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What are the creative
trends to watch for?
Afterprovingprettysagefor2017’shottesttrends,thefolksat
Shutterstockforecasttheyear’smostinfluentialvisualstyles
Seeing the future would be
agiftmostdesignersand
influencers would die for. In
truth, the most talented are
more perceptive than lucky and can gauge
current climates or social tastes to engineer
solutions tomorrow’s world will want to see.
Webdesigninnovatorsarenoexception
and tend to be most adept at tapping into
visual moods and fashions, not totally
without insider help it seems.
Shutterstock recently released its 2018
Creative Trends Report which derives
eleven styles by analysing billions of
customer searches within the company’s
vast repository of stock imagery. Paying
most attention to those browsing habits of
clients in the most influential trades such as
film, TV, media and advertising,
Shutterstock has some form when it comes
to calling out creative cool. “Our 2017 report
was particularly accurate in its predictions,
identifying trends like ‘Glitch’ early on,”
Shutterstock’s Curator Robyn Lange
The tools, trends and news to
inspire your web projects
explains. So what are the trends set to turn
headsin2018youmaywellask?
Well topping the report are three major
trends with “Fantasy” proving most
bankable,representedbyahungerfor
mythical characters, imagery and even
sprawling orchestral music too. Search
surges for “continuous line” and “neon
circle” styles place “New Minimalism” in
second spot before “Space” completes the
trendiesttriotowatch.Whilethelatter’s
recent popularity seems to reflect
box-officecinemareleasessuchasStar
Wars, other tips are more abstract forms
including the “Natural Luxury” of marbles
and crystal, candy-coloured “Punchy
Pastels” and, bizarrely, Cactus plants.
Aside from growing popularity for ancient
geometrics, tactile craft wares such as
embroidery, plus any imagery for
cryptocurrency, Shutterstock reserve
special mention for holographics. It might
be bringing up the rear at the report’s
position eleven but we recognise this one
particularly among the trends observed in
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Topping the report are three
major trends with “Fantasy”
proving most bankable
recent site picks. Shimme nbow,
prism-like colour palettes evoking the
undeniable awe that holograms inspire
seemagoodbet.Ifthatwasn’tenoughof
aninsidertip,thereportalsomanagedto
link many of the selected trends to specific
countries. So what will be “rocking” our own
creative shores by next Xmas? Terrazzo
apparently… Yeah, we’ll let you know!
STAT
ATTACK
MOBILE
BROWSERS
Who’s popular,
and who’s not.
Where’s Android?
Chrome
49.72 %
Popular on desktop,
popular on mobile
Safari
18.34 %
Popular choice on
Apple devices
UC Browser
15.76 %
A well-known brand
from Asia
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Opera
5.70 %
Found on low-power
smartphones
Samsung
5.49 %
Popular mobile
phone brand
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