In 2019, you can expect to see plenty of digital and graphic design elements that create a sense of order, beauty, and self-awareness. Jarring colors become harmonious in tiled patterns and modern collages, exaggerated proportions make for delightful and inclusive illustrations, and glitches become an aesthetic all their own.

Like many trends across all branches, digital design in 2019 will feature a healthy dose of both nostalgia and futurism. With retro influences from brutalism, cubism, and abstract art, the design trends of 2019 are reinventing some of the most aggressively disruptive aesthetic movements of the past to create a bold and colorful vision for the digital future.

Also see our latest logo design & branding trends for 2019.

What are the top 2019 Graphic Design Trends?

Here are the top design trends that we predict will dominate the digital & offline landscape in 2019:

1. Bookman & Oldstyle Serifs
2. Custom Typefaces
3. Eco Packaging
4. San Serif Logos
5. Retro Human Illustrations 
6. Subtle Motion
7. Memphis
8. Digital Brutalism 
9. Complex Gradients 
10. Abstract Geometry 
11. Evolved Patterns 
12. Isometric Illustration 
13. Broken Grid Layouts 
14. Augmented Reality
15. Modern Collage
16. 3D Elements
17. Variable Fonts

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