Top Presentation Design Trends of 2022, According to Creative Experts

Jordan Turner

Updated: December 14, 2021

Published: April 26, 2021

In early 2020, the world as we knew it was flipped upside down. Businesses were forced to pivot in the face of the pandemic, and as a result many companies adopted a remote work culture.

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Remote work changed the way organizations and teams worked — and even how companies communicated to prospective customers and acquired new business. Employees leaned into virtual designs, presentations, and events to communicate both internally and externally.

The graphic design landscape, as a result, has changed dramatically over the past year.

Now, presentations need to work harder than ever to connect, engage, and inspire audiences into action. In fact, over 35 million PowerPoint presentations are given each day to over 500 million audiences — but 79% of those audiences believe most presentations they see are boring.

To help you crush your next presentation deck, we've rounded up the top presentation design trends of 2021, as predicted by creative industry experts and presentation power-users.

Here, learn from three creative experts from leading companies in the tech space on the four biggest presentation design trends that will emerge in 2021.

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1. There will be increased empathy found in design.

Marissa Latshaw, Founder of Latshaw Marketing , says: "Impactful, inspiring design starts with empathy.

Empathy is one of the most powerful tools in the creative toolbox. The good news is that empathy — the ability to feel, understand, and respond to the feelings of others — is innate in us all. Our job as creators is to harness this empathy for better design, marketing, and storytelling.

Empathy boosts creativity. The empathy/creativity connection is strong — as shown in many studies over the past decade. One study asked participants to create and name a potato chip product for pregnant women. Before beginning the task, half of the participants were told to envision how the consumer would feel  while eating the snack. The other half were asked to imagine what the consumer would think . An independent jury found the product concepts of the first, feelings-focused, empathy-activated group to be more original than the control group.

Empathy is also vital for inclusivity. More than ever, we want to communicate with others in a way that is genuinely inclusive. An empathetic approach ensures we understand the goals, needs, fears, and values of all the people we wish to engage (beyond just the way they relate to our brand or product). This is a call for us all to become proactive about inclusivity, and it starts with empathy.

Empathy creates connection. From in-home fitness giant Peloton to the new voice-based, social network Clubhouse , we are constantly finding new and innovative ways to connect with one another.

Both brands demonstrate empathy as they address the palpable and growing need for connection. They re-imagined how we work out and share conversations in a more socially-connected way.

Designing anything — from a presentation to an ad campaign — is no different. Each is an opportunity to reimagine and innovate how we engage and connect with the world.

Empathy helps us to stand out by standing in another's shoes. Creating one-of-a-kind, empathy-driven experiences ultimately brings us closer together and inspires action."

2. Designers will lean into radical simplicity.

Eliot Garcia Weisberg, Creative Director at Airbnb , talks to us about all things radical simplicity.

He says, "Despite its incredible power to connect us, teleconferencing stunts audience energy and empathy. Attention — already a fleeting resource — is further divided between the screens, speakers, slides, and sounds of the virtual landscape.

The feedback loop from audience to presenter is nearly dead. The impact of environmental design is lost. In our new world, the value of a single pixel on the cluttered screens of remote audiences is immense. And the screens themselves— their quality and colors— vary wildly from member to member.

The key to designing for the 'new normal' is embracing radical simplicity. A designer must reduce a slide to its core idea, then push to simplify even further. They musk ask themselves — 'Do I really need to show this?' Then challenge themselves every time the answer is 'Yes.'

Slide counts will be drastically reduced. Superfluous icons will fade away. Bullets will become a distant memory. Subtle textures will be replaced by solid colors. We'll see a shift away from image masks and bold text over photos. Instead, we'll see full-screen photographs or simple statements that make their point obvious and drive core concepts home.

We'll spend more time on the speaker— full screen— than ever before. Their delivery, from tone to inflection, will become a design element. Rehearsals will replace design reviews. 

The end result will feel much more human. And, if successful, radically simple."

3. Great design will hold the viewers' attention.

"For decades, the job of creative designers, writers, and videographers was to get attention. Cut through the noise. Deliver ads that stand out. Use creativity as a hook," Adam Morgan, Adobe's Executive Creative Director, says about holding an audience's attention.

He adds, "But in today's ultra-connected digital world, that hammer and nail approach isn't always the answer. People choose what they want. The trend I'm seeing today is to hold attention. Less push and more pull. We have to create experiences that provide real value to an individual — not just catch their attention with shock value or clickbait.

 "We have to create communities where people want to consume our brand experiences. We have to know those individuals and groups, what they care about, and provide new information wrapped in an emotional blanket. We have to stand for things they value."

Rather than a hard sell, we have to share a story that they believe in and be open and transparent with why it matters to them.

What this means for creative teams is that you can't just make it pretty or funny. You have to think deeply about what your brand means to customers and then create immersive experiences that connect. It's no longer just about the creative craft of colors and fonts and icons. It's about stories and meaning and authenticity and purpose. Don't just get attention with your work. Hold  attention. So that you can build brands that grow and last."

4. Designers should use clean, minimalistic fonts and calming colors.

Lastly, we tapped into Beautiful.ai's Creative Director Anuja Kanani's expertise to unravel one more presentation design trend for 2021.

Kanani says, "Choosing the best colors for a presentation, and good presentation fonts, are two of the most important elements of deck design. Each design decision— shapes, words, and images— affect the way your audience feels about the presentation, but colors hold the most influence.

Taking the place of bold, bright primary colors, 2021 has warranted more relaxed, muted colors following the chaos of 2020. Not only are low-saturated and pastel colors more calming, they're more organic and natural, perhaps making audiences feel more at ease and confident in the presentation in front of them.

Using a consistent, complimentary color theme strategically can help position your brand in the mind of your customers," adds Kanani. She recommends limiting your presentation to 3-4 colors in your palette, with one accent color to highlight key points and bring balance and harmony to your presentation.

3 different color options that complement each other, all pastels (light blue, peach, and dark blue)

The trend of minimalism extends to good presentation fonts, too. Seasoned presenters are opting for clean minimal fonts, such as Open Sans or Jost, and rejecting traditional fonts like Arial or Times New Roman in 2021.

Kanani adds, "Custom typography improves your brand recognition, while selecting different weights or styles can help control the narrative on each slide."

Presentation Graphics

You've probably caught onto the fact that over-complicated slides are a thing of the past. Studies show that 35% of millennials say they will only engage with content they feel has a great story or theme, so to avoid boring them into a snooze, use visuals to control your narrative.

Presentation graphics, or rich visuals, can help you paint a picture in bite-sized chunks so that your audience can digest the information you're presenting to them.

Kanani says, "Engaging, inspiring visuals in presentations make your content compelling, eye-catching, and helps convey your story beautifully."

Choosing rich icons, diagrams or infographics, and quality photos are powerful tools to help make your presentation more memorable and impactful.

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Top 10 Emerging Presentation Design Trends to Watch in 2021 and Beyond

Ashish Arora

The abrupt outbreak of Covid-19 in the year 2020 has changed the world on the spur of the moment. The shifting of work from the office to home, growing propensity for online conferences and virtual presentations, and the higher inclination towards going digital have compelled businesses to adjust to the new norms to stay current and relevant. Amidst new challenges, unpredictability of this crisis, and waiting for the Covid-19 vaccine, the graphic design trends are likely to take a roller-coaster ride in the new decade.

As people are drifting towards soothing and calm designs, the graphic trends will shift from bolder and bigger to muted and quieter color tones. Inspired by futuristic tech and sci-fi, the graphic design trends in 2021 will put people’s experience first and will be wholly based on the motto “the simpler, the better.”  

What more 2021 has in its store for graphic design? Read on and brace yourself with this heads-up on the emerging trends!

1. muted color palette will probably take over bold and vibrant colors.

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Colors have the power to directly influence the soul. Needless to say, vivid and bright colors get more pull. Nevertheless, muted colors hold a world of incredible beauty. After witnessing the turmoil and agitation in 2020, a shift towards understated and relaxed muted color tones is evident in 2021. However, the vibrant and bold colors will not vanish completely. 

Some of the good reasons for increasing focus towards muted color palette are:

  • These colors are more comforting, consoling, and soothing.
  • They provide a more organic, authentic, and natural feel.
  • These reassuring tones make viewers feel nostalgic and reflect positive vibes.
  • The muted colors perfectly blend with both light and dark font text.

Because of all these reasons, it would not be astonishing to see many health and wellness brands resorting and falling back on these low-saturated, subtle color palettes in years to come.

2. Flat Icons and Illustrations will Come Back in a Big Way

Flat Icons

Icons and illustrations are not new; they are in vogue for quite a while. In 2021, they will come back with a bang to make your simple visual stories more engaging and appealing. Flat designs feature a unique visual perception, effective legibility on various screens, a clear visual hierarchy, and quick support for intuitive navigation in mobile and web interfaces. These designs make your presentations, blog posts, and social media posts more contextual and open new perspectives in the sphere of user-centric design solutions. Owing to all these features, the popularity of flat icons and illustrations is expected to remain undiminishing in 2021 and beyond.

3. Simple Data Visualization will Gain a Huge Traction

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With trillions of data being generated daily, industry experts and big brands look forward to staying ahead of their competitors and tap into new opportunities by representing this data in a meaningful and easy-to-digest manner. Here, graphic design will be a game-changer and influence the future of data visualization to a great extent in the upcoming time. Statistical infographics enriched with icons, pictograms, and charts will help businesses visualize large chunks of complicated data into a comprehensible format.

4. Social Media Slide Decks will be the Next Big Thing

Social media channels, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, have changed the way people communicate with each other and with brands. A powerful communication strategy is all about combining the right message with a great design. Graphic designers acknowledge this fact and are constantly looking out for ways to help marketers leverage these channels and connect with their existing and potential customers in a meaningful way. One such trend we will likely see in 2021 is social media slide decks. 

A slide deck is a miniature form of the infographic made specifically for social media. Contrary to a single image post in which you can’t reveal much information, social media slide decks are more versatile and allow brands to share longer messages in a visually impressive manner in one post. These decks work wonders on LinkedIn and Instagram; however, you can also use them on other platforms but the outcome won’t be as smooth.

5. Geometric Shapes will Reshape the Landscape of the Graphic Design

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Every single structure, shape, and color conveys a subconscious message to the viewers. And if we talk about geometric shapes, they evoke nostalgia, retro feel, and spell a unique influence on human minds. Understanding this strong psychology of shapes in design, many renowned brands are turning back to geometric images. This drastic shift from abstract shapes to geometric shapes will definitely take graphic design by storm in 2021. So, be prepared to go with the flow and add some depth to your message using simple yet engaging geometric shapes in your graphic designs.

6. Animated Slides will be the Talk of the Town

Amidst these trying times when a huge part of the world is confined indoors, and more and more eyes are on the screen, animated images are one of the most influential ways to bring your brand to life and intrigue the audience. According to the predictions made by Cisco, by 2022, the internet will surpass 1 million minutes of video each second. This statistic clearly reveals the growing preference for motion graphics animations over image graphics in the upcoming years.

Furthermore, studies have revealed that viewers retain only 10% of a message when they read it in text and 95% of the message when they watch it in the video. Thus, the inclusion of animated slides in your presentation will leave a positive impression of your brand on the audience’s mind.

7. Authenticity will be the Much Sought-After Element in All Designs

Gone are the days when winning customer loyalty and trust through snazzy marketing was a cakewalk. The last few years have witnessed a paradigm shift in customers’ perceptions and sentiments. Today’s customers are more informed and intelligent. They are more inclined towards how well brands leverage their data and resonate with their emotions and needs.

As we approach 2021, one thing is clear that the graphics and designs that will reflect the authentic intentions, inherent reliability, and true personality of the brands are bound to get more acceptance over superfluous designs.

8. 3D Typography Design will be a Great Innovation in Graphic Design

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A huge innovation in typography is predicted for 2021. Three-dimensional letters give an additional depth and ultra-realistic effect to your text, giving viewers a feel as if they can reach out and touch them. The 3D letters seem as if they are jumping out from the screen and talking to the viewers. The best part of this typography is that it perfectly blends with all trendy custom fonts, popular gradients, and the latest textures.

3D typography will open more avenues for graphic designers in the coming time and push them to be as imaginative and creative as possible.

9. Minimalist Designs will Gain More Popularity

Minimalist Design

From gadgets and websites to clothing and home decoration, minimalism has become an irretrievable trend, which is not dying in the near future. And this trend will make a huge impact on graphic design too.

The essence of the minimalist design is “less is more.” These designs put more emphasis on the focal point for making the content stand out, stripping off superfluous textures, shapes, colors, and elements. In a nutshell, minimalist designs feature flat designs, few elements, dramatic typography, use of white space, and limited color schemes. Contrary to content-heavy slides that distract the audience, minimalist slides keep them focused.

10. The Trend of Beautiful Gradients is Expected to Continue

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The gradient pattern came into trend in the 90s but took a backseat in the late 2000s. Now, in 2021, it is all set to be back in style, showing no sign of slowing down anytime soon. With hundreds of shades available for each color, the gradient pattern blends different colors to create stunning color transitions and give a fresh and modern touch to the designs. Be it the logo, web design, print materials, apps, or presentation slides, gradients will bring them to life if done right.

The Inference

The world is on the cusp of a digital revolution, and the graphic design industry is poised to respond accordingly. Designs provide a unique perspective of the global world, and we are confident that these trends will bring hope in despair, the order in chaos, and optimism in this pessimistic aura. So, go ahead, stay at the forefront of the new graphic design trends, and unlock the new level of modernization and innovation in your next presentations. Happy Designing!

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Top 7 Biggest Presentation Design Trends 2021

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2021 is the year of presentations.

With the global pandemic continuing to disrupt lives and work-from-home being the new normal, effective presentations are the only way to collaborate and communicate with teams.

This means, knowing the latest trends that the global workforce is hooked to is a great way to ensure your next meeting becomes a success. But the thing about trends is that they are not sustainable and change before you realize.

This means if you have to be efficient yet sustain the performance of your presentation, you need to mix your take with what is trending amongst the global workforce community. This will make your presentation stand out in no time.

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In this post, we get into the details of every design trend that you can make your own in 2021.

7 trendsetters in presentation design that you need to know in 2021

Design is the silent yet powerful conveyer of communication. What we fail to say by words, the design does. This is exactly what today’s design presentation is doing.

At the core, our presentation designs echo our current state of mind.

