Spring/ Summer 2009 Graphic TrendsLA, USA
Most Popular Trends
- Illustrated By Hand
- Red, White and Blue
- Nature and Great Outdoors
Other trends include
'70's Love' (style includes retro soft colouring and positive messages)
'Girls Girls Girls' (1980's inspired ink illustrations that focus upon the female figure in a contemporary style)
' Poetic Illustration' (Inspired by Nature the designs often detailed line drawings featuring 'curious animal creations'
'Pen and Ink' (These designs are often thought-provoking detailed black and white designs)
'Disturbed Comic' (Often vibrant pen illustrations inspired by comic books with grotesque characters)
'Native Tongues' (contemporary take on ancient civilisation and cultural patterns)
'Woodland' (stylized illustrations inspired by nature, popular feature includes trees and detailed animal studies)
'Skullz' (tattoo inspired detailed illustrations of skulls including modern patterns, example shown above left)
'Robots' (mechanical character prints created by erratic hand illustrations, the designs are often seen as 'cute and playful')
'Cartoon Animals' (inspired by Skandi, the design is childlike with bold colours and stylized animal graphics)
'Big Cats' (Contemporary illustrations with contrasting bi-colours)
'Birds of a Feather' (Romantic feathers and birds in a paint brush effect)
'Art Deco Constructivism' (These designs are normally black, white and red, inspired by war posters the designs are very angular and aggressive)
'Ok Computer' (Low-fi graphics, stylized images focusing mostly upon keyboards and Hi-Fi's)
'Type' (Using mostly sans-serifs, rainbow repeats and paint brush effects)
Examples of trends from left to right
70's Love, Girls Girls Girls, Poetic Illustration, Pen and Ink,
Native Tongue, Cartoon Animals, Birds of a Feather, Type.
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