Design Trends 2013 – Geometric

Posted on December 13, 2012 by sabina / One comment

geometric trends 2013

1. Geo Patterns by Rachel; 2. Wedding Paper Divas Card; 3. Spring 2013 Vivienne Tam; 4. Geometric Art by Andy Gilmore 5. Shell by Nate Luetkehans;

The trend of using geometric shapes and patterns in design continues in 2013.

There are ways to apply geometry in noticeable and innovative ways in your designs:

  • use organic lines. Hand drawn shapes or irregular organic lines which make the geometric shapes more artistic
  • mix different shapes. Mix shapes to create new original designs. Triangles, circles or just irregular shapes. Play with opacity and overlays.
  • use contrast

1. Geometric Holiday Card at Minted; 2. Cuben Space by Marcel Buerkle; 3.Rectangles Revised at Minted

Design Trends 2013 – Stripes

Posted on November 17, 2012 by sabina / No comments

design trends 2013 stripes

Stripes will be everywhere in 2013. Stripes in all sizes and colors were a huge runway trend during Spring/Summer 2013 Fashion Week. It is predicted that home decor and graphic design will not be escaping them either.

Many designers were inspired to include stripes in their 2013 collections, by artists like Daniel Buren and Anni Albers.
stripes in art

1 and 2. Wall art by Daniel Buren; 3. Painting by Anni Albers; 4. Numero 93 May 2008; 5. Play with your elephant

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Design Trends 2013 – Mint

Posted on November 12, 2012 by sabina / 3 comments

design trends 2013 mint

Mint is going to be one of the hot colors in 2013. It is number one trend in wedding invitations for next year and is probably going to find its way in other areas of graphic design.

1. Pantone Color Report 2013 Spring – Grayed Jade
2. Wedding invitation by Minted
3. Mint clip art set
4. mint and gold feather in Feathers clip art set

How to pair mint

Mint can be combined with a number of great colors. For example Monaco Blue (Pantone color 2013). Gold is a luxurious combination with mint. Emerald is another trend color for 2013 and goes beautifully with mint creating a nice contrast. Pink is a classic combination with mint – a salmon, or linen pink + mint =  vintage soft look.

Fonts that go with mint

Is there such thing as a suitable font for a specific color? In design color sets the mood and the direction. Finding suitable font is what brings design to perfection. Mint can be made modern when paired with some rounded nice sans serif font like Museo Sand or Futura. Scripts like La Portenia and Capistrano BF are a more fancy match.