The 2020 – year of contradictions

(Crello team, 2020)

Concepts

Minimum of minimalism

Keeping minimalism to the necessary minimum and letting the imagination bloom over sounds like it was a road that led to the classic Greek architecture and Art Deco masterpieces. A road we’d definitely like to take in the new 20s.

Maximalist Design

Design has been moving towards a more minimalist aesthetic over the past few years, but that might change in 2020, and we will see a more maximalist approach, especially in typography and image-making.

“Design has been moving towards a more minimalist aesthetic over the past few years, but I do think that might change in 2020, and we will see a more maximalist approach in design, especially in typography and image-making,” Bristol-based illustrator and designer Eleanor Hardiman tells us. “I would love to see more of this after a period of what feels like more minimalist design.

Major color combinations of 2020:

Textures

Neon

The future is neon. This calls for a celebration! From the repeatable flashing in modern art, neon made its way back on top of the modern design trends hierarchy.