Trends

Background Textures / 30 Aug 2024

30+ Background Design Trends & Styles for 2024

One of the most important early design decisions you will make is what kind of background will carry a project. Should it be a single color, colorless, use trendy elements such as geometric shapes, gradients, or wood grain patterns? Or would a solid background design can help make a project shine?

Staying on trend with background design styles is important as well. A trendy background choice shows that a website design is modern and the content is new. A modern visual framework can even signal a user that you are thinking about their needs and making the most of the tools that will make their experience better.

So how do you do it? Here’s a look at background design trends and styles, with a few great options to try.

Trends / 30 Aug 2024

7 Key Influencer Marketing Trends in 2024

Influencer marketing is one of the most powerful and most effective forms of digital marketing available today.

With a market value of over $21 billion dollars, over 3X the value since 2019, influencer marketing continues to grow as it provides a level playing field for both big and small brands to compete for the user’s attention.

According to a survey by Matter Communications, 81% of people claimed they’ve made purchases based on recommendations from influencers, friends, and family.

Unlike other traditional forms of marketing, influencer marketing evolves with new trends, strategies, and concepts. Each year, you’ll see something new and different that brings better results for your campaigns.

In this post, we take a deep dive into some of these newest influencer marketing trends to see how you can leverage them to get better returns on investment (ROI). These methods might not be as effective next year so it’s better to take advantage of them right now!

Trends / 16 Jul 2024

What Is Bauhaus Graphic Design? Inspiration & Examples

Bauhaus is one of the most popular design trends known for its unique, abstract style that has inspired many creative designs from brand identities to marketing materials and more.

The Bauhaus design style is nothing new. In fact, its’ history dates back to 1919 involving an art school in Germany.

In this post, we take a closer look at the Bauhaus design movement and its impact on today’s graphic design industry. We also found many Bauhaus-themed designs for your inspiration to help you get a better understanding of the current trends.

Let’s dive in.

Font Collections / 25 Jun 2024

30+ Typography Trends for 2024

Want to give your design a quick facelift? Using new and interesting typography trends might be the answer. Designers are using bold colors, cutouts, gradients, and even customizations to create lettering that stands out.

Changing typefaces or recreating an image or header in a trending style can give a design a fresh look without a full-scale overhaul. Not sure where to start? This list features typography trends with examples to use as inspiration for how to use them.

Here’s a look at the top typography trends this year.

Graphics / 18 Jun 2024

10 Web Design Trends We’re Already Over

Design trends play a big role in moving the web design industry forward. However, most of the new web design trends usually fade away as fast as they appear.

It’s part of innovation. As technology evolves better and more creative trends appear. And we replace the old trends with those newer design trends. The problem is, sometimes we forget to let go of those old design trends.

So in this blog post, we share with you some of the outdated web design trends that need to go away. These design trends are no longer relevant and some of them could even lead to major issues with website functionality.

See if you’re still using any of these design trends.

Trends / 25 Jan 2024

Break All the Rules With the Neu Grunge Design Trend & Filmora

Neu Grunge is one of the hottest trends that’s currently taking over social media platforms. It’s a throwback to the classic grunge style from the early 90s, except Neu Grunge is fresher and edgier than its classic counterpart.

You may have seen Neu Grunge-inspired posts on TikTok and Instagram Reels. They are hard to miss as these videos easily stand out from the crowd.

Many influencers and brands have been taking advantage of the Neu Grunge trend on social media platforms, as it’s starting to reshape the landscape of entire industries as well, including music and fashion.

Why is this trend so popular right now, and how can you capture it with Filmora? Let’s find out.

Trends / 15 Jan 2024

Web Design Trends Taking Over Our Screens in 2024 From Wix Studio

Maximalism, ‘80s excess, Y2K, heritage revivalism, Kawaii-inspired femme design, and more. This is a design forecast you don’t want to miss.

It feels like just about everything ramped up or broke down in 2023.

Online trends accelerated, the economy began its rebound, AI took over, Twitter became X (and more chaotic), and brands still needed to break through all that noise.

Web design trends responded to the cultural temp: a maximalist design approach solidified its place on our screens, users continued to lean into Y2K and early web nostalgia in search of more connection; designers took on AI tools and questioned how soon it will change just about everything.

With this in mind, we’re making a few predictions: on both big, stylistic trends, and the individual web design elements you can expect more of in 2024.

This article was originally published in FWD, the blog for creative professionals from Wix Studio.

Trends / 11 Jan 2024

50 Best Website Color Schemes of 2024

Does it ever seem like certain website color schemes just get all the attention? As with every other aspect of web design, there are color schemes that tend to trend more than others. Bright colors, stark palettes, and even some mismatching schemes are elements of color that are trending.

Here’s a look at some of the best website color schemes (in no particular order). For each, we’re also sharing the color codes that make up the key elements of the design, so it’s easy to play around with these color schemes yourself too!

One of the biggest trends in color schemes that you might notice is the use of dark dominant colors and backgrounds and shades of gold and bright red or pink hues for accents. This dark/light combo is an evolution of black and red in many minimal designs from a few years ago with a more modern touch.

Here are some great examples of color choices done right, to inspire your next project.

Trends / 5 Jan 2024

10 Illustration Trends to Look Out for in 2024

Every year we see new trends emerge in the world of design. While most of these new trends fade away with time, some remain to change and influence the industry for the better.

In this post, we explore the ever-evolving world of illustration trends and designs. From the rise of AI-assisted drawings to the resurgence of retro and psychedelic art, these are the trends you can expect to see more of this year.

Let’s take a look at some of the top upcoming illustration trends and how you can apply them in your own designs and projects. Some of these trends will not only be popular but also groundbreaking by bringing in new advancements and innovations.

Trends / 29 Dec 2023

10 Video & Motion Graphics Trends for 2024

The landscape of video and motion graphics is evolving at an exhilarating pace, all fueled by artificial intelligence (AI). And it will continue to revolutionize the industry throughout this year.

In this post, we dive into the future of video and motion graphics, to explore the trends that will likely grow, change, and evolve this year. Naturally, most of these trends involve AI and whether you like it or not, it will be a part of your process too.

In motion graphics, the trends have stayed consistent over the years. We expect to see some of the timeless trends getting more popular while making way for new concepts that enhance visual storytelling.

Without further ado, let’s dive in and explore the video trends and motion graphic trends to keep an eye out for this year.

Trends / 15 Dec 2023

20+ Photography Trends in 2024

Photography trends can be a major influence on how print and digital designs come together. From filters to styles to photo angles that are trending, this part of the visual aesthetic can greatly impact how a project comes together.

Photography trends are dictated by a few things. The visual style of photographers, techniques that are gaining popularity in projects, the ability for images to work with other design elements, and even things such as social media filters.

The same photography trends that you might see in stock images (which we use as examples here) have parallels with custom photos as well. Understanding photography trends is important for any designer because you’ll want to discuss photo options (and looks) before you begin a photo shoot for any design project to ensure that your visions are on the same page.

PowerPoint Templates / 12 Dec 2023

18+ Presentation Design Trends for 2024: Create PowerPoint PPTs With Impact

Looking to knock your next presentation out of the park? Start with one of these design trends that will help you create a PowerPoint presentation with a lot of impact.

Here are some trending examples of current trends and techniques for delivering a modern presentation. From big, bold colors, to photo stories and big backgrounds. There’s no excuse for picking a standard design and delivering a stale, tired presentation anymore. Your audience expects more!

The best thing? If you like any of the examples here, you can download each one from Envato Elements!