The trends of presentation designs of 2021 are highly influenced by global circumstances. The where, when, and how we work have created a shift in how we present our messages. Right from colors to content layout to our choice of tools, everything has changed.

However, if you are still confused about how to approach your presentation, here is Pitch’s guide to presentation design that can simplify your journey.

In the following section, we have curated the top 7 trends to watch in presentation design in 2021.

1. Go beyond PowerPoint

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Gone are the days when PowerPoint was the only presentation tool people used. With the competition of the SaaS market reaching new heights, you have a host of tools that can help you create the best presentations of your professional lives.

Tools like Envato, Canva, and many more are powerful, intuitive presentation tools that you can use today. These tools offer a range of pre-built templates that you can customize and used readily. But that’s not all.

They also have shareable links for easy collaboration and access.

2. It is all about visual storytelling

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Images can convey a thousand words and this year’s trends proves that rightly. We see a meteoric rise in visual graphics-heavy presentations this year. If you did not integrate high-definition visuals in your presentation, you need to do it now.

When you’re presenting a slide, it’s very easy to go overboard on the words you use. Make sure that you’re using images to add emphasis to your points, and then you’ll start seeing a lot more people watching the presentation.

Text vs. image? In 2021 Images are dominant. This style is inspired by scrolling features while using social media.

For example, if you’re presenting the results of a survey, and you’re going to have a section of your presentation focused on why it was important to take the survey, make sure that you’re showing an image of what the survey accomplished.

If you aren’t already using responsive design for your images, you really should be. Responsive design means that the presentation is optimized for any viewing device, including mobile. Once you start using responsive design, you’ll start realizing that it makes the presentation look and feel a lot better.

That’s a basic example, but you can see how images can make a presentation more engaging.

It also makes the presentation much easier to view for your audience. You should be using responsive design to deliver a presentation more regularly than you are now. Responsive design is the future of presentation design.

While using the image and graphic design makes your presentation responsive. Making your presentation responsive allows you to increase your audience reach. Using social media platforms on mobile is a great start.

3. Content is the ultimate king

It seems pretty basic, but a great presentation starts with great content. It is the star of the show, rather than the design. The design is just a tool to make the content more engaging.

The key is to make the content so engaging that the design is completely unnecessary.

Make sure that you know what the content of your presentation is going to be, and then it’s interactive. That’s how you’ll end up with a great presentation. Also, ensure your content gains the spotlight. Going simple is a good idea to play with, but it can be dangerous too for you. Better play safe side and use color contrast. If your background and text color are blending, give a highlight by using stroke and bring your hero in the pitcher.

4. Don’t underestimate the power of serif

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You may find this contradicts with trends. Design and font go hand in hand. You may urge to use fancy fonts, but they will create a negative impact and make your audience lose interest in your slides.

Why? Because fancy fonts give your presentation a modern look, but it reduces the readability rate of your content.

Looking at these things, 2021 will be a serif year. The Serif font family has been between us for a long time, and it is expected that they are going to be around us.

Why are they still in trend? The answer lies in their age; serif gives us a feeling of retro. The feeling of old, warm, which we all were craving for in 2020.

5. Keep it simple

Keep it simple and stupid. The straightforward rule of KISS is to hold upright in this year’s presentation trends. If you’re still in the habit of going over the text limit, you’re making a really bad habit of yourself. The good thing is that people are starting to become a lot more aware of that in today’s presentations.

Don’t make the mistake of filling your slides with lots of content. You will use your audience’s attention. Make your presentation design appealing to your audience. Glue them with your right voice modulation and engaging design.

Of course, some people love to go over text limits, but most people hate it. A presentation that is full of content is going to feel like it’s boring to them. Don’t let that happen to you.

Pro Tip: Get a hold of your content and let your design make noise.

6. The dark background rises

With the pandemic creating a shadow in our lives, dark backgrounds have made a come back too. But a presentation doesn’t need to look monotonous. You can use different colors and choose the colors that you use in the presentation wisely. A presentation that doesn’t use different colors is going to look stale and boring.

It’s easy enough to use different colors, but you need to make sure that every presentation is unique. You can’t just use the same colors all the time.

What puts the base for presentation? Background! Going with a dark background will give you an ample amount of opportunities to spotlight your content. 2021 is the year of presentation design painted with dark and neon colors. You can use multiple ideas and pattern blends with a wide range of colors.

Different colors depict some feelings. Using a dark color background such as black gives you a feeling of seriousness, bold on the other, and sad, lowkey. The perfect definition of emotions we went through in 2020.

Play with variants, go neon and blend things to create 2020 inspired presentation design in 2021. Neon acts as a booster, and we often see them used with retro themes.

7. Being human

The year of the pandemic has been everything but human. If there is one thing that the world craves, it is the human touch. This year’s presentation designs loudly reflect this craving. This means the best thing that you can gift your audience is the warmth of human emotions. But how?

Enter doodles. No wonder why these hand-drawn illustrations are becoming rapidly popular in the presentation world. Inspired by DIY areas created by using different graphic tools, the central idea behind doodles is to showcase creativity with color and graphics. Does Google Doodle ring any bell?

Google doodles prove that gigantic cooperation can also add doodles to create friendly and interactive elements in their slides. Doodles are always a right-minded idea to add in slides. They can act as side heroes or can be introduced as main heroes.

Presentations are all about impactful expressions. This means if you have to truly stand out, only following trends will not make it a success. You need to go deeper.

Be authentic in your presentations. Be bold and show your style. Let open your creative outlet and bring the best versions of you. Sure, you can use the above design trends to set the mood board but always take into account your context and target audience.

The more aligned each of the elements is, the better is your end output.

So now, when you know the trending presentation designs of this year, there is just one question left to answer.

Which design trends are you thinking of implementing in your next presentation?

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After 2020, the year when every month was different, we don’t know what to expect of 2021. The world started focusing on health and all of us contributed towards spreading awareness. One message united many brands and individuals and it’s still integrated in communication strategies: Stay home. Be safe.

Many creatives were affected the past year, it’s not easy to create and come up with ideas when bad news are circulating everywhere. But as content is consumed at a higher speed, people and businesses have to adapt faster and designs have to reflect the needs of the customers. 

After thorough navigation on the internet, looking for new design trends and also for old ones here is what the creative community is expecting this year, with our part of integrations in presentations. 

Not new, but always special. 3D designs have their unique way of speaking to you. It has been evolving in the past years, using technology and virtual reality to attract your attention. A versatile trend that takes many such as illustrations, motion design, typography for a greater impact. 

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Incorporating 3D elements into your presentation can help you highlight anything you want, just by arranging them one on top of the other. Your audience will see what you want them to see, but be careful, such effects can distract them from the message. 

Quick and simple 3D objects are also to be found directly in Microsoft PowerPoint. They will bring your slides to a new level and show your audience the work you put in preparing the presentation. 

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Symbol revival 

Well-known symbols can better express your brand’s personality or values. People want to be challenged, to experience designs on more levels and symbols help connect with an universal language.

You can change the entire meaning of the slide with a meaningful icon. We’ve also seen modernized symbols, like Frida’s Mermaid Makeover or Eliza Osmo’s medieval crest. 

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Retro futurism 

New generations are starting to take an interest in styles of previous decades. Going back to the origins of their grandparents and adding their own perspective of present or even future. As it’s hard to tell exactly what’s happening right now, a combination of past with how we imagine the future gives you the familiar feeling, but also one of progress. 

In these uncertain times nostalgia and the promise of a better tomorrow blend perfectly. 

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How to use Retro Futurism in presentation

Presenting your new solution,idea or concept in retro style will give your audience a sense of optimism and comfort. They will associate it with the good old days yet to come. You can achieve this through colors, backgrounds or texture. 

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Authentic representation 

As we already talked about the fast pace content is consumed and the deeper connection that people favor in these times, authenticity should also be part of your designs. Experiential design has gained a lot of popularity lately and designers started to use diverse characters in their work. 

Brands already started using authentic stories and will continue to do so, searching for ways to create meaningful content.

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This design trend goes hand in hand with the Power of Storytelling. Stop associating your idea with “The next Uber” or “The next Airbnb”, you are unique and so is your story. Use that in your advantage, your audience is more likely to resonate with an authentic story, rather than an already popular one. 

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Irreverent characters 

There is a shift from abstract designs to a more personal approach through peculiar characters. Brands are expressing their personality using animated objects or hand drawn characters. The more expressive the traits of the personification are, the more memorable will be. 

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How to use Irreverent Characters in your presentation

Focus on the one unique trait that you want your audience to remember and build on that. Make them the center of your presentation or use them as a background. 

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Comics and pop art 

Pop culture is one of the strongest cultures nowadays and its influence can be seen in all industries. Based on halftones and old vibes, designers create graphics that take you in the comics universe. Using new technology and modern techniques they can transform anything in a superhero or a pop icon. 

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How to use Comics and Pop art in your presentation

Go for the vintage design and win over the pop culture fans. Backgrounds and texture can make a difference in your presentation, and PowerPoint is a versatile tool that can help you with that. 

Remember that every story needs a hero and it can as well be made in a comics style. 

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Elements of nature

I don’t know about you, but this year I saw more people buying home plants than ever. In lockdowns everybody wanted to be closer to nature. The trend is also towards organic food and conserving nature, so designers went with the wave. Using natural lights, earthly colors and nature elements they create peaceful and relaxing moods. 

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How to use Nature elements in your presentation

With most of the presentations happening online you can as well arrange yourself a corner with plants as your background. They are a great conversation starter.

As for natural elements in your powerpoint presentation you can rely on flower motifs or even go with mountains, trees, beach or birds, whatever you feel like it represents you and your topic. 

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Blur and grain

Gradients are still very popular in design, but now we find them in synergy with other effects, such as grain filters and blur. This kind of effect will give your designs a depth of emotion and a sense of authenticity. 

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How to use Blur and grain in presentations

We’ve played before with texture on designs and we are very excited to see how a grain background will look on presentations. Go for a more playful presentation and appeal to the creative side of your audience. They will feel appreciated and show you more respect for the presentation.

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Socially conscious design

People are influenced by what they see. After 2020, the year where we faced many challenges, the global pandemic, anti-racial movements, environmental crisis, brands needed to include in their designs a call to action. They evaluated their positions and spoke out for what they stand. 

There were a few months when the message to stay safe and stay indoor had to be transmitted everywhere, so designers were the messengers of such urges. 

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How to use Socially conscious design in presentations

We started for some time now to use more diverse characters in our presentations, from gender, ethnicity or culture. Another way to include socially conscious messages in your design is to have a slide dedicated to encourage people to stay safe with safety measures or other call to action. 

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Top 10 Presentation Design Trends of 2021

Borja Zamora

Learn about 2021’s most popular presentation design trends and how you can use them to improve your presentations.

2021 has brought on a whirl of change. With the continuation of the pandemic and stay-at-home work, an increased concern about racial equity and climate change, as well as a general sense of uncertainty, it’s no wonder this year has permanently changed the way we think, behave, and run our lives.

This general shift in mindset is reflected in many of this year’s design trends. Here are 10 presentation design trends that set the tone for 2021, and will probably continue to be popular in 2022.

01. Rich Visuals

For over a decade, social media has been contributing to the shortening of our attention spans. With the recent increase in online work, people have to pay attention to a video meeting, a chat, notes, and projects, all at the same time. Between all this, our attention is split up more than ever.

A few sentences of text on a neutral background is simply not going to get someone’s attention anymore. Make your slides more stimulating by adding lots of complex and interesting visuals.

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Idea: present location-specific information through maps.

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02. Animated Slides

Sometimes, no matter how interesting a visual is, it just doesn’t grab as much attention as animation. Everyday, 35 million Powerpoint presentations are given across the world—many of which contain visuals. However, a whopping 79% of audiences still believe the presentations they view are boring.

Humans are naturally attracted to movement over visuals. How quickly do you notice a rustling in the leaves versus a pretty, but stationary flower?

Take advantage of this instinct. Draw attention to important points and data with animations.

Draw attention to important points and data with animations (but don’t overdo it).

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03. Minimalism and Simplicity

If a few sentences on a neutral background is boring, a giant paragraph is worse. Adding images and movement might add liveliness, but they also create clutter. While trying to pay attention to every little detail, the audience will fail to remember the main points.

With constant overstimulation, people are tired and want a break. They simply don’t have the bandwidth to process more than they have to, or to mentally sort what is and isn’t important. Try to be as simple as possible while still conveying your point, in both images and text.

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2021 has been all about clean and minimalistic designs.

04. Muted Pastels

Although bright colors intermittently come in and out of fashion, 2021 has definitely called for more relaxing, understated tones.

When everything seems loud and overwhelming, a muted color palette can feel trustworthy. Pastels are neutral and dependable, and can create a much needed sense of ease with the audience.

Soft and cozy colors have worked well in 2021.

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05. Earth Tones and Elements of Nature

In a similar vein, earth tones and natural, organic design elements have seen a giant uptick in 2021.

Whether it’s the increased attention toward being eco-conscious, or just another form of craving something dependable and neutral, people want to see nature-inspired design. If it makes sense with your subject matter, try to include some greens, browns, and plant-inspired graphics.

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Similarly, earth and natural tones have seen a major boost in 2021.

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06. Retro Feel and Serifs Font

Stay-at-home orders have promoted a domestic lifestyle that is slower and meditative. This has caused many people to reflect on how life was in the past, before the fast-paced world of instant information and social media. Whether this means looking back at the 1840’s or the 1980’s, people are appreciating callbacks to past generations.

Although clean sans-serif fonts have been popular recently, consider using a serif to add some retro charm. It will create a feeling of warmth, stability, and trust with the audience.

For those tired of minimalism, retro designs and serif fonts have made a comeback in 2021.

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07. Dark Backgrounds With a Neon Punch

If retro and organic isn’t your thing, don’t worry. In a sleepy, monotonous world of staying inside all day, some people want something bold to wake them up.

Dark mode on apps has become incredibly popular in 2021—possibly because of increased use of apps like Discord and Zoom, or because of trying to reduce eye strain when staring at a computer all day. Either way, dark backgrounds have become trendy in design.

Try mixing it up by utilizing a dark background and light, bright text and visuals. Make your content pop and increase viewer attention even more by adding accents of neon.

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Another 2021 trend: cyber-design with black or dark backgrounds and neon or fluor colors.

