January 2026

Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 31 jan 2026

In 2025 graphic design saw anti-trend approach where designers experimented with nostalgic and analog approaches, away from the currently hyper-digital, polished, perfection seeking designs. In 2026, shifts are expected in five key areas - print, image production, editorial design, typography, logo design. PRINT - The copy-style raw, low ink look that was visible in later 2025 will continue as a trend. ASSETS - The visual indexing, order and organize style such as collection or collage of assets like photographs or cut outs will continue. LAYOUT - Micrographics, the utilitarian visual language or aesthetically designed technical information, is brought to the fore by designers. They are adopting tight typographic overlays, grids and timestamps as visual devices. TYPOGRAPHY - Letterforms that place expression above function, more wobbly and mismatched, pick and mix approaches will be more visible in 2026. LOGOS - Blotchy style with more variable and fluid forms in logos is expected to continue. Designers that are mentioned and their work represented in the article are - Kevin Hoögger; Merel van den Berg; Maya Valencia; Sydney Maggin; Louis Garella; Charlotte Rohde; Alice Isaac; Andrzej G.; Tala Schlossberg; Jacob Hutch; Jean Pierre Consuegra; Miguel Vides; Hyejin Song; Zak Jensen; Edoardo Benaglia; Luca Devinu; Brandon Wang; Evan Gendell; Angelina Pischikova; Karina Zhukovskaya; Clemens Piontek; Clio Hadjigeorgiou; Eva Rotreklová; Cristian Burgos; Christhian Hurtado; Varada Rege; Jasmina Begović; Harriet Richardson. Read on...

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