Teen. Generation. Graphic Design Trends 2008. Posted on 09'08 Sep Posted on September 9, 2008 along with 172 JUST™ Creative Comments Is all design looking the same to you? Are you following graphic design trends subconsciously? These are two questions to ponder over the next four weeks in this four part series showcasing the most used techniques, effects, icons, shapes, concepts, fonts, stock images and clichés used in design today. The Four Part Series Below is the first article of four. Whenever you look for inspiration, you are bound to come across at least one of these techniques / effects / elements.
Stock images have been used to portray each element. 1. By far the most overused technique used in design today is the infamous rays of light usually found tucked away in the background of a design or at the very forefront of the design such as in the picture above. 2. Vectorised silhouettes of people and other objects is definitely second on the list. 3. Closely contending with number 4, ink splatters are everywhere. 4. 5. 6. 7. Thank God For The Recession: 5 Trends That Will Reshape Marketin. I'm sure I'm not the first one to tell you: We're in a recession.
The doom has advertisers hanging signs along the lines of “Will Work For Food” on their agency walls, and marketers continue to face facts and figures like these, from Forrester's 2009 Global CMO Recession Survey: 71% of marketing budgets have been reduced this year, and more than half reported reductions greater than 20%. Now here comes the curveball: I think this might be the best thing that has happened to our industry in decades.
Yes, I said that. While I have empathy for those that have lost jobs and the extra pressure many of us are facing, it's also forced us to innovate, reinvent ourselves, think more strategically, and, most importantly, bring a level of sophistication and maturity that, in my opinion, has been desperately missing from digital advertising throughout most of the industry. There are five trends I believe are reshaping the face of marketing. (As Featured on AdAge.com) Connect: Authored by: Freddie Laker. The Future of Social Media. Last night I spoke to the Social Media Club gathering in Chicago where I pontificated a bit on the future of social media.
I’ve talked about the future of the agency and social media before in a guest post on Valeria Maltoni’s Conversation Agent, but hadn’t tackled the topic with such a wide-angle lens before. As social media becomes more widely accepted as a communications channel, more and more businesses will find ways to use it. Some of them will innovate. Others will just follow, but because the core of social media and the corporation is connecting directly to one’s consumers, which makes them happy, we still only sit at the front end of the bell curve of this movement. Without putting a time frame on my thoughts, here are some notions I shared last night.
The Web Will Get Much Smarter Semantic search and artificial intelligence are upon us. But it will be more than just smart text. Social Media Will Change Government If It’s Not Mobile, It Won’t Exist Journalism Will Not Die.