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08. Gradients

Over the course of the 2010’s, we saw an overwhelming trend of flat, solid-color designs. In 2021, people are tired of simple, boring colors and logos, and are craving more interesting designs.

Gradients can add an extra element of beauty and depth to an otherwise simple design. Done correctly, they can create a subtle complexity, without being obnoxious or overstated. Try using them on background colors or in small to medium design elements to add some subtle flair.

Gradients almost always elevate your design, giving your colors a richer and more nuanced look, and showing attention to detail.

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09. Social Media Slide Decks and Self Evident Presentations

In the modern world, content is all about being easily shared, replicated, and accessible. This makes a presentation that does not need a presenter inherently valuable—if it can stand alone, it can be used more.

With social media slide decks, you can convey important information in an easy-to-consume way. You can avoid cramming information onto one page or image, and you can also avoid asking an audience to sit through an in-person presentation.

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The lines between presentations and social media are intentionally blurred sometimes.

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10. Authenticity and Empathy

Above everything else, the most important 2021 trend is authenticity and empathy. Today’s audience is skeptical of marketing, and desperately craves the human touch the pandemic has stolen from them.

Include content in your presentation that conveys a feeling of relatability and understanding with the audience. Connect with them on a human level rather than being distant and detached. Acknowledge their concerns, ethical values, and personhood. Use expressive characters to add a sense of relatability to your presentation.

Need help using some of these trends, or just want to know more about effective design?

Contact me to learn more. With our expertise, we can elevate your presentation and help you tell your story.

Above all, 2021 tried to show empathy and understanding with authentic and approachable designs.

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6 Presentation Design Trends That Will Dominate In 2021

6 Presentation Design Trends That Will Dominate In 2021

The sudden outbreak of Covid-19 last year has changed the world a lot and took us all by surprise. It made us all shift work from the office to home. Eventually, the urgent need for online conferences and virtual presentations brought us towards going fully digital.

Meanwhile, amidst new challenges, the unpredictability of this crisis, time does not stand still. New ideas come true and new trends take significant places in our business lives. Speaking of trends, there is a noticeable tendency that people have been drifting towards more soothing and calm designs since they are working from home. This eventually brought to the graphic trends shifting from bolder and bigger to muted and quieter color tones .

In this article, DeckRobot shares with you the top 6 emerging presentation design trends to watch in 2021 and beyond.

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1. The Trend of Gradients Continues

A long time ago creative minds used to use gradients to add color and depth to their designs. Gradients remained a prominent design trend until the late 2000s. Eventually, they gave their way to flat design. But gradients came back in a big way in 2018, and now we can see them everywhere: print materials, logos, web design, apps, packaging, and more. Gradients are versatile, and they’re a solid choice for pretty much any design. With hundreds of shades available for each color, the gradient pattern blends different colors to create stunning color transitions and give a fresh and modern touch to the designs. So don’t hesitate to use gradient in your presentations in 2021.

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2. Minimalist Designs will Gain More Popularity

Less is more sounds like a cliché, but the basic essence of anything related to design is the minimalist design trend . As a design movement, minimalism is still relatively new. Dating back to the late 1960s and early 1970s, particularly with American visual art. Minimalism is about expressing only the most essential and necessary elements of a product or subject by getting rid of any excessive or unnecessary components and features. Minimalism is all around us. You can see it anywhere from the user interface of your favorite website or the design on the cup of your favorite cup of coffee and even in your own presentations! We strongly suggest you approach this technique in your presentations to save time and make them visually more appealing.

3. Animated Slides will Create a Fuss

Now, when a massive part of the world is staying home and working remotely more and more eyes are concentrated on the screen of their laptops, PCs, notebooks, and tablets. That is why animated images are one of the most influential ways to intrigue the audience and keep their full attention.

According to the predictions made by Cisco , by 2022, the internet will surpass 1 million minutes of video each second. This statistic perfectly shows the growing preference for motion graphics animations over image graphics. Furthermore, studies have revealed that viewers retain only 10% of a message when they read it in text and 95% of the message when they watch it in the video . So make sure to stick to animated slides in your presentations more.

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4. Flat Icons and Illustrations will Be The Talk of the Town

Icons and illustrations have been in vogue for quite a while. But in 2021, they will come back with a bang to make your simple presentations more engaging and appealing. Flat designs feature a unique visual perception, a clear visual hierarchy. With the help of flat icons, you will be able to make your presentations more contextual and open new perspectives in the sphere of user-centric design solutions. By the way, the popularity of flat icons and illustrations is expected to remain undiminishing in 2021 and beyond. So we strongly suggest you do deeper research on icons that will enhance the visual perception of your presentation and brand or product in general.

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5. Muted Colors will Take Over Vibrant Color Palette

As we have already mentioned before, recently people are gravitating toward that which is soothing, that which calms. 2020 put us in a quandary in so many ways and design is poised to respond accordingly. Тhis fact also applies to the color palette of presentations. Colors have the power to directly influence both the message percipience and the soul. No doubt that vivid and bright colors get more pull but muted colors hold a world of incredible beauty.

Muted colors are more comforting and consoling. They provide a more organic, authentic, and natural feel. The muted colors perfectly blend with both light and dark font text. And what is more important, muted tones make viewers reflect positive vibes which play a huge role in your presentation’s success.

Tip: the DeckRobot’s plugin “Fix All Corporate Elements” allows you to edit slides with charts that contain more than four categories and apply on-brand secondary colors for the diagrams with more than four categories.

You can choose from a list of seven secondary colors which are maroon, red, orange, green, teal, blue, and purple.

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6. Simple Data Visualization Is the Next Best Thing

Loads of data being generated daily. Thus, industry experts and big brands look forward to staying ahead of their competitors and tap into new opportunities by representing their data in both meaningful and easy-to-digest manner.

Here, simple data visualization will be a game-changer. Statistical infographics enriched with icons, pictograms, and charts will help you visualize large chunks of complicated data into a comprehensible format.

The world is on another level of a digital revolution. The design provides a unique perspective of the global world and we are confident that these trends will bring your projects a more professional touch, easier perception of the information that you are trying to convey to your audience, and give you maximum confidence in creating beautiful presentations.

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The Top Presentation Trends for 2021

New PowerPoint Presentation design trends carry with them every year. Your PowerPoint presentation template needs to include those trends! This article will make you happy to build a 2021 template for a presentation.

How do I build a PowerPoint template for 2021?

Trends are coming and going for PowerPoint models. None of us have bell-bottom jeans or leg warmers!

So why a trendy PowerPoint layout should be created? Three explanations are outlined here:

  • It’s expected by your audience. An obsolete show, who wants to see? It will improve credibility if you demonstrate that you are concerned about design trends for PowerPoint models.
  • You’re going to feel relaxed. You can feel secure when you talk to a crowd when you know your presentation design is in style. In the best format possible, your contents are displayed.
  • Many of the design trends in this tutorial address PPT trends for content display. The perceptions of the public are evolving constantly. These patterns allow an audience to capture.
  • Analyze PowerPoint  You are looking for one of PowerPoint’s best graphic designs? Don’t look past Analyze. There are all the modern PowerPoint template design trends that a wise audience is anticipating in 2021. Glass gradients, heavy images, and customized fonts are the perfect way to demonstrate your attention to the design.
  • Multipurpose PowerPoint Template  Minimalism wasn’t common anymore. And a prototype such as STYLE is the perfect way of capturing a graphic design presentation with minimalist elements. This is a simple image-oriented slide design package that awaits your content. Don’t skip the Graphic River library of PowerPoint presentation templates if you’re looking for only one template. It also has the best PowerPoint templates you need to show trends. But single designs can be purchased.
  • Try using more images and less text  You will find that the trend is downward if you plot “attention spans” on a map! This is why the content can be adapted to reality with fewer texts. The coach for the presenters on one stage tells the following: remove half of the content on your slides before you come. Instead of being written out, much of the text can be translated into speaking points. Images are a major road to visual diapositives.
  • Make use of charts and Graphs  Not all data packages are info graphically suitable. Often, in illustrative charts and diagrams, you need to show your results. This helps you to illustrate patterns that favor your speeches over time. A chart or graph lets you turn the data into an intuitive format that is boring and hard to understand.

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  • Great Gradients Gradients are the transformations of smooth colors that you will undoubtedly see in 2021. This trendy graphical design item is part of many of the top models on Elements. In certain instances, you can use a gradient. Try fading gradients for a smooth backdrop that is easy to read. Only preserve the right distance between the material and the context elements.
  • Keep the presentation shorter Many of the PowerPoint design tips in this paper help capitalize on a macro trend: less focus! It is important to reach the audience to accommodate this trend. This is why the prominence of shorter presentations is rising more in 2021. When you plan to screen, review all the material of your presentation so that nothing adds to the message unnecessarily is not included.
  • Make the presentation that engages the audience  Continuously paradigms are evolving. One of the most noticeable presentations in 2021 is that the public participates directly . Traditional formats in which speakers talk for 1 hour or more to an audience are diminishing. What are you doing, then? You can flip the presentation format. Send questions to them, ask for your feedback and facilitate a dialogue.
  • Presentations that stand alone  The only outlet for your PowerPoint is not to offer an addressed presentation. A presentation may often stand alone. It is quick to use PowerPoint. This makes it a natural application that you can open when you have almost every printed paper.
  • Try to put Animation In terms of presentation design, animations were always a contentious subject. Some deem animation to be used so the overall PowerPoint design cannot be disturbed. You should show content sensibly in a manner that affects the viewer when you use the animation tool with taste.

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10 Biggest Presentation Design Trends in 2021

Amey Patil

Amey graduated from a design college and is also the CDO at Procreator Solutions. He has 10+ years of experience in product design and delivering exceptional products to the clients at ProCreator. He has built products for leading fintech, health tech, and edtech startups & enterprises. He is an artist when it comes to illustrations and graphic design.

When was the last time you gave a presentation in person? It probably feels like ages ago, right? Long gone are those times where you prepare a presentation to run in the background while you take center stage. Prepare for the roles to be shifted, thanks to the presentation trends in 2021.

It’s no understatement that 2020 was a roller coaster ride. We welcomed a lot of changes, some willingly and some unwillingly. Now when thinking of presentations, what comes to mind? A slideshow running in the background, a presenter and an audience counting seconds till the end? Well, we left that in 2020! Today we talk about the top 10 presentation trends that we feel will outshine the conventional methods.

1. Say hello to Infographics

Infographics are a great way to present data in a quick, informative, visually pleasing way. They are as easy to understand as they are to explain. Since infographics are concise, they make complicated statistical data easy to comprehend. Customize infographics to suit your needs and agenda and make your presentation more fun!

Presentation Trends - Infographics

2. Gradients are making a comeback

So many trends from the 90s have made a comeback. And no, I am not just talking about fashion; design too has hopped on to this trend. Gradients are giving us major nostalgic vibes from 1995. Many big brands, like Instagram, have jumped the wagon to make use of attention-grabbing gradients.

Gradients are a gradual transition from one color to another. To another, if you’re feeling it. Gradients blend so well that they give an overall pleasing look. Depending on your audience and the presentation, you can play around with colors and make them bold or subtle. Gradients can make your presentation pop up and keep the audience interested.

Presentation Trends - Gradients

3. Decluttering data

With the advent of technology, content is available in abundance. So to make sure that your audience stays with you throughout the presentation, ensure that you only include the most relevant data in your presentation.

Keep the presentation to the point, giving equal attention to all pointers you wish to cover. Dwelling on just one point might make your audience lose interest. And no one likes a zoned-out listener, right?

Presentation Trends - Declutter Data

4. Less text, more images

In continuation to the last point, show excessive text the door out. No one wants to squint their eyes to see what is written in the slides in a presentation. While informational presentations enjoyed their time, it’s up now.

It’s no news that visuals help understand anything better. As much as you want to include lengthy explanations in your presentations, don’t. Compress the data to be presented as images, graphs, charts, etc. Along with being self-explanatory, visuals will also be scalable for other presentations.

Presentation Trends - Less is More

5. A presentation that needs no words – literally!

A presentation that needs no explanation and sparks up brainstorming is more productive and time-efficient, right? Aim for precisely this. When the way of working has taken a 180 turn, the way presentations are perceived also changed.

A presentation that follows all the points listed above on its own will need no explanations.

Presentation Trends - Crisp Presentation

6. Social media decks

Now, you just solved another hurdle if you can make presentations that do not need an orator on every slide. Many adopt the 4:4 aspect ratio for their slides as they are easily shareable across social media in carousel format or microblogs. This saves you time as you have scalable content ready.

Presentation Trends - Social Media Decks

7. The right amount of animations

Animation is another great way to increase retention and explain data/information more fun and engagingly. However, be careful where to use them since overdoing these might take the audience wholly off-topic and prove to be a distraction.

Presentation Trends - Animation

8. Minimalistic fonts and calm colors

No more over-the-top, funky presentations made to look like a 90s party poster. Minimalistic fonts and subtle colors are making their way back. As long as the data is presented in a comprehendible manner, you don’t have to use big fonts or crazy colors in your presentation. The minimalistic approach is paving its way back, and it looks like it’s here to stay!

Presentation Trends - Minimal Fonts

9. Nature-inspired design

Nature has been a great source of creative inspiration. Due to its subtle colors and calming effect, 2021 brings back nature-inspired presentation designs. These designs add to the previous point of using calm colors and minimal fonts.

Presentation Trends - Nature Design

10. 3D design

The 3D design is not exactly new, but the design has been evolving incessantly. Thanks to the recent developments in design, 3D effects are widely used in presentations due to the extra jazz and fun element they add.

Presentation Trends - 3D Design

These are the top 10 presentation trends we anticipate are here to stay in 2021. If you need to start making a presentation of your own, start your journey to learn Presentation Design here The course talks about the elements, the ingredients that make up a successful presentation.

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The design trends in 2021

Abstraction, triangles and psychedelics. what to expect from design in 2021, reading time: 8 minutes, [temporary] slider playground.

Last year tried to stop the world by locking us all at home. Lockdown has wholly changed our habits, and with them, the way business now interacts with customers.

We moved to online. A typical social media user now spends 2 hours and 25 minutes a day on social media, which corresponds to about one day of wakefulness per week. Zoom shares skyrocketed when the platform became one of the main communication tools for millions of users.

The presentation has become the best way to share important information online in a colourful and intelligible form. And the requirements for them have grown. It is now more difficult for the speaker to hold the listeners' attention (many of whom are hiding behind disconnected cameras). The slides must be interactive, brighter and more affluent.

