Graphic design trends are as unforgettable and recyclable as apparel trends, and this is why the two sometimes overlap, especially if you’re a lifestyle brand. Printmaking can be an integral part for all brands and especially if you’re an artist or musician.

A bright yet simplistic mood is brewing in print design for 2022. Print trends across magazines, brochures, packaging and posters will be dominated by bright colors, playful shapes, and novel print finishes.

DESIGN TRENDS

80’s and 90’s nostalgia is back and it’s everywhere from how kid’s are dressing to what brands have adopted as their brand visuals. Within this genre, we see influences from the past with a touch of modern elements.

90’s Retro Design

In 2022, the retro comeback has finally landed on the 90s with the pop culture comeback of The Matrix and Netflix’s Fear Street, ushering in an era of gothic serifs, neon colors and vaporwave landscapes.

we are reexperiencing the 90s through Memphis design patterns, simple emojis and primitive internet frames also known as brutalist design.

Within this genre of design, we see minimalism and simplicity front and center. People want the sense of familiarity coupled with fun abstract shapes that are not overwhelming.

Typography

2022 is bringing more vibrant, expressive, and experimental lettering. In this new era, we expect lettering that pushes the bounds of easy legibility, creating forms that are expressive in and of themselves.

Because this trend is rooted in experimentation and personal expression, the sky is the limit as far as how it can look. Mismatched letter styles, mind-bending shapes and amorphous blobs are all on the table.

All in all, this type of lettering challenges the distinction between abstract shapes and legible letters.

Illustrations

designers of 2022 are taking their inspiration from past pioneers of flat design, specifically the Ukiyo-e artists of Japan’s Edo Period. Ukiyo-e is a style of printed artwork (though it was sometimes painted) using hand-carved woodblocks. Using this technique allows for scenes in stylized flatness.

Simple line drawings are also going to be a standard in printmaking and overall graphic design. These meandering drawings are intensely personal, and the designers of 2022 are injecting their professional work with a bit of their own abstract mindscape.

Doing so can bridge the gap between digital tools and a human touch, creating designs that are approachable.

Collage Design

The collage is almost like the anti-design, as it’s past has notoriously been a signal of low-budget and grungy.

Most notably, this grunge-type print has a physical presence through analog elements such as tape, torn pages and scribbled handwriting - rebelling against the clean, flat graphics of the digital age.

This design style adds more personality and more energy and movement to poster artwork, tickets, and flyers.

Bubble Design

Much like puff prints on apparel, bubble design is everywhere. Bubble shapes have an undeniably positive effect, as circles often convey friendliness and levity due to their lack of corners. But unlike the typical bubble fonts and shapes (which often find their way onto products aimed at children), this 2022 trend revels in exaggeration through elongated forms and psychedelic colors which give it a little more grown-up feel.

Author: Irene Floridia - Content Creator

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