Graphic design in 2018 sees some very creative techniques such as the glitch effect and images that suffer mutilations to emphasize effects plus 3D and double exposures. Colour channel splitting effects combined with typographic distortion and a variety of other effects to give a “wow” and “pop-out” effect.

1. Popular Graphic
Design Trends 2018

2. Each year sees new trends develop in graphic design by the leading and
most popular graphic design agencies, what was trendy last year or even
just a few months ago can suddenly seem outdated and be gone before you
know. Keeping up with what is happening is important as the whole point
of graphic design is to attract a client’s potential customers and the latest
designs get the most attention.
Some of this year’s graphic design trends are a bit crazy and seem to be
experiments of a wild imagination;
 The “Glitch” Effect
This effect was once just reserved for horror movies and photos, but
2018 has seen it
become one of the most
popular design effects.
 The “Ruined Effect
What was considered a
ruined image is now
very popular, graph
designers are splashing
stuff on, ripping bits off and scratching the face of images anything to
ruin the aesthetics seem to work in 2018.
 “Colour Channels” Effects
Playing with colour channels allows designs what have a distorted
reality to make a highly influential effect is a major graphic trend this
year.

3.  “Double Exposure”
This seems to be the year of double exposure which has overtaken
from “Holography” as the new trend in design which has been
growing over the last few years. Many graphic designers seem to
be experimenting with “Double Exposure Duotone” where it appears
your seeing double with duotone to give an “ahead of its time” effect.
Some use a double colour light or two light sources.
 “Typography Still Rules”
Creative typography where the letters are cropped or partly erased,
but still readable requires a very creative professional touch but has a
stunning effect. Sometimes designer misaligning and changing the
conventional order of letters and words as well as making letters into
real life objects.
 Using “Negative Space”
With graphic aesthetics the use of negative spaces can evoke positive
emotions, so is one of the more popular techniques and when
combined with typography where element comes from the back to the
front through the wording is quite dramatic and effective.
 “Bright Colours with 3D Substance”
This, “make it pop”, using bright colours and 3D is a winning
combination for 2018 and maybe next year as well. “One colour 3D
Design” is also a big winner where both the background and the
product presentations are the same colour and 3D techniques allow
them to “pop out”. Sometimes the addition of “Metallic Elements”
helps to add to the “wow” effect.

4.  “Colour Transitions & Gradients
Instagram changed its logo in 2016 with a colourful gradient and
started a huge trend that is coming forth in 2018.
 “Artistic and Hand Drawn Illustrations”
The combination of photos with digital drawings boosts both effects
and adds a unique “vibe” especially when combined with “negative
space”, “3D structure” and other effects.
 “Papercut Illustrations”
2018 sees the return of “Papercut illustrations” to give depth and
texture to images when combined with other techniques.
Graphic design in 2018 sees some very creative techniques such as the
glitch effect and images that suffer mutilations to emphasize effects plus 3D
and double exposures. Colour channel splitting effects combined with
typographic distortion and a variety of other effects to give a “wow” and
“pop-out” effect.