Hence, the struggle for the user's attention in the oversaturated virtual world and the attempt to go beyond the usual designs have primarily determined the trends of 2020 and will continue to influence the plan in 2021. What they will be — read below.

Trend №1. Muted colors

Pastel palettes have been in trend for so many years that they are becoming a modern classic. In 2021, they will be at their peak again. What are the muted colours? Plainly, they are primary colors just diluted with white or black. It looks like this:

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Muted colours represent both modernity and nostalgia, give a sense of calm and balance. For this reason, designers often use muted colours in health products advertising.

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For several years in a row, the Pantone Institute has preferred soft shades. In 2021, they stayed true to tradition , choosing Illuminating Yellow and Ultimate Gray.

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So feel free to use such palettes. It is especially appropriate to use soft shades in long presentations. At the same time, competently placed accents will help you to keep attention.

Trend №2. Serif fonts

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Such fonts look very good at presentations. Especially if they tell a story about an expensive product. The Serif family perfectly conveys elegance and high cost, creating a brand with history and philosophy.

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This is what we needed in the presentation on Qurdh Al Hail perfumes . The present smoothly intertwined with the past and traditional Arabic motifs.

To choose a serif font you can check the library of Google Fonts .

Trend №3. Simple data visualization

We live in a world of data. It surrounds us everywhere. Still, we have not learned to perceive it without quality visualization. And it is not necessary. After all, the design is here to simplify life. Besides, simple visualization looks better on mobile devices. The primary visualization purpose is to make the information clear and the meaning obvious.

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It is essential to use simple data visualization in online presentations. Sometimes it is enough to highlight one significant number and make the text around it smaller.

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Trend №4. Geometry everywhere

This trend will stay with us. It is only gaining force. Straight lines, circles, triangles, trapezoids and abstract shapes began to appear in almost every presentation. In 2021, there will be sharper shapes at the peak, which contrasts with the muted colours. The fame of geometry is evident: it looks simple, but at the same time stylish, bright and eye-catching. Simultaneously, we can use it to implement more complex ideas: to create the identity of an entire city, as was done in Baku . Or use in the design of stamps (as was the case in the Netherlands).

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Trend №5. Back to nature

Being locked up during a lockdown, we started to miss nature and open space mostly much. All this is a continuation of the global trend towards nature. Hence, in 2021, illustrations with plants, wooden or stone textures, various natural motifs and patterns are famous. They go well with muted colours and together create a cosy and calm atmosphere.

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By Alexandra Necula

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By Victor Korchuk

Komorebi Pattern by Bron Alexander

Komorebi Pattern by Bron Alexander

Trend №6. Mind Games

Responding to the straightforward design, there is a trend towards complex abstractions that catch the viewer's eye, drag in the game, and not let you get bored and distracted. Abstract psychedelia, originally from the '60s, in 2021, will find new life through incredibly bright colours and intricate shapes.

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Optical illusions will add a little more magic — the same psychedelia, only in a more strict and precise execution.

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By Ben Johnston

Another trend is wonderful characters that may seem unexpected and even inappropriate. They look incredibly cool and unexpected in storytelling .

In general, such a design pursues a different goal than past examples. There is no cosiness or conformism. So illustrations are becoming more and more bizzare, and the author will need to go far beyond his creativity to get attention. Hence, such an original presentation will have the most substantial effect on the audience because there is no other one like yours.

Trend №7. 3D effect

The trend towards using 3D has been at its peak for several years and continues the fashion for virtual reality. The online may be very missing in the realism of the shapes that 3D provides. For inspiration, you can check the portfolio of Peter Tarka . Som of his works are below.

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Use it in presentations (this can surprise the audience a lot!). Earlier, we talked about which 3D displays can be a feature. It is essential to understand that 3D objects themselves are not remarkable. It is animating 3D objects with the Morph transition what looks impressive.

Trend №8. Brand new old

Last year, the aesthetic of the 90s was at its peak. Vintage illustrations have long been popular in design. And in 2021 the trend is polished retro with clean, clear lines and bright modern color palettes. The reason for this is nostalgia. Such designs are now often used in advertising and presentations of food and beverages. Cool examples you can find in the portfolio of Break Maiden .

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Filters with the effect of shooting on film will become even more popular on social networks. For several years in a row, designers have been using brutalism techniques, responding to light, light and comfortable projects. One and only font, no gradients and animations (or at least), the primary palette is red or green.

To achieve a rough effect, use design elements in an analogue-style and try to create the appearance of errors (such as alignment), they make the impression of a bare, flawless design.

But the most significant trend in 2021 is creating without fear. Especially now that the world is so changeable, don't be afraid to design something new, inspired by your passionate feelings. And our tips will help add relevance to your ideas.

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25 Top Presentation Design Trends to Create Cool PowerPoint PPTs 2024 (+Video)

Andrew Childress

Every new year brings new PowerPoint design trends with it. And it's essential that you include those trends in your PowerPoint presentation design!

You're about to see the best PowerPoint presentation designs for 2024 They'll help you use trendy design elements.

This article will catch you up on the top PowerPoint presentation design trends this year. Also, it'll get you excited to create a presentation design that's ready for 2024. This article is updated with the newest 2024 presentation design trends.

With the help of PowerPoint presentation designs from Envato Elements, you can create cool PowerPoint designs that are trendy. 

Top PowerPoint PPT Design Trends for Cooler Presentations (Video)

Are you ready to dive into some of the top PPT design trends? Take a look at this video for a great summary:

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For even more trends, check out the list below.

How to Create a PowerPoint Design With Trendy Elements for 2024

Trends for PowerPoint templates come and go. Few of us are still wearing bell-bottom jeans or wearing leg warmers! 

So, why is it helpful to create a trendy PowerPoint presentation design? Here are three reasons:

  • Your audience expects it . Who wants to see an out-of-date presentation? Showing that you care about design trends for PowerPoint templates will build credibility.
  • You'll feel confident . When you know your presentation design is in fashion, you'll feel more confident as you speak to an audience.
  • Your content is presented in the best format possible . Many of the design trends we'll share in this tutorial help address PPT trends in how to show content. Audience expectations are continually shifting. These trends help you capture an audience.

Learn more about creating content for your graphic design presentation in our guide below:

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Take advantage of PPT trends to lock in your audience. We're going to show you templates and design trends for PowerPoint templates that are sure to take center stage in 2024. Let's dive in!

5 Brand New Presentation Design Trends for 2024

In a little while, we'll look at the classic design trends from last year. But before we jump into that, there are some brand new design trends for 2024 you need to know.

Whether you're looking for trending PowerPoint templates or for presentation trends for 2024, this list covers it all. Keep reading to find out more:

1. Nature-Inspired Design 

Nature inspired presentations can give the audience a sense of calmness.

Nature-inspired design is one of the top presentation trends in 2024. This trend has changed . It's now about portraying tranquility, inner peace, and harmony.

You can add nature-inspired graphics from Envato Elements to add more nature elements to your presentation slide. When going for a nature-inspired design, you want to have muted earth tones that feature natural materials, textures, and shapes.

2. Live Polling

Another trending slide ideas for 2024 is to have live polling in your presentation design. This can look like a link to a live poll, or you can include a picture of the poll results in your presentation.

A live poll allows presenters to know what the audience is thinking. It can also enable the audience to give their opinions.

3. Video Integration

Videos can make your presentation more engaging for the audience.

If you're looking for presentation design ideas, try adding video integration into your PowerPoint. There are many different ways that you can add video:

  • Use a video as a product demonstration to help your audience know more about a specific product.
  • Use a video to enhance your storytelling.

Videos can help add an emotional aspect to your presentation.

4. Expressive and Inclusive Artistry

Inclusive design is a great way to show you care about others.

A presentation trend in 2024 is to have a presentation design that includes diverse personalities and characters.

Embrace inclusive design and visuals that represent people of every age, race, gender, orientation. Also look for designs that show a range of visible and invisible disabilities as active members of society. You can do this by using genuine illustrations and designs that look homey.

Also include bold fonts and expressive visuals. This is an emotional style, so it looks good with a planned layout and inclusive images from Envato Elements.

5. Story-Driven Data 

Data will help you present your story to an audience and make it more credible.

This PowerPoint presentation design tends to use data to tell a story. Use the data to create a narrative for the audience that'll resonate with them.

You want the data to make the information more relatable and memorable for the audience. When a story is relatable, there is a higher chance they'll remember your story.

If you don’t have a lot of data in your presentation, try using survey data. You can include those surveys and their sources in your presentation if you need more data to back up your story.

20 Top Presentation Design Trends for 2023 (and Beyond)

When you're ready to build a presentation, it helps to know the PPT trends that are shaping the world of presentations. 

In this section, we'll cover 20 of the top trends that dominated cool PowerPoint designs in 2023. Let's explore a combination of slide designs from the templates featured above - The X Note and Analysiz . 

The X Note

Together, these two templates capture all the modern design trends. There's a template for every occasion. But each takes a different approach for PowerPoint presentation designs.

Analysiz best PowerPoint design

Let's look at the top graphic design trends for presentation designs. These 20 ideas will help you create your best trends presentation!

1. Three-Dimensional Design Elements

Three-dimensional design elements add interesting visual design to your presentation.

Three-dimensional design elements have shadows or layer effects that create depth and dimension. These design elements increase visual interest. This type of design elements works best for a presentation with a story or product.

2. Glassmorphism

Glassmorphism is a new trend where your slides look like glass.

Glassmorphism is a new trend that is what it sounds like. In this trend, your slides look like glass. This can mean the design has transparency, frostiness, or glossiness.

This new trend started taking over presentation designs in 2023.

3. Infographics Become the Norm

Combining information and graphics is the best way to spice up a flat slide. It's a significant presentation design trend that'll continue for the foreseeable future.

Iceberg infographic best presentation design

Audiences want to see information presented in new and fresh ways. Gone are the days of slides filled with text that an audience is expected to read through. Try using an infographic that combines the two.

4. More Images, Less Text

If you plotted " attention spans " on a chart, you'd see that the trend is downward! That's why it helps to adapt your content to reality by using less text.

Image centric presentation design

If there's one point I coach presenters on, it's this: delete half the content on your slides before you present . Chances are, much of your text should be converted to  speaking  points instead of written. Images are a great bridge to more visual slides.

Learn more pro PowerPoint design tips to reduce the text in our article below:

presentation design trends 2021

5. Heavy Use of Charts and Graphs

Not every set of data lends itself to an infographic. Sometimes, you'll need to show your data in illustrative charts and graphs. That helps you show PPT trends over time that support your speaking points.

Charts in recent trends PPT

Above all, you'll want to avoid flat data in tables or lists. A chart or graph helps you translate that boring and hard-to-read data into a more intuitive format.

6. Custom Image Masks Reshape Slides

One of the things that you'll see in many templates that capture modern PowerPoint designs is  custom image masks.  Instead of adding your images in a simple shape, custom image masks transform them into entirely new shapes.

Custom image masks

Who says that images have to be simple rectangles? With the help of custom image masks, you can capitalize on a growing design trend. They're included in many templates on Envato Elements, like the one you saw above.

7. Completely Custom Fonts

Gone are the days that presenters are locked into Arial, Times New Roman, and Calibri. Expect to see custom fonts continue to dominate modern slides. They set your PPT trends presentation apart visually from the crowd.

Envato Elements custom fonts

One advantage of an Envato Elements subscription is the considerable custom font library. These give you so much more freedom as you design your slides. It's included in the same flat-rate subscription that unlocks the best PowerPoint presentation designs.

8. Great Gradients

Gradients are the smooth color transitions you'll see more of in the coming years. Many of the top templates on Elements include this trendy graphic design element.

Gradients in an image

You can use a gradient in many situations. Try faded gradients out for smooth, easy-to-read backgrounds. Just keep proper contrast between the content and background elements. 

9. Shorter Presentations

Several of the PowerPoint design tips in this article help to capitalize on a macro trend: shorter attention spans!  That's why shorter trends presentations continue to grow in popularity.

Meeting your audience where they're at by accommodating this trend is essential.

Slide sorter view

As you prepare to present, review every piece of content in your presentation. This helps you ensure that you don't include anything that adds to the message unnecessarily.

10. Minimalism Becomes the Norm

The trend of minimalism in PowerPoint designs has been on the rise in recent years. Minimalist slides eschew wordy and complicated slides for simpler alternatives.

Minimalism is yet another way to help your audience focus on the content that matters most. Less is more. With fewer slide objects, your audience's eyes naturally follow your crucial point.

Minimalist PowerPoint Design

Check out our outstanding guide to creating a minimal PowerPoint design below. It includes templates you can use for minimalist graphic design: 

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11. Presentations That Engage the Audience

Paradigms are continually shifting. One that you'll see more of in coming years is presentations that engage the audience directly. Traditional formats where lecturers speak to  an audience for an hour, or more are in decline.

So, what do you do? The answer is you flip the format of the presentation. Engage them with questions, ask for their opinion, and start a dialogue.

To learn how to create a slide that starts a conversation with the audience, don't miss out on our tutorial below:

presentation design trends 2021

12. Heavy Use of Trendy Colors

No organization knows more about color than  Pantone.  Every year, they act as the voice of design trends by naming a color of the year.

Peach Fuzz is Pantone 's 2024 Color of the Year. But keep in mind, Pantone not only reports trends, they also play a role in shaping  those PPT trends.

Pantone's color of the year for 2024 is Peach Fuzz. You're going to see these everywhere this year.

Some colors are timeless, and there's a time and place for all of them. But it doesn't hurt to look at current presentation design trends and use them as you see fit. See more popular color schemes in the guide below:

presentation design trends 2021

13. Presentations That Stand Alone

Giving a spoken presentation isn't the only outlet for your finished PowerPoint. Sometimes, a presentation can stand on its own.

PowerPoint is straightforward to use. That makes it a natural app to open when you've got practically any printed document that you want to design. Learn how to share online below:

presentation design trends 2021

14. Bring the Digital World to Life

What's better than screenshots of your new app or website? Seeing those screenshots brought to life with a device mockup.

Analysiz Device Mockup

Every one of the best PowerPoint presentation designs seems to contain a device mockup. Instead of showing simple, flat screenshots, display them in a device mockup.

15. Icons Speak Louder Than Words

Want to cut down on the number of words that you use? Convert ideas to icons.

Many of the best graphic design presentation templates include icon sets. Instead of loading slides up with text, drop in a few icons to summarize your ideas.

