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Key quotes:

  • "Most web design trends like elements fading-into-view, responsive layouts and parallax scrolling often can be traced back to the available technology at the time."
  • "The trend of gradients furthermore applies to typography, in which the font color is set to a gradient; this also pushes for bolder and bigger typography on the web to make full use of this effect."
  • "However seeing multiple tech companies adopting a gradient-utilizing product identity, it seems to be a naturally occurring design trend and not a technology-driven trend."
  • "With cheap smartphones being able to reproduce high-definition videos and 3d renderings by this time, and with the web becoming more mature, web designers and developers have the possibility to utilize technologies like this without worrying that the playback is failing and having to build fallbacks around it."
  • "Support for high-quality video formats like AV6, H.265 and WebM is increasing and shows the need for bigger and better graphical elements on the web."
  • "Especially on mobile, where horizontal space is limited, we are seeing an increase in web designs utilizing non-breaking lists that has to be scrolled horizontally for more content."
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Transcript: As you've probably noticed the last few years have been dominated by bold colors incredible gradients and futuristic compositions but in 2020 the graphic design world's going to feel a lot more reserved natural and harmonious today I'm going to talk you through the top eight graphic design trends that you need to know for 2020 so stay tuned hey folks alice revenge ata today we're going to be talking all about the top graphic design trends that you need to keep an eye out for in 2020 check out our graphic design trends blog I'll pop a link in the bio below for the full rundown of all of the trends and if you like design tip videos and videos with my face in them make sure that you subscribe to vein gage for more not all of the videos of my facing so don't worry about that okay so let's get started with our top graphic design trends for 2020 bit number 8 we have better branded animations animation is going to be big news in 2020 especially branded animation you're most commonly see these popping up as gifts gif gif gif I think it's safe to say... See more →

Transcript: Home renovations take time they take money and they take a lot of planning as such this video today that's going to help you to understand where trends in the kitchen and bath industry are going so that you can make the right choice when it's time your your project next year hi my name is vini Varga and I'm here with big bobs today to talk about kitchen trends while white cabinets will always be classic the current trend is actually shifting over to color and what I mean by color is specifically blue and green blues and greens have become very popular towards the tail end of 2019 and we expect that popular to grow even further into 2020 what's nice about having this color is it will allow you to pull that into your backsplash which will create a really nice accent and theme for your room being that you're gonna have a painted cabinet a hardwood floor would look really nice to go with it in fact we think whore mood is going to be a matching trend on a flooring side for 2020 our second kitchen turn for 2020 it is black matte cabinets well... See more →

Key quotes:

  • "By Becka Gruber Logos play a huge role in the perception of your brand in the marketplace."
  • "Logo originality and having a clear concept is key to standing out from hundreds — if not thousands — of competitors and allows you to be uniquely identifiable."
  • "If a logo doesn’t resonate with your target audience or capture the essence of your brand, it’s possible you’ll lose them before the first click."
  • "Text boxes, flowers, and hands can really date your logo in 2019."
  • "Trends work great for illustrations, but not for an item that will be with you in the long haul (logos)."
  • "Logos that are hand drawn? Logos that you can type out by purchasing as a font? A font is not a logo."
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Key quotes:

  • "Since last year, a lot of brands applied bold San-serif fonts or used strong typography on their designs which has made this become a part of graphic design trend."
  • "Recently, bright and strong contrasted colors have been used in all graphics of branding, UI, and package design and this trend is applied not only to graphics but also to photography."
  • "@DixonBaxi Eurosport’s 2018 Pyeong Chang olympic broadcast also applied strong color gradient to all the application designs including logos, graphics and photography."
  • "@Vasjen Katro Graphic designer Vaszen Katro keep tries experiments with shapes, colors and layouts reflecting recent trends."
  • "It is sometimes used as a graphic motifs of brand identity, but also applied to short motion graphic videos or designed in 3D forms."
  • "@Irradie By applying bright and colorful gradient to organic shapes, this graphics express the identity of electronic music festivals in Paris."
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Key quotes:

  • "Brand new era of design starts from logo creating, as it usually introduces your product to customers."
  • "Image source: Dribbble Motion graphics solution, which occupied top design tendencies in 2019, remain with us in the coming year."
  • "Animated logo design represents a cost-effective way out for creating a fresh view onto usual things and better brand memorability chances."
  • "Image source: Dribbble Thin lines represent a new word in latest logo design trends."
  • "Image source: Dribbble Symbolic shapes or icons do not represent completely new logo design trends, they have been long used by companies like Apple, Twitter, Starbucks, etc."
  • "Image source: Dribbble Digital design tools enable artists create images that stun customers with their perfection, however at the same time quite opposite idea claims to be among top logo design trends 2020."
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Key quotes:

  • "Today, designers more than ever aspire to the trends of the past, while expanding the boundaries with the help of new visual styles."
  • "Watch a short video on Logo Design Mistakes This trend can be considered classic; it is long-term and is based on the simplification of forms, minimum of colors, and any other graphic elements."
  • "The use of a gradient gives designers the opportunity to obtain an interesting visual effect or a new color, giving the logo freshness and originality."
  • "In 2019, logo creators seek to ruin the established boundaries and balance the rigorous geometric design with bright colors and pleasant, unusual compositions."
  • "The new color (sometimes referred to as duotone) is created in the overlap zone of the other two, making the logo stand out."
  • "In 2019, designers will continue to experiment with fonts and use effects such as text styling, kerning, and a combination of styles."
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