bad typography really can destroy a graphic design but what if that bad typography becomes a trend
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discount let's take a look at some typography trends for 2021
that are circulating online and how to use them or if you should just forget them all together
i don't personally watch too much television but i have seen this style used in some adverts over
on television disruptive typography uses squashed stretched and twisted letterforms that are often
beyond being legible now it's been one of the fastest rising typography trends and styles
to emerge last year and its growing strength in 2021 now you've probably seen this kind of
style of typography somewhere already and for me personally i just consider it a kind of decorative
design asset because trying to get somebody to read some of this text is pretty difficult and
it's kind of a big ask to go for it it could be a good fit for alternatives and independent brands
but again don't bank on viewers being able to read the text easily or at all as with most trends it
should stay away from logo design because lego designs should have nothing to do with trends they
need to stand the test of time applying disruptive typography to a logo would not only render it hard
to read which would cause brand confusion but it would become untrendy in a heartbeat
but in terms of being a visual asset on a design i think this one can look pretty cool
outline text as a typography trend is really really huge and i myself have
been using it on this video of course and also my thumbnails as well and i've also seen it on
kind of corporate high-end adverts as well so it is something that's getting picked up
everywhere in the design community when a trend reaches such mediums you know it's firmly cemented
in society the outline typographic trend is often mixed with standard field typography and
this creates contrast or hierarchy the designer will often use bold uppercase
sans-serif fonts for this kind of style and it's great for headings and impacting designs
there are quite a few uses for this type of style but there are elements that you will find in
almost every instance how long is this trend going to continue well nobody can really say for sure
but right now it is going strong and i personally do like this one as you can tell from this video
now for whatever reason a lot of the inspiration for the style of design over the last year or so
has come from the 80s kind of retro futurist style of design a futuristic look and feel
is a great way to give the design more optimism and i think optimism is something many people
have needed over the last year simply because of the global situation we have all been involved in
also i would imagine that things such as cyberpunk have made an influence on this as well many movies
such as blade run and tron utilize this kind of style of typography and if you look around on
things like instagram and other media you will notice this style being replicated a lot more
one often key aspect of this style is the use of wide kerning on minimal fonts and this is a very
easy effect to use which is quite visually appealing now again you have to remember that
the context is key so you want to be incorporating
this kind of design trend or any trend for that matter into your designs
only if it fits the brief and the message now don't just go slapping retro futuristic kind of
80s typography into your designs for the hell of it it needs to have a reason and a purpose
this trend is really simple in nature and if done well it can
really create a nice harmonious vibe for your graphic designs many designers are electing to
use rounded sans serif fonts and this style of typography works with pretty much everything
but somewhere it is being seen quite a lot recently is on landing pages or website design
that might be because rounded sans serif fonts are easiest to read out of all kinds of fonts
and it's interesting that this trend is based around things being really legible
and then a different trend in the same year disruptive typography completely focuses on
things being not legible humans are just weird but yeah rounded clean sans serif fonts are
really maximized for readability and it's a really nice way to interject modernity into your designs
as you might know i'm a firm advocate of hierarchy and contrast in graphic design because i think
it's one of the most important principles and it is something that can really truly create
some functional graphic design this trend can make use of color shapes behind certain areas of text
simply just highlighting one word or letter with a different color or underlying areas
of text completely when done correctly this will give a nice visual emphasis to the viewer
and it comes across as more professional and well thought out this is once again ideal for headings
and subheadings but it can be used in a variety of different ways if you want to get creative
i see this less as a trend and like i said before more of a fundamental principle of design
hierarchy and contrast are firmly cemented in graphic design and so they should be because they
are a really great way to elevate your designs to new heights here is a really insightful comment
from a viewer of my channel and it's something i pretty much agree with trends in graphic design
shouldn't be taken too seriously they are one tool among many different tools to get your message
across and recognized so you shouldn't become too attached to trends in any way shape or form so the
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