Icons for Graphic Design Presentation

You'll continue to see simplified slides. One of our best PowerPoint design tips is to use elements like icons to simplify a slide.

16. Just Enough Animation to Engage

Animations have always been a controversial topic when it comes to presentation design. Many decry the use of animation because they can serve as distractions to the overall PowerPoint design.

But I'm starting to see those PPT trends reverse as presenters understand that an animation is a presentation tool. If you use it tastefully, you can reveal content tactfully in a way that impacts the audience.

Animations added to slide

To learn more about creating animations in PowerPoint, use the tutorial below:

presentation design trends 2021

17. Pro Presenters Embrace Templates

This trend is well underway but expect it to keep growing.  More than ever, busy presenters need advantages to produce presentations quickly. That's why they continue migrating to using pre-built templates like the ones featured in these PowerPoint design tips.

Many freelancers have acknowledged that they  can't  " do it all ." Instead, they focus on the specific skills and jobs where they create the most value. They hand off everything else—like presentation design—to pros by using templates.

See some top templates in our articles below:

presentation design trends 2021

Remember, the PowerPoint template designs that we featured in this tutorial are all available on Envato Elements. PowerPoint presentation trends are evolving. But your access to tens of thousands of graphic design presentation templates never changes.

18. Memphis Design

Memphis design template is a great way to add a fun and retro design to your presentation.

Memphis design was the main aesthetic of the 1980s. It can be flashy and has different patterns and shapes together. This colorful design style is adventurous and the opposite of minimal. Memphis style is a great way to have a fun and unique design in your presentation.

19. Dark Theme

Dark Themed presentation templates are designed to be similar to dark mode on technology devices.

Since dark mode has become available on electronic devices, it's become popular to design with the dark mode in mind. Presentation templates with dark backgrounds are like having a dark mode presentation. Discover more dark theme templates here:

presentation design trends 2021

20. Doodles

Doodle themed templates are a great way to add whimsy to your presentation.

The doodles trend is just what the name suggests. In this trend every element in the presentation looks like a doodle. Doodles are a simple way to add some fun and whimsy to your presentation without being distracting.

The Best Source for On-Trend PowerPoint Presentation Designs in 2024

You don't have to be a graphic designer to create an on-trend presentation for 2024. With the help of pre-built templates, you can create the best PowerPoint designs without learning graphic design.

Don't think that the best presentations are out of your price range. With the help of Envato Elements, you can source great PowerPoint presentation trends that are built into templates! And best of all, you've got unlimited downloads.

Explore Presentation Templates

Envato Elements PowerPoint designs

You'll unlock the best PowerPoint presentation designs. And you'll also have access to the entire Envato Elements library. That gives you access to extras like:

  • custom fonts
  • stock photos and graphics
  • background music and sound effects

3 Modern PowerPoint Templates

Want to see three PowerPoint templates that embody modern design trends? Here are some of the best designs included in the Envato Elements library:

1. The X Note PowerPoint Template

The X Note PowerPoint Design

The X Note has been around for some time but make no mistake. Its design elements are on-trend as one of the best presentation designs for 2024. With the best slide designs on 40+ unique layouts, you'll never run out of PowerPoint presentation design ideas.

2. Analysiz PowerPoint

Analysiz Presentation Design

Looking for one of the best graphic designs in a PowerPoint? Look no further than Analysiz. It's got all the modern design trends for PowerPoint templates that a savvy audience will expect in 2024.

Smooth gradients, image-heavy slides, and custom fonts are the perfect way to showcase your design focus.

3. STYLE - Multipurpose PowerPoint Template

Style best Presentation design

Minimalism has never been more popular. And the best way to capture a graphic design presentation with minimalist elements is to use a template like STYLE. This is an image-focused, simplistic slide design set that's waiting for your content.

How to Quickly Customize a Premium PowerPoint Presentation Template

Creating a great PowerPoint presentation is easy when you've got a solid starting point like a premium PowerPoint template. Here’s how you can quickly customize it in just five steps.

For this tutorial, I’ll be using the Akhara PPT template from Envato Elements.

Akhara PPT template

Let's get started:

1. Choose Your Slides

The first step is to choose which slides you'll use in your presentation as premium templates come with many slide layouts and variations. To do this, open your template in PowerPoint and click on the View tab.

Select Slide Sorter view. Hold the SHIFT key and click on any slide you don’t want to use.

Once you’ve selected all the unwanted slides, right-click, and press Delete Slide . Then, click the Normal view and switch to the Home tab.

Choosing slides

2. Add Your Content

The next step is to add your own content to the presentation. Simply double-click the text, and select it all by holding CTRL+A . Then type in your content to replace the dummy copy.

Adding content to the template

3. Change the Fonts

If you don’t like the fonts that are used in the template, you can easily replace them with your own. Select the text you want to customize and then choose your preferred font from the drop-down menu.

Choosing fonts

4. Add Your Images

One of the benefits of premium PowerPoint templates is that they come with image placeholders. All you've got to do is click the placeholder, locate the image on your computer, and press the Insert button.

Adding images

5. Customize the Colors

Finally, customize the colors used in the template. Right-click on any colored shape and select the Format Shape option. Once the Format panel appears, expand the Fill option, click Solid Fill , and then select your desired color.

Customizing colors in PPT

5 Tips for the Best Presentation Design in 2024

Before picking out your presentation template, consider these design trends:

Minimal PowerPoint Presentation

Minimal design has been a PowerPoint trend for a long time. It'll most likely stay that way. Minimal design is classic and clean looking.

When there's too much on a slide, it can be overwhelming for the audience. A presentation with a minimal design looks more professional than a presentation full of slides with too much on them.

2. Nature-Inspired

Nature-inspired is a newer presentation design trend that became popular in 2023 and is continuing into 2024. This trend can feature colors that remind you of nature. These colors can be earth tones like brown and green.

Another nature-inspired design trend is to have flowers, leaves, or other natural elements in the design. A nature-inspired theme can relax and calm your audience. In fact, the newest nature-inspired themes are all about tranquility and harmony.

Pastel PowerPoint Presentation

Pastels can feel comforting and warm to your audience. This presentation design trend adds color without distracting your audience. Pastel colors can go with any subject that you want to make your presentation on.

4. Geometric Shapes

Geometric Shapes are simple, but modern and fun. This presentation trend can also have a retro feel making the audience feel nostalgic. A geometric design trend adds depth to your slide without being distracting for your audience.

5. Dark Background With Neon

PowerPoint Presentation with a Dark Background and Neon Colors

The dark background with neon PowerPoint design trend is great if you want a playful color scheme and design. A dark background is like dark mode on your phone or computer. This gives more contrast to the colors in the design, making them pop.

Common PowerPoint Questions Answered (FAQ)

If you’re using PowerPoint for your presentation or if you’re thinking about using PowerPoint, you probably have questions. We’ve gathered some of the most common questions about PowerPoint. We'll provide you with answers and help you learn more about this powerful program:  

1. Is PowerPoint Free?

Although PowerPoint is part of Microsoft 365, which requires a monthly subscription, there is a way to use PowerPoint for free. You can use the online app version of PowerPoint can without signing up for a paid Microsoft 365 plan. Note that the online version has limited features. 

2. How Do I Change PowerPoint Templates?

Microsoft PowerPoint comes with some built-in slide templates, but they leave a lot to be desired. Luckily, you can quickly change the built-in template by importing a premium PPT template. Learn more in this tutorial:

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3. Can I Make Custom Charts In PowerPoint?

Creating custom charts in PowerPoint is possible. Thanks to Excel, you can easily and quickly create your own charts and graphs right inside PowerPoint. Here's a tutorial that shows you what to do:

4. Can I Create a Timeline in PowerPoint?

If you need to create a timeline in PowerPoint, you’ll be happy to learn it’s easy to do. Use the built-in SmartArt feature or start from a premade timeline template for PowerPoint. This tutorial explains how to use timeline templates:

presentation design trends 2021

5. Is There a Way to Add a Video to my PowerPoint Presentation?

Although adding videos to your PowerPoint presentation is a bit more complicated than adding images, it can be done. We've got an entire tutorial dedicated to this topic:

presentation design trends 2021

Learn More About PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint is a powerful program. There's more to learn about it if you want to master it and create pro presentations. Get started with these tutorials that'll help you learn more about PowerPoint:

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And you can also check out our recent post on the Envato Blog to discover even more of the latest presentation design trends .

Use an On-Trend PowerPoint Presentation Design Today

There's nothing wrong with riding the wave of a trend! In this article, you saw templates and the best PowerPoint design tips that help you ensure that your presentation fits the modern design landscape.

Always remember that you can bypass hours of design work when you use templates. The top PowerPoint presentation designs with unlimited downloads are on Elements. 

We at Envato Tuts+ think that 2024 is going to be full of great presentations! Follow these tips to create your next presentation.

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10 Top Presentation Design Trends 2021, Bye Minimalism!

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  • Published on January 21, 2021

10 Top Presentation Design Trends 2021, Bye Minimalism!

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presentation design trends 2021

Presentation design trends for 2021 will be experimental and sketchy. It adopts the rebellious design of the 1960s by applying non-conventional elements. While at the same time, previous trends were futuristic tech, monochromatic backgrounds, and minimalists were getting tweaked to make their looks not so generic.

The changes happen not only through aesthetic style innovation but also through technological evolution. Nowadays, technology is more than just a tool; it is no longer smartphones and machine-learning algorithms; it now embodies the human aspect that carries emotions. Technology has entered our lives thoroughly and become our vocabulary–which is later intertwined with human creativity and the way they are interpreting art and design.

When do you have to follow the presentation design trends in 2021?

Before we go further into the listicle of presentation design trends 2021, we must consider the so-called “3B”. Please check:

It would be best to prepare some accounts to keep up with the trends that constantly change. The funding means you may need to update old software, invest in research, or hire new talents. That is why you need to consider the impact of following design trends so you not to ruin your cash flow.

If brands are keeping up with trends, they certainly can uplift more awareness. Remember that some brands don’t benefit from using trends, such as banking or security brands, which users may expect more usability and stability. So you need to understand the needs of your brand beforehand.

What motivates a person? What do they truly value? Are there any factors that play out in their lives and impact their experience? Those are things you have to answer so that your decision to follow the trends will not be biased, but it is fundamental to putting your user’s behavior.

See also: 8 Possible Presentation Design Trends 2022 We Need to Prepare

A brief history of graphic design trends.

Knowing design history can help us to understand how trends evolve. It teaches us the fundamental, timeless principles of design. It makes us know how one thing at a particular time in a specific place influences each other.

Further, it helps us appreciate changes and lets us see patterns that last beyond our lifespan. So here, we put a brief history of graphic design trends. 

1750s – 1850s

During this Industrial Revolution era, design could quickly be produced in large numbers by workers with lower skills and costs. One example is the lithography concept, which is the first printing method on a flat surface.

1850s – 1914s

“The Great Reform Movements” was described when the Arts and Crafts movement was sprung to give a reaction to industrial and city development.

At that time, the practitioners were responsible for designing art and products such as jewelry and furniture like an electric vehicle, the bright light bulb, the microphone, the household sewing machine, and the telephone. The halftone screen was invented in this era, and it allows photos to be printed in a range of shades.

1900s – 1945s

During the first half of the 1900s, political and economic turmoil destroyed Europe and China. Art Deco continued between the 1920s and 1939s as an intricate decorative art style that influenced various fields and materials.

We can call it “Modernism to pre-war luxury and prestige.” It emphasized experimentation, formalism, and objectivism—the famous Times New Roman typeface developed in this era.

1945s – 1970s

During the post-war period, European countries and Japan were recovering from the war, and the United States could suddenly establish itself as a leader in economy and design.

The “Good Form” principle also remained between the mid-1950s to 1968s, and it covered functionality, durability, and clarity aspects. Swiss style, which embodies asymmetric layouts, precise grid systems, sans-serif typefaces, and a clear hierarchy of content, were arisen in this era.

Memphis Style was a high reputation in the postmodernism era for liberating from the soulless and good taste between the 1976s to 1988s. Subcultures and anti-authoritarianism often influence this trend. New design movements focus on experimental works, production, distribution networks, mixed styles, irony, and provocations from this era.

The more we dig the history, the more we know that trend is a constant evolution, not graphic design. While the changes have many benefits to offer modern designers, it also comes with their share of unique challenges, too, for us as a presentation agency to stay updated with seeking the trends.

10 top presentation design trends 2021

This is the reason why you are coming here. To make this list, we tried to comprehend what people look for in creative marketplaces and do research on several platforms like 99designs, Behance, and Dribbble. Without further ado, please take a look at the best PowerPoint presentation design trends 2021.

Nowadays, social media platforms, print photographs, and mobile screens are rising, and people will undoubtedly deliver a presentation using those media. No wonder the 4:4 aspect ratio will be applied more often than before. Because 4:4 is more compact than 16:9, it fits well with the carousel or microblog format.

To make 4:4, we should understand aspect ratios. It is a crucial part of the design because we need to upload images at different aspect ratios for other utilities.

Nonetheless, an image’s aspect ratio will change depending on the platform to present, like desktop vs. mobile or blog vs. social media. It ensures our photos are displayed as intended without stretching or resolution loss when using the correct aspect ratios.

Anti-design or brutalism

There is currently enormous interest in retro trends or pop culture, especially from the 1990s, when brutalism and anti-design began. Modernist objects generally use a muted color palette like blacks, whites, and greys, while anti-design embraces all colors.

Anti-design value is to embrace the nature of pop and consumerism. This style also means including decorative elements, kitsch, irony, and distortion in scale.

In the past, some designers were becoming bored with polished and straightforward designs, and Anti-design brings them some “freshness.” The main reasons designers use anti-design are to get attention for being humorous, edgy, and provocative.

The designers often created this trend as an inside joke and perceive it as ironic. Although it is considered a trend, we can use anti-design in everything. The contexts that supported anti-design use are: 1) If our audience is designers, illustrators, or artists. 2) If our presentation is meant for non-formal occasions.

3D Illustration

3D will substitute the flat design, and it will go further not only to 3D objects but also to 3D color schemes. Working in 3D is creating something realistic but fictional. Rendering 3D effects to a design has been a work in progress for a while now, and it seems this trend will continue to spread its charm in 2021.

The 3D design trend is not exactly new, but it’s getting fresher. This design trend has made the most of modern technological advances and software abilities.

