Disjointed Text
Disjointed text is an interesting visual take on typography. The designer is creating a kind of abstract take on the letter forms by creating separation between each letter in the word or phrase. The idea is to bring the message and content into the design but still keep the design more visual rather than something that you read.
Double Exposure
Double exposure has been a thing for several years now. Despite the fact that some designers have put this technique aside for a while, we will definitely see a rise of double exposure designs. The technique allows the designer to blend two images to create a consistent message to viewers.
Duo Tones
Once mainly a staple in the print industry, duotone is now widely used everywhere. The great thing is that it can be created using any colors. It can be subtle or radiant, delicate or shouting, depending on the colors used. This versatility makes duotone suitable for a wide range of design applications.
Glitch
This trend is showing up a lot these days. Glitch is imagery that looks like it’s being transformed or broken up by some sort of digital interference. This design trend can elicit a fascination with distress, deconstruction and the eerie beauty of imperfection.
Integration
Integration is where you take fonts or letter forms or numbers and you integrate it very closely with photography. Think of it like the text and the photograph are living in the same physical space. There is always a visually interesting way they are interwoven with each other. This is a very popular trend and can be used in vastly different visual and creative ways.
Photo Masking
Photo masking is similar to the previous trend, Integration but it’s different in that you are using text elements, bars of color shapes to mask photography. You can also use shapes to mask a photograph within a photograph (have you gone cross eyed yet?)
