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Reminder that art is cyclic. This reminds me of the Memphis airbrushed geometric art from the 80s. The latest flat design cycle is dead, and one way to evolve

by dexwiz 3y ago

Reminder that art is cyclic. This reminds me of the Memphis airbrushed geometric art from the 80s. The latest flat design cycle is dead, and one way to evolve is take the latest generation (flat) and combine it with current retro trend (80s/90s redistilled by GenZ). So you take the natural noise generated by airbrushed artwork of the 80s/90s and translate that into digital art via gradients. Voilà! You have a style that will dominate the digital art landscape for the next few years.

esafak 3y ago
Are there any resources to stay abreast of design trends? I know about https://aesthetics.fandom.com/ https://aesthetics.fandom.com/
- shermantanktop 3y ago
  Just visited. Not sure how to label the (dubious) design sensibility of the site itself, but the massive ugly ads are making me realize my adblocker is off. Interesting content nonetheless.
- werber 3y ago
  codrops is a nice one
  - deleted 3y ago
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- mp_mn 3y ago
  I like CARI a lot https://cari.institute/aesthetics https://cari.institute/aesthetics
  - dimmke 3y ago
    This is remarkable. Thank you!
  - aidenn0 3y ago
    That's incredible. Also gives me a name for the Cybertruck's style "Cassette Futurism:" https://cari.institute/aesthetics/cassette-futurism https://cari.institute/aesthetics/cassette-futurism
    - rifty 3y ago
      Influenced by, but i think Cybertruck is more in a vehicle design class of its own being aligned with the brutalism ideas of the period. The stainless steel is serving the appearance, feel, shape, and the structure; it is to cars what concrete was to brutalist buildings.
  - esafak 3y ago
    I'm glad I asked; this nails it. Pinterest also keeps track of trends: https://trends.pinterest.com/ https://trends.pinterest.com/