The rise of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in high-performance UI design, increased internet and technology speeds, and unique ready-made template design. All of those things mean that designers are raising their 3D games.

We predict that these 3D visuals will be amazingly impactful, not just pushed as a secondary element but taking center stage, even dominating the whole page. The trend of combining photographic images with illustrative elements is also influencing 3D.

Others are adding movement and animation to make the site stand out from the crowds. Thanks to all the extraordinary developments in the design world, 3D compositions are here to stay much longer than before.

Neomorphism

Neomorphism, as one of the newest trends for presentation design, brings a breath of fresh air to user interface design and looks soft, and easy on the eyes. And people seem to like it. But keep in mind that it has to be structural and cleverly executed to ensure smoothness and usability.

Where does neomorphic come from? To understand neomorphic, we first need to understand some history between skeuomorphism, flat design, material design, and Neomorphism. Skeuomorphism started in the 1980s. It had its time and place in the first iOS version designed by Steve Jobs until the 2000s.

The concept was that the skeuomorphic interface design would provide users with graphical objects, shadows, shapes, and details to a hyperreal degree.

In 2007, Forbes declared that skeuomorphism is gone like a past life thing. This report was received six years later after iOS had been redesigned with a flat style in 2013.

Since then, Apple has resolved flat design with a minimalist and classically digital aesthetic. Google, in its turn, had set up material design offering minimalism, convenience, and personalization.

Then, the rise of Neomorphic as the hottest UI trend marked 2019, changing the ‘super flat and minimal’ vector to something midway to realism. It brings clean interfaces to life by adding a physical element to the flat UI pattern.

Neomorphism is a visual way that combines background colors, shapes, gradients, highlights, and shadows to assure graphic emotional buttons. All those elements will achieve a soft, extruded plastic look and almost 3D styling.

Isometric is also 3D, with the X, Y, and Z axes adding up to 120 degrees. The technique is strict with the grid and can’t include converging lines. We can apply Isometric icons in any number of ways and have varying visual properties.

The Isometric design is merely a way of creating a three-dimensional object in two dimensions. Isometric icons expand this design system and the place where this trend seems to be choosing up the most pressure.

The Isometric design combines the simplicity of flat design with the feeling of depth and “reality” hinted at by skeuomorphic design.

The realistic-looking center of such icons, along with their clarity and simplicity. Isometric techniques are excellent in marketing, but they are also instrumental in medicine and many other fields, for example, presentation template design.

Isometric design is advantageous wherever clear information is needed. As with all trends, though, the Isometric design should not be overused.

Specifically, Isometric design is perfect for infographics, logos, and icons. It just knocks the spots off flat design, with its illusion of depth and fresh, modern look.

Isometric design is a great way to deliver such information, making much more sense to your customers than a 2D plan. Secondly, infographics adapt brilliantly to isometric techniques.

The added depth and perception of 3D make them more attractive, meaning that the viewers will make more clicks. Moreover, isometric techniques allow 3D hero images to design playfully and with simple colors.

Techno-dystopia

What is techno-dystopia? Techno-dystopia is similar to Cyberpunk. Cyberpunk is often defined as “high-tech low life.” It is primarily a modern technology world occupied by people who can’t afford luxuries.

As with all design trends, the Cyberpunk aesthetic has enjoyed an excellent renewal for the last few years.

Historically, people generally started to look towards the future and imagined a world where robotics inventions became more advanced. This innovation inspired a generation of sci-fi writers and artists to predict the future, starting with a science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (1968).

It would also be impossible to mention every original piece of Cyberpunk art for a better understanding of its development through the decades in modern design; they are Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982) , William Gibson’s Neuromancer (1984) , Akira (1988) , Snatcher (1988) , The Matrix (1999) , and Mondo 2000 magazine (1980-1990) .

When you think about the Cyberpunk trend, you probably visualize neon lights, skyscrapers, and dystopian decorations. Those are all true, but Cyberpunk is more than that. It is a decadent cultural movement covering film, fashion, and design—all born from a sci-fi sub-genre.

The colors associated with cyberpunk are usually dark with light colors to give designs a futuristic glowing touch. The main options are pink and blue with various combinations of neon colors, terminal colors (classic phosphor green/amber on black), golds/yellow/oranges with blue/violets, hints of greens, and greyscale.

Retrofuturism

Retrofuturism is a term that refers to how predictions of design from the future were standing in the first era and how some modern-day aesthetics combine futuristic technology and retro design.

Also, around this time, retrofuturism began to develop its second interpretation: the intentional use of old-school designs in contemporary aesthetics to create entirely new genres.

Traditionally, This era was full of many artistic movements of what the future would hold regarding technological improvements. Science fiction, as a genre, had only become popularized in the 1940s and 1950s.

Writers and artists directly inspire the first trend of retrofuturism by making filmmakers in the pre-1960s and 1970s (e.g., in magazines like Science and Invention), science fiction, novels, and stories. Steampunk, a term applying both to the reprojection of futuristic technology into an alternative Victorian age and applying neo-Victorian styles to modern technology, is a highly successful version of this trend.

By the 1970s, this design trend had progressed quickly, as phenomena like the first test-tube baby and the personal computer’s popularization forced society to ponder these aggressive and technological changes.

Retrofuturism turned around earlier eras making predictions of future technology. Now, time also includes new design aesthetics combining past design trends. Retrofuturism creates a very stiff contrast that points to many exciting opportunities.

This trend has so many characteristics, like retro or classic design touches, grungy, faded aesthetics, futuristic design touches, rounded geometric shapes, energetic colors, and the appearance of machines and technology.

The HUD Design

In video gaming, the head-up display (HUD) is the design by which knowledge is visually related to the player as part of a game’s UI. The HUD is what’s presented on the screen while the player is in the game.

In World War II, Head-Up Displays (HUDs) were designed originally to present the common viewpoints of the pilot the primary sensor data during aircraft missions.

Placing instrument information in the forward field of view can increase pilots’ ability to use both instrument and environmental data simultaneously. Time by time, this trend is increasingly spreading to the world of design and entertainment, such as Iron Man and Star Wars.

Every day that passes, screens of every shape and size are more and more visible in people’s lives. This trend also alters movies, television, and advertisement since these screens become necessary for telling a story.

In the presentation design trends 2021, HUD can show charts, statistics, and diagrams. This is just a prove that HUD design can be implemented not only for video games.

Sayonara, Minimalism! In 2021, let’s leave white space at the door and kiss Montserrat goodbye. Now is the time for clashing color patterns and mesmerizing motifs with their extravagance to take over the trend.

Maximalism leaves our personality and experiences to reflect much more quickly than in a minimalistic space.

When it turns out to identify a maximalist space, some key aspects, such as layering, repetitive patterns in prints, rich and bold colors, mixing and matching textures and colors, have multiple items like books, statues, artworks, classic and eclectic styles combination.

“Maximalism is much more personal than minimalism, and this style is complicated and multifaceted decoration,” says Nicole Alexander, the principal interior designer behind the firm Siren Betty Design .

Maximalism is a noisy style that composes of mixed patterns. It is strongly contrary to minimalism which puts everything down to its simple minimum, and it encourages utilizing our space in the most striking way possible.

3D Emojis are the now-universal pictographic style that allows designers to add emotion to their projects. The designer’s tone of voice at the end of the sentence is more popular.

Mainly, not only on social media like Snapchat, but Instagram emojis also encourage interaction. Nowadays, the use of 3D Emojis creates a reaction. They lighten the mood that all people need, and they communicate the primary feelings.

On those grounds, using 3D Emojis in design is possible to speed up over the next few years. It is time to get creative when something is universal. We need to be different from the creative and imaginative use of 3D emojis. We have the benefit that people know them and like them. Now, designers need to strain themselves outside their comfort zone but still keep the message clear.

Why do you have to follow those presentation design trends in 2021?

Maybe you have never known why we should craft a presentation design seamlessly as professionals make it. Here we come up with the answers:

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You will stand out

Agree that a great design is just as important as your suit in a presentation. It brings more confidence! Hence, once you can create the presentation design in its most legit way, you will present it 5 or 10 times better.

You will stay relevant

Who wants to watch something that is out of date? Showing that you care about design trends for presentation will build credibility. Picture yourself when you are still using the old format presentation; people will doubt your competency, for sure.

You will be remembered

People do forget easily about ordinary things. Also, you get to know that people will always crave something fresher and better by nature. Your audience will eventually recognize you by following those trends, and you will feed their shifting expectations.

There is nothing wrong with riding the wave of a trend! It is like supplying great design for your audience. However, the bottom line is back to your skills and expertise to present something. It is useless to neglect other factors like public speaking, mannerism, and mentality when performing in front of people.

See also: 2020 Best Presentation Design Trends

Graphic design is all about developing the ordinary into something special. In those listicles, you might find presentation design trends 2021 that is not entirely accurate. In our opinion, it is not incorrect to predict what will be trending in 2021.

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18+ Presentation Design Trends for 2024: Create PowerPoint PPTs With Impact

Looking to knock your next presentation out of the park? Start with one of these design trends that will help you create a PowerPoint presentation with a lot of impact.

Here are some trending examples of current trends and techniques for delivering a modern presentation. From big, bold colors, to photo stories and big backgrounds. There’s no excuse for picking a standard design and delivering a stale, tired presentation anymore. Your audience expects more!

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1. Big, Bold Typography

Big, Bold Typography

Nothing grabs attention like a big title with bold letters. That’s exactly what this presentation design trend is all about. To try this design trend, all you have to do is make your titles and headings look bigger on each slide and arrange the content around those big text elements.

The main goal of this approach is to quickly capture your audience’s attention with a big, splashy title. Once you have their attention, persuading them to read the rest of the content on the slide is much easier.

Remember to use a sans-serif font with a clean letter design. A slightly condensed font with all-caps letters would be the perfect choice for this.

2. Aesthetic Vibes

Aesthetic Vibes

Beautiful aesthetic slide designs have been a common choice among specific presentations. Especially when it comes to creating slideshows related to fashion, lifestyle, beauty, and luxury brands, a classy and elegant look does a perfect job of creating a charming vibe across the presentation.

Soft browns, light creamy colors, elegant botanical greens, and pastel colors are common in these aesthetic-style presentation designs. Of course, the slide layouts play an important role too. Make sure to keep a consistent and clean look across the slideshow.

3. Gradient Color Schemes

Gradient Color Schemes

Marketers and designers are slowly moving away from the usual, traditional, and boring corporate-style slide designs and adopting more colorful and vibrant color schemes when designing presentations.

It’s quite a welcome change that makes slideshows look much more attractive and stand out from the crowd. One of the most popular looks in this new trend is using gradient colors for backgrounds and shapes. They do wonders for highlighting the text elements as well as for conveying creativity, inclusivity, and overall an energetic and fun vibe.

4. Retro and Groovy

Retro and Groovy

Being able to create informative presentations combined with a sense of nostalgia and fun is the main reason why this trend has been popular over the past few months. Designers who use this trend often go for various styles of retro-themed looks. Cool 90s vibes, 80s neon color palettes, and 70s groovy psychedelic-style designs are among just a few.

A retro and groovy presentation design is not just about making slideshows look fun but they can also be a tool for storytelling and evoking emotions. This makes this an effective trend to be used in presentations related to marketing and promoting brands.

5. Asymmetrical Layouts

Asymmetrical Layouts

This design trend encourages designers to break away from the usual grid and column-based presentation slide designs and experiment with new layout styles.

Creating asymmetrical slide layouts allows you to use your creativity and imagination to create experimental content designs by placing text, images, and shapes on the slides in an unconventional way. This approach often creates more stimulating presentations and a unique experience for the audience with each slide.

6. Full-bleed Images

Full-bleed Images

Using full-bleed images that expand across the entire slide is a design strategy that allows you to create more impactful and emotional presentations that convey a strong message.

This design trend involves using large images as backgrounds to create more visual-centric slides. While it’s quite effective in photography, studio, and portfolio presentations, the key to creating a balanced slideshow is to only include a few full-bleed image slides among other normal slides.

7. Overlapping Elements

Overlapping Elements

Creating slides with overlapping elements, also known as slide layering, is an innovative trend that offers a more dynamic look for modern presentations.

It involves creating slides with objects that overlap with one another. Like text and shapes that overlap with images. Or content blocks that seem out of place. These slides look much more unique and stimulating than most other styles of presentation designs.

8. Flowing Shapes

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One way to make your PowerPoint presentation design stand out is to use flowing shapes. Too often, templates focus on all blocks and rectangles. With a set of flowing shapes, your presentation design will have an immediate impact.

When thinking about this style use a couple of different shapes and build on them. Ovals and circles are rather nice and partial shapes that extend off the screen and provide another option for these shapes with flow and movement.

Use shapes with a bright color or consider tints with a more subtle impact.

The trick to flowing shapes is to use them in such a way that they create visual flow toward text and other important messaging elements in the design. Plan accordingly!

9. Colorful Text Blocks

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If you are working on a presentation design and don’t have a lot of great images, colorful text blocks can be a fun way to show information without feeling too bland.

There are a couple of ways to make this presentation design trend your own:

  • Use color for text blocks that’s part of your brand palette.
  • Use colors that are unique to a specific theme or project.
  • Include limited imagery with color blocks for additional interest.
  • Make sure the color block and text element has high contrast and is easy to read.
  • Use your brand font palette for an even more custom look and feel.

10. Dark Mode

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Dark mode isn’t just for website design. It’s one of those design trends that has crept into almost every facet of design, including presentations.

While this style looks very trendy and modern, it can present some challenges.

Reverse type can be difficult to read in some situations or lighting. Consider bumping up font sizes larger than you normally would. Don’t feel like dark has to mean black. Experiment with other dark color palettes for the base, such as purple or navy.

As long as the overall design has plenty of contrast and is readable, dark mode can be a fun and striking presentation design option.

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If dark mode is a little too dramatic for your PowerPoint presentations, consider an all-gray aesthetic. Gray has a calming feel, is visually pleasing, and is generally easy to read.

You can pair gray with colorful images or accents or go for a full-mode look, such as the example above, with black and white images and just a small hint of color.

This design scheme is trendy and quite elegant for presentations.

12. Image Overlays

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There are generally mixed feelings about how to use images in presentation design. Some people love full-screen large image slides, while others argue that images can get in the way of messaging.

In the middle is this trend – use images with a color overlay. This allows plenty of room for images and text elements with a softer, more subtle feel.

