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Does Graphic Design Have A Future?
The field of graphic design is interesting, acting as both a sponge and a mirror for the wider world of technical and social transformation. Truly, the pace of transition is sufficient to make one’s mind turn. Too much digital ink has been poured into the fads and patterns of the day, we figured we might take a long perspective for a moment and imagine what graphic design would be like, not 5 or 10, but 20 years down the line. Now is the best time to study graphic design so enrol at Blue Sky Graphics today!
1. Flat style is going to give way to something less clunky.
“Flat design” is a key catch term these days, leading to the usage of smooth, perfectly 2D web design features that allow little use of gradients, shadows or anything else that suggests 3-dimensionality.
By 2033, even this is likely to look clumsy and abrasive; customer interface designers would be charged with seeking something more sophisticated than banal graphic shapes. In solution, “ethereal architecture” would totally eliminate the visual aspect, instead of allowing use of auditory tones, tactile cues and the 4th dimension, time, to direct users through the website, offering eyeballs a much-needed rest.
2. Vintage would have a fresh significance in the style of the logo
Vintage logo patterns, influenced by the blissful consumerism of the 1960s or the gritty, border-chic stamp emblems of the late 19th century, are all in rage today.
But eventually the modern past will lose its novelty, and logo makers will have to find a way to renovate the retro theme. Ok, there is only one direction to go, and that is backwards, so look forward to a set of hip styles that evoke mediaeval design—feudal family coats of arms, royal seals, and ornamental scrolls. Once there, the hieroglyphics are not far from.
3. Image blockage would render text completely optional.
Since Pinterest’s picture sharing platform exploded this year, the brick-like, solid-blocked image theme of the website has been prevalent in website designs.
If there is one thing that Pinterest has shown, it is that terms are superfluous, and somewhat undesirable for a multicultural culture that does not share a language. Instead, what you need are pictures, hyperlinks, and perhaps emoticons to get the world to interact. By 2033, the post-linguistic world will be in full swing; welcome to the multimedia cave of Chauvet.
4. The interactive architecture would be more responsive.
Today, few items rate higher on a web designer’s list of goals than “sensitive design”—layouts that conform to the scale and form of the device the user uses, whether it is a laptop, notebook, cell phone, etc.
Well, imagine what it is. We are not the devices. We are human beings, of flesh and blood and emotions. By 2033, developers would have understood this and carry “responsive” to the next stage, building sites that adapt not just on the scale of the device but also on the attitude and mood of the viewer. Is the customer agitated about this? Deploy the cool blue backdrop to quiet things down. Hold on to us, Siri.
5. The radical end of the type-segregation
We have seen a lot of production work lately that requires a multi-type strategy, juxtaposing striking yet dissimilar typefaces to get the viewer’s attention.
This sounds like a real victory, and we completely anticipate an approach that would revolutionise the field of typography more broadly. Books, for example. For decades, we have had to live with the tearfully boring convention of 1, maybe 2 typefaces per page. Well, to hell with that! In 2033, every term on each website will be able to wear a different typeface that exists in happy ragtag harmony.
6. Movie poster architecture embraces modern minimalism.
Commercial film posters appear to be anything but discreet. In the field of just-for-fun graphic design, though, a surge of designers responds with an ultra-ultra-minimal style that transforms the plot into a single classic element and leaves it there.
When movies themselves becoming more and more hyper-stimulating with ever-improving surround sound and 3D technologies, there is precedent for posters to believe the contrary path—people can only handle too much sensory noise! By 2033, the so-called “minimal” poster ventures of today may appear cluttered by comparison: the posters of 2033 will be so plain, they will comprise of nothing but a single shade of blue-grey, offering a pre-emptive break from the film they promote.
7. Infographics
“Infographic” has proved to be a long-lasting addition to the designer dictionary; they are a sleek, powerful modern way to display facts.
Yet companies and academic institutions are not the only ones to utilise them. One designer, Nicholas Felton, publishes The Feltron Report, an annual infographic chronicling the tiniest aspects of his life—from his engagement to his eating habits. By 2033, any resident would be able to create an infographic of this kind of detail—a perfect bonus for government record keeping. In fact, when a police officer pulls you over for traffic infringement, the order would not be “licence and registration” but “Facebook and Feltron”
8. The.gif is going to rule supreme
By 2033, the humble.gif animation would be the default means of advertising.
.gifs is unstoppable. If you are staring at a slick movie commercial or just a looping cat gif, it is hard to switch away.
And somehow, still, the.gif only holds a relatively marginal role in visual culture. Nothing will be farther from the facts by 2033. Not only can.gifs become the primary medium of billboard ads and physical comedy, but it will also become a legal type of art, winning itself a division in the Academy Awards. Visitors to Times Square in New York City will find themselves in a spastic sea of looping kitten footage.
9. Typography is literally going to exhaust itself
With easy-to-achieve and easy-to-use typing tools, the pace of new typography being developed today is truly astounding. We may not know the exact numbers, but to make a semi-educated estimate, every day we will bring it at a good hand.
As a matter of probability, it is still difficult to discern between certain types that are distinguished by the smallest of inlets, serif lengths and l-heights. By 2033, typographers would walk on each other’s toes like clumsy high school prom dates. Any of them will shift to emphasis on outlandish winding-style typefaces. The remainder would undergo a frenzy of cannibalistic lawsuits, finally leading the nation of Switzerland to ruin. In the middle of an unexpected change in Europe’s geopolitical dimensions, the tiny nation of Liechtenstein would buy its adjacent neighbour for a small amount.