromatic’ means is that you take one basic colour and apply colour theory to create a range of hues by playing with the various tones, shades, and tints that can be created from the original.

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Articles:

Go Monochrome, go crazy!
Tips for creating a modern monochrome color palette

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Isometric Illustrations

You can easily observe isometric illustrations often in digital products because of their simplicity and functional characteristic. One of the all-time favourites is isometric. An isometric illustration is a style of drawing which uses a technique called isometric projection. Isometric drawings are not genuine 3D drawings, those are made in 2D, but they look like 3D.

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Isometric trend
Medium Article
Isometric design for beginners

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Neumorphism

This is the next big thing in UI Design in 2020. After a long period with flat design, a new bold trend emerges. Neumorphism is a new take on skeuomorphic design and went on to create an entirely new UX style. With soft shadows and lights that remind us of 3D, its a trend in its own right

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Articles:

Neumorphism
Just in mind

7
Line Art

Art Line is a primitive but powerful form of artistic expression. There’s a lot of power in a line, and that the art of line drawing is worth celebrating in its own right.

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Articles:

Skillshare
Line art trends of the season
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Typography

The innovative and modern compositions, designers are playing with typography using 3D renders, bold colour palette, metal effect, glowing effect. Brave typography can make a difference in both web design and graphic design. Lettering can be far more expressive or emotional when unrestrained.

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Articles:

99design.com
Typography Trends

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Liquids

A liquid is a nearly incompressible fluid that conforms to the shape of its container but retains a (nearly) constant volume independent of pressure.
LoL…Thats too obivious defination.

The ‘liquid’ gradient trend has added the Uniqueness, Emotion, and Passion to the websites, poster, and even motion graphic videos, which is why its increasingly being identified with positive social tendencies. Liquid's irregularity and its flow allow the user to experiment with there designs.

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