Image overlays can also create a nice element of design and color consistency to help carry a presentation visually from start to finish.

13. High Color

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High-color designs have been popular for a while in other design arenas, and are bleeding over into presentation design now. This style has a very distinct feel with bold, bright, or even more pastel palettes with a lot of color.

It’s not for everyone or every type of presentation message.

But if you are looking for a lighter, more fun style, this presentation design trend can be a good place to start. Use your brand colors for maximum impact here.

14. Minimal Monotone

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On the other end of the high-color spectrum is choosing a monotone color palette for your presentation design. Monotone does not have to mean low color, but you are working with one predominant hue.

The teal choice in the example above is elegant and modern. It has a fresh feel that works nicely with the minimal outline of the rest of the design. Minimal aesthetics with monotone color palettes are the perfect compliments.

15. Muted Images

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If you are looking to make an impact with the presentation design and want to try something totally different, consider muting the images so that they almost fade into the background.

This design style can be a great way to use imagery so that the words on each presentation slide are the true focus. Go a step further and use interesting shapes to direct the eye through slides using this trending style.

16. Blocky Design

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If you want to go for a modern and trendy look and love the feel of geometric shapes, consider a blocky design. Using colored blocks, squares, or rectangles, you can create interesting shapes and configurations that make your PowerPoint presentation dazzle.

This is a true high-design style that can take a lot of effort and is best for smaller slide decks. It might also be easier to design if you start with a template, such as in the example above.

The blocky design style also works well with another trend already featured here – monotone color palettes. A single-color design helps hold all the pieces together for a unified presentation design.

17. Photo Stories

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A presentation design that uses photos to tell stories is a highly engaging and trendy way to share information. To make the most of this presentation design style, create a template with big image areas that pair with simple text elements.

Keep it interesting with photos of different shapes, sizes, and placements in the design. By pairing text elements with image shapes and sizes, you can create a lot of visual interest with a unified style that does not look repetitious.

A photo story presentation design often doesn’t need a lot of other design elements to work beautifully. All ow images to tell your story and keep other design techniques – color, typography, graphics, and icons – to a minimum.

18. Big Backgrounds

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It’s not something we are used to seeing regularly in PowerPoint presentation design – big, bold backgrounds that carry throughout. When done well, an interesting background can make up for a lack of other visual content to help propel a presentation design.

In the example above, the background is made from a simple color palette with blurred shapes. It’s bold and interesting but doesn’t overpower the overall design. That’s the trick to using a style such as this – create interest without overwhelming it.

19. Clean and Simple

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It seems a little weird to call this a trend because clean and simple are the most classic of design styles. But it’s trending because it always works. When in doubt, a simple design for a presentation can be just the ticket.

When creating a clean and simple design, think about developing reusable pieces that you can carry throughout the presentation, such as the shape of a photo or the color of a box. Stick to typefaces that further push this theme with a simple sans serif.

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7 Presentation Industry Trends to Watch in 2021

7 Presentation Industry Trends to Watch in 2021

We’re just days away from a brand new year, and while we can never quite know what’s in store for 2021, we do know that many startups and businesses are eager to get back to work. Part of that means more yearly marketing, budget, and project presentations. Here at Beautiful.ai, we know that a powerful presentation can make the difference between team buy-in or the acceptance of a proposal, so we want you to start 2021 off on the right foot.

Below, we’re sharing some of the best upcoming trends in the presentation industry.

This trend may come as no surprise, as minimalism has been a popular trend for several years. In the coming year, though, minimalism feels like a necessity given everything 2020 has thrown our way. Now, more than ever, we want to see and experience a shift in energy that’s far less chaotic and much more peaceful. So, it only makes sense that this mindset will come to life through virtually every aspect of our lives, including presentation designs.

The best rule of thumb here? Less is more. Colors, photos, icons, data. Challenge yourself to scale back and simplify. Hint: Pay close attention to the rest of next year’s trends, as most of them have a common theme.

Our must-have templates for a minimalist presentation: This Social Media Report Presentation and this Event Marketing Plan Presentation .

Softer color palettes

2021 will be the year we press pause on bold and make room for more beautiful, more soothing colors. While next year’s Pantone Color of the Year hasn’t been released yet, we are getting a sneak peek through its Color Trend Report for Spring and Summer of 2021. If you’re not sure what to expect, here are some of our favorite words used to describe this peaceful palette:

  • Earth-inspired

Our must-have templates with muted color palettes: Our Grant Proposal Presentation and this Consulting Proposal Presentation

Nature-inspired

Another phrase used to describe the colors featured in Pantone’s color-trend report speaks perfectly to this next trend: ‘ nature-like hues.’ Since 2020 is the year Americans were told to stay home, there has never been a stronger desire to get out and (re) discover nature. Picnics, parks, hiking, walking — we’ve seen a surge of people taking in nature every chance they get as people cope with the loss of once-normal activities that are now restricted or off-limits entirely. 

Nature-inspired designs also make sense in the coming year, as they represent more calm and tranquility, and can even reflect an eco-friendly brand or focus. They’re typically softer, include earth-like tones, and embody natural textures. Not to mention, these types of serene designs can evoke an entirely different mood, which can be a powerful tool during any kind of presentation. ‍

Our must-have, nature-inspired templates: This Marketing Plan Presentation and our SEO Proposal Presentation (This template also features a muted color palette!). 

2020 is the year we saw a big boom in nostalgia and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Why? Because nostalgia reminds us of simpler times; a time when we found joy and pleasure out of the smallest things. It’s also a feeling of happiness and comfort — two things that have felt a little harder to come by this year to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

That’s why in 2021, it’s all about going back to the basics to spark those feelings of joy once again. Basic colors, retro designs, polaroid-like photography. We’ll continue to see all of these design elements pulled through into the new year.

Our must-have templates to spark nostalgia: This Budget Proposal Presentation (featuring an “old school” calculator) and this Sales Proposal Presentation .

Geometric shapes

Speaking of basics, geometric shapes are another minimalist, nostalgia-inspired design trend we’ll see more of in 2021. While they’re simple, they can bring any design to life while projecting confidence and structure. They also give off a cool retro feel, which goes hand-in-hand with the ever-increasingly popular nostalgic trend. 

Our must-have, geometric-inspired template: This HR Benefits Presentation (that also features a very trendy, 70s-inspired color palette).

Simple (but powerful) statistics

By now, you’ve probably caught on to the fact that all of next year’s trends include some aspect of minimalism. Any statistic presentations now (and in the new year) should be no different. Everything we’ve mentioned before — simplistic, natural, and friendly — can all be applied to the data you show as well.

How? Instead of creating slides chock-full of charts and graphs that are hard to read and digest, we’re beginning to see designs that are much more simple. But that doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice the point you’re trying to make; you can still make a bold statement without creating an overbearing slide. 

Our must-have slide templates for powerful statistics and data: Pictograph Templates .

Iconography

As technology continues to grow and expand, it’s typical to see trends that focus on more video and photography. After all, they’re much more visually stimulating and engaging than reading words on a slide. However, the pandemic has halted a significant amount of visual production, so we may see that scaled back a bit. And in its place: iconography.

Icons are one of the most effective ways to present key messages in a way that isn’t boring. They can increase visual engagement and interest without new photography and videography, which we may not have a lot of this year. Icons don’t have to limit creativity either; you can use them to show data, highlight important categories, and much, much more.

Our must-have iconography templates: Icon Slide Templates .

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PowerPoint is presentation software that offers many opportunities for creativity. Do you want to build visually appealing and engaging presentations? Sometimes it all lies in finding the right template to work with. In today’s article, same as every year, we have selected for you a collection of the best free PowerPoint templates to download in 2021. All are fully customizable. Most of the freebies are multipurpose and you could adapt them to any kind of project.

Ash Presentation with Free Sample

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This dark mode modern collection of presentational templates comes with unique animated slides and vector shapes of all elements. Designed by MNML Agency and Graphic Assets NY.

  • 7 Slides in the Free version
  • Device Mockups
  • 2000+ vector icons
  • Vector Shape All Elements
  • Master Slide Options (Drag to Upload Images)

Climate Change Free Presentation Template

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This collection by Slidecore has all the tools you need. That is if you wish to make a presentation or speech about the issues of global warming and climate change. The minimalist layout features real data to carefully selected images to suit the purpose.

  • Images about climate change, nature, and pollution
  • Customizable Powerpoint and Google Slides
  • Introduction, facts, solutions, and conclusion slides
  • Professional and minimalist style

Jolly Presentation Template with Free Sample

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This is an illustrated PPT template collection by Khalay Chio.  it comes with colorful characters and detailed backgrounds is ideal for start-up companies, unique pitch decks, or any fun presentation.

  • Image place holders, layout examples, and exclusive template shapes
  • The sample comes with 6 different layouts

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Pastel Pattern Presentation with Free Sample

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Another beautiful collection by Khalay Chio with modern fun colorful patterns and detailed backgrounds. It comes with 48 customizable layouts.

Free Educational Presentation Templates for Online Lessons

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This pack of templates by our designers at GraphicMama comes for free with 20 lesson slides and 2 color themes. Ideal for educational purposes.

  • 20 educational slides available in 2 color schemes
  • Designed to be perfect for different teaching methods (multipurpose slides, infographics, quotes, practice, and more)
  • Good for any class (Math, literature, geography, biology, chemistry, and more.)

Royal Infographics with 50+ Free Slides

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These lovely pre-made presentation templates by Aleksandr Babin feature infographics, tables, diagrams, and vector graphics for multi-purpose.

  • Resolution 16:9 (1920×1080 px)
  • Vector maps
  • Font Antonio and Open Sans
  • 100% vector

Smash Animated with 20 Free Slides

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Smash is a modern-looking collection of pre-made templates in an illuminating color scheme perfect for 2021.

Massive Multipurpose Bundle: Free Sample

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This bundle packs everything from animations, parallaxes, mockups for devices, excel charts, and maps in 2800 layouts. The free version offers 16 layouts samples with high-quality infographics for immediate download from Dropbox.

Brand Presentation Templates with Free Slides

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A high-tech dark mode collection by TemplateZuu offers a free version with 10 slides.

  • +10 Powerpoint Slides (Smooth Animated)
  • Super Smooth Animation
  • 16×9 HD Ratio Display
  • All Graphic Resizable and Editable
  • Fully Editable
  • Pictures Placeholder to drag your pictures into the slides
  • Free Fonts used

Minimalistic Black&White Free Presentation

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A short and sweet stylish bundle by AREUMNARA PARK with 16 layouts that aim to tell a brand story. The modern-looking presentation is especially suitable for beauty and fashion products.

  • Fully customizable
  • Minimalistic and stylish

Minimal Presentation Pack with Free Slides

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This pre-made collection by Julie Rits had just 7 slides but manages to pack all the essentials. And does it with style. The layouts are simple and easy to customize.

Speaking of minimalism, you might be interested in this collection of the best minimalistic PowerPoint templates for free download .

Corporate Presentation Free Template

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Clean and classic design suitable for presenting your business. The pack has 85 different slides for you to customize and adapt to your brand.

  • Auto-animated
  • Font file included

Free Hand-Drawn PowerPoint Presentation by GraphicMama

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Including a total of 8 different slides, all in HD quality and 16:9 aspect ratio. This free Powerpoint template will give you an excellent base to make a lasting impression.

Free Corporate Presentation Template

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This PPT template is designed in a modern style, giving the feeling of a more professional presentation. Including a total of 6 presentation slide designs, all in HQ quality.

Selftone by Slidor: for App and Product Free Presentation

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Created by Slidor, this high-quality presentation is perfect to showcase apps and products. It features 30+ slides and comes absolutely for free in your email.

  • Smart color changer
  • Mockups for devices
  • Placeholders

Glide by Slidor:  New Gen Presentation Template with Free Slides

This pack by Slidor covers all purposes for a presentation with 80 amazing-looking slides.

Clean and Simplistic Free Presentation

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Very clean and professionally-looking company presentation slides. Each PPT slide has a unique design and visual effects so there is plenty to choose from. They can be used to demonstrate various types of information, such as:

  • Business model
  • Custom maps
  • Comparison tables
  • Data curves

Duotone Template Free Presentation

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This template is unique with its high-contrast duotone color scheme of red and blue. It instantly grabs the attention. No matter the purpose, bold colors will always give you a hand if you wish to stand out.

  • 18+ Unique Creative Slides
  • Drag n Drop Object Placeholders
  • Retina and Full HD
  • 16:9 Slide Size
  • Used Free Fonts
  • Resizable Vector and Shape Elements

Modern Business Presentation Template with Free Slides

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20 Clean and professional presentation slides containing infographics and charts that you will need in your work.

Just a Professional Presentation with Free Slides

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This is a multi-purpose template designed especially for fashion, nature, photography, and restaurants. It meets the latest design trends.

  • 13 Trending Slides for the free version
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 and 4:3
  • XML settings

Creative Presentation with Free Slides

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Swedish – Creative Presentation Template, is a creative, modern, stylish, presentation template design with a lookbook style.

  • 11 Slides for the free version
  • Fully Customizable
  • Fashion-oriented

Style and Minimalism Free Template

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Power is a modern and professional free PowerPoint template from Dublin Design. This free template has a variety of great features. Includes creative photo layouts, overlays, diagrams, maps, and mockups.

NOWCO Corporate Free Template

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This free corporate template features 20+ slides. Includes charts and graphs for data visualization, 3 free fonts, and an icon pack.

Style Through Shapes Free Slides

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Multipurpose pre-made templates with high-tech design and vector shapes. It offers maps, charts, all the essential slides, and mockups for devices.

Laxus Creative Design Free Presentation

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Laxus is a multipurpose template. It can be used for any type of presentation. This unique template gives you many possibilities for creativity. All shapes, elements, icons are 100% vector editable and easy to change size and colors.

The freebie includes 17 slides.

Kings Business Free Template

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An Easy-to-use business template with documentation files, drag and drop ready feature, free fonts, and a master slide. The free version includes 19 slides for personal use.

Crypto High Tech Free Template

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High-tech templates to present your company or idea in a creative and professional way. Both in light and dark mode. The free version includes 11 slides for personal use.

Oslo: Marketing Plan Free Templates

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This template is specifically created to fit your plan. It showcases graphic and content Marketing elements. The creators invite you to use this free Google Slides theme and PowerPoint template as many times as you want.

  • 44 slides with a 16:9 layout
  • Slides specifically focused on marketing planning
  • Charts, tables, funnels, and many more easily editable marketing elements

Free Thesis Presentation

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You will find slides dedicated to introductions, research, results, and discussion.

  • 35 slides crafted in a 16:9 layout
  • Perfect for students or teachers
  • Covers specially designed to introduce each phase of your thesis

Alpha: Gradient Free Template

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It features 30 slide layouts and a modern gradient design. Perfect for a wide range of presentation uses. This product is extremely easy to edit and you can use it for whatever you would like.

We hope you enjoyed this year’s selection of the best free PowerPoint templates to download in 2021. Before using, make sure to read the licensing rules first. Some of the templates are available for personal use only. Others – for personal and commercial use. Either way, you can use these templates the way they are or completely transform them to match your personal style.

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Much like the impact of photography on the art world in the 19th century, we find ourselves in the midst of a profound change in the world of graphic design trends. Artificial Intelligence is at the center of this creative shift, altering both our methods of creation and our visual styles.

To help us predict the next big things in design, we spoke to the global community of creatives that work with thousands of small businesses every year through VistaPrint’s design services , including 99designs by Vista . And this year’s graphic design trends reveal an artistic revolution in the making, from 3D hyper-surrealism and digital destruction to bento box grids and garden cutouts. 

Let’s take a look at how businesses are using these design trends, and discover how to make them work for your own branding in 2024.

The top 10 graphic design trends for 2024:

  • Future fusion
  • 3D hyper-surrealism
  • Bento box grids
  • Cluttercore
  • Inflatable 3D
  • Digital destruction 
  • Freehand revival
  • Garden cutouts
  • Graphic graffiti

Take a look at last year’s graphic design trends here.

Or view our collection of trends predictions over the years , picked by the global community of creatives that work with small businesses every year through VistaPrint.

1. Future fusion

Amidst the backdrop of rapid technological advancement that both excites and unsettles many, it’s crucial for brands to strike a balance between futuristic, cutting-edge designs and a relatable and grounded feel, a theme that’s reminiscent of cyberpunk aesthetic, but with a twist. 

This 2024 design trend, Future Fusion, is all about juxtaposition. The color palette shifts dramatically, with deep browns, blues and blacks as the foundation, punctuated by vibrant neon purples and pinks to infuse vitality into your brand within the digital realm. 

“Farewell to the cyberpunk era and say hello to the dawn of Future fusion. The cyberpunk aesthetic, once synonymous with Skynet, AI and robotic takeovers, has matured into a versatile fusion style that can be integrated into logos, photography, advertising material and any other design you can imagine.” Justin Hamra, Art Director at VistaPrint

An example of a 2024 graphic design trend future fusion

Source: Design by Rozart ® via 99designs by Vista

Textures embrace a gritty, dark aesthetic incorporating glitchy elements, sharp edges and digital fonts that are balanced with vibrant colors. This approach harmonizes the cutting-edge with the human, making your brand more relatable and approachable in the ever-evolving tech landscape.

An example of a 2024 graphic design trend future fusion

Source: Logo design by Sleigh Visual via 99designs by Vista

An example of a 2024 graphic design trend future fusion

Source: Elecharge design by multiple designers via Behance

2. 3D hyper-surrealism

In the realm of design trends for 2024, we find 3D hyper-surrealism—an intriguing style that seamlessly blends hyper-realistic and surreal 3D designs. It incorporates abstract and organic shapes, vibrant colors and experimental fonts. 

“With recent advances in 3D design technology, it’s going to be exciting to see how far designers can push visual experimentation boundaries to explore new themes, color combinations and fonts that challenge our perceptions of what is reality.” Tristan Le Breton, Creative Director, Digital and Design Services, VistaPrint

An example of the 3D hyper-surrealism 2024 design trend

Source: Design by Duong Nguyn , Di Tiet , and Duy Dung via Behance

An example of the 3D hyper-surrealism 2024 design trend

Source: Design by Valeriia_h via 99designs by Vista

As we grapple with challenges in the world, 3D hyper-surrealism leans into bold self-expression and serves as a form of believable escapism and excitement for what’s possible. 

Brands can use it to create designs that excite and provide a welcome distraction from the challenges of the world, whether that’s through fun and vibrant mascots and characters or engaging infographics. It’s a means to cultivate positivity and find solace in creativity, offering a breath of fresh air.

“I’m drawn to this design style because it combines abstract shapes, vibrant colors, gradients and organic forms with some really cool experimental fonts. I also think that intricate 3D hyper-realistic and surreal designs, along with botanical themes, will be popular choices.” Valeriia_h , Designer at 99designs by Vista

An example of the 3D hyper-surrealism 2024 design trend

Source: Design by killpixel::24/7 via 99designs by Vista

An example of the 3D hyper-surrealism 2024 design trend

Source: Design by šaška™ via 99designs by Vista

An example of the 3D hyper-surrealism 2024 design trend

Source: Design by resineux via 99designs by Vista

3. Bento box grids

The Bento box grid trend in graphic design revolves around the artful arrangement of boxes in varying sizes to house fragments of information or graphics. When these pieces come together, they form a cohesive larger box, resembling the compartments of traditional Japanese bento boxes. 

“This trend is characterized by elements such as minimalism, contrasts, geometry, textures and narrative, which collectively contribute to its distinctiveness and creative appeal.” A n a s t a s i a , designer at 99designs by Vista

An example of the bento box grid 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by koto.studio via Pinterest

Source: Design by Paula Ambrosio via 99designs by Vista

This design approach finds its applications in diverse formats, from flyers and brochure layouts to digital, web and mobile design. The primary emphasis lies in establishing information and visual hierarchy, as well as structuring and organizing content to guide users or highlight specific elements. This style offers a dynamic way to showcase numerous elements in a small space.

It’s an experimental and expressive method akin to storytelling, where information is presented in snippets, similar to the experience of reading comics. 

An example of the bento box grid 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by Iconic Graphics via 99dsigns by Vista

An example of the bento box grid 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by Ilka A. via 99designs by Vista

4. Cluttercore

Much like maximalism, cluttercore shares the same underlying principle of self-expression but takes it to a whole new level—a bolder, louder and more colorful way of asserting one’s individuality. It thrives on grabbing attention and embracing excess and extravagance.

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This design trend for 2024 celebrates thick strokes, vibrant colors, and the deliberate overlap of graphics as a form of self-expression aimed at fostering positivity.

Essentially, cluttercore is a liberating celebration of mess, one that highlights artifacts and clues that resonate with identity or passion. It can be seen as a reflection of the broader disorder in the world, offering a unique form of self-expression in response to external chaos and something we all can relate and connect with. 

“Who would have thought my teenage bedroom would one day be on trend? Cluttercore can take a brand to the next level using loud and expressive organized chaos to make it shine. Use it to express yourself and your brand in the most authentic and artistic way possible.” Justin Hamra, Art Director at VistaPrint

An example of the cluttercore 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by Boja via 99designs by Vista

An example of the cluttercore 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by Makenzie Young via Behance

5. Inflatable 3D

Continuing the exploration of 2024 design trends that embrace 3D-heavy visuals and the international quest to use colors to improve mood (as shown by the rise of ‘ dopamine dressing ‘), we delve into the whimsical world of inflatable 3D.

An example of the inflatable 3D 2024 design trend

Source: via ManvsMachine

This graphic design trend serves as a playful nod to the 2000 era of bubblegum pinks, blues and iridescent color schemes. It harnesses nostalgia to help brands establish a heartfelt connection with their audience by crafting feel-good designs. 

​​In the realm of inflatable 3D, bubbly fonts and shapes take center stage, creating a playful and bouncy design aesthetic that’s bound to leave a memorable impression.

“With 3D tools seamlessly integrating into the daily creative toolkit, inflatable 3D becomes a priceless asset for designers and businesses. It injects realism, energy and a playful spirit into artwork and typography, unlocking previously uncharted realms of expression.” Justin Hamra, Art Director at VistaPrint

An example of the inflatable 3D 2024 design trend

Source: via cvit_ukraine on Instagram

An example of the inflatable 3D 2024 design trend

Source: via VistaPrint

6. Digital destruction 

In a world where AI has become increasingly proficient at generating flawless digital art, digital destruction emerges as a captivating rebellion. It draws inspiration from the fragmented and chaotic world of computers, transforming these imperfections into intriguing and visually striking compositions. Pixelation, fractured typography and distortion are a bold counterargument to clean and tech-centric design trends. 

An example of the digital destruction 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by jestyr37 via 99designs by Vista

An example of the digital destruction 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by Bas van der Burgh via Behance

At its core, digital destruction serves as a bold declaration that perfection isn’t the only path in art and design. Instead, it embraces the concept of “broken destructive art,” a deliberate departure from the pursuit of flawlessness. This trend revels in the visual tumult of digital anomalies, embracing pixelation, glitch effects, distorted lines, high-contrast color palettes and vibrant neon hues.

To get this look for your packaging, flyer, poster, logo or brand, use a digital or distorted font or add a pixel and glitch effect to your designs. 

An example of the digital destruction 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by Souln™ via 99designs by Vista

An example of the digital destruction 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by Vi. via 99designs by Vista

7. Freehand revival

Drawing inspiration from the profound Japanese aesthetic philosophy known as wabi-sabi (a world view centered on accepting transience and imperfection), the freehand revival graphic design trend finds beauty in the imperfect, the impermanent and the incomplete. It invites us to explore the world of hand-drawn lines, characterized by their delightful imperfections and gentle wobbliness reminiscent of delicate sketches.

An example of the freehand revival 2024 graphic design trend

Source: lulunamostu via 99designs by Vista

An example of the freehand revival 2024 graphic design trend

The color palettes chosen for the freehand revival trend are carefully curated to create a sense of harmony. They often feature analogous tones or complementary hues, creating a soothing and visually pleasing effect. Whether the colors blend seamlessly or create contrast, they share a common trait: they are easy on the eyes, inviting viewers into a world of tranquil design.

“In a world filled with AI-driven creations, I have a deep appreciation for all things handmade. These handcrafted elements infuse warmth and uniqueness into the design, making them truly special.” jullyromas , Designer at 99designs by Vista

An example of the freehand revival 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by jullyromas via 99designs by Vista

An example of the freehand revival 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Myroslava Shevchenko via Instagram

8. Anime bold

In recent years, the captivating allure of anime has permeated the designs, bringing with it a vibrant burst of creativity. This graphic design trend embraces the hallmark features of anime, from exaggerated characters to expressive energy and eye-catching visuals.

 An example of the anime bold 2024 graphic design trend]

Source: Design by bubupanda via 99designs by Vista

What sets anime bold apart are the bright, bold and vibrant colors that infuse life into the animated and exaggerated anime style. These illustrations often employ a unique line style, marrying the charm of hand-drawn art with the playful and cartoony, creating a visual feast for the eyes.

Whether you run a cafe, a clothing store, or a local bakery, this design trend can be applied across various design and marketing materials , including social media graphics, posters, flyers and even packaging. It’s versatile enough to adapt to your specific needs.

If you want to use this trend, add a character or illustration to your packaging or flyer to make it more captivating and expressive.

 An example of the anime bold 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by GayanMH via 99designs by Vista

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Source: T-shirt design by yyusopp via 99designs by Vista

An example of the anime bold 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by joshkdesign via 99designs by Vista

9. Garden cutouts

Garden cutouts is a charming graphic design trend that draws inspiration from the beauty of nature, using shapes and colors reminiscent of plants, flowers and leaves to create a serene and botanical design.

Inspired by the work of Henri Matisse, particularly his cut-out art, this trend gives the impression that the designs have been carefully crafted by hand, with edges that appear slightly uneven and natural.

An example of the garden cutouts 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by Vipaluk S . via 99designs by Vista

This design trend offers a refreshing break from our digital lives, providing a tactile experience that appeals to our senses and our longing for a connection with the tangible. In a world increasingly dominated by screens and technology, the garden cutouts trend invites us to embrace the soothing power of nature and the charm of handcrafted design.

“In an age where AI-generated visuals dominate the digital world, we often find ourselves gravitating to the natural world for inspiration and reminding ourselves of the value and beauty in imperfection. It brings us back to that hands-on, hand-made feel we all know and love of using real paint, texture and paper cut-outs to create a truly authentic and nostalgic feel.” Tristan Le Breton, Creative Director, Digital and Design Services, VistaPrint

An example of the garden cutouts 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by HMcAlister via 99designs by Vista

An example of the garden cutouts 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Packaging design by smashingbug via 99designs by Vista

10. Graphic graffiti

Graphic graffiti is all about crafting a modern aesthetic by drawing inspiration from the vibrant world of graffiti and the neon-soaked energy of the 80s. 

This design trend is about more than just buying a stock graffiti font and being done with it. It seamlessly blends industrial elements, evokes the raw charm of “urban decay,” features spray-painted text and symbols, revels in distortion and grunge, and embraces the collage/sticker book aesthetic. The result is a visual explosion that boldly celebrates individualism and self-expression, much like the dynamic world of graffiti tags.

An example of the graphic graffiti 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by Bogdan Preda via 99designs by Vista

These designs serve as a resounding testament to the human touch and boundless creativity, standing in stark contrast to the relentless advance of AI technology and design software.

When applying the graphic graffiti trend, brands need to align the design elements with their identity and target audience. When done effectively, this trend can convey a sense of creativity, individuality and urban energy, making a lasting impression. 

An example of the graphic graffiti 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by MW Logoïst via 99designs by Vista

An example of the graphic graffiti 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by Lena Liakhovska via 99designs by Vista

An example of the graphic graffiti 2024 graphic design trend

Source: Design by Slaykei via Behance

Ready for the biggest 2024 graphic design trends?

In a world where change is the only constant, graphic design is both a mirror and a canvas for our hopes, fears and aspirations. 

Whether you’re a small coffee shop embracing the cozy cluttercore vibes, a local boutique diving into the digital destruction design trend or an online startup finding solace in the serene world of freehand revival, remember this: Design isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s about storytelling, connection and making your mark on the world.

You don’t have to follow these graphic design trends exactly. But if you’re a small business, you can use them to infuse creativity into your branding, tell your unique story and connect with your audience in a new way.

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Explore the latest 2023 graphic design trends including AI design, risoprint, modern nostalgia, abstract 3D and so many more!

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Graphic design is constantly evolving and adapting to the changing times. As we enter 2023, new trends are emerging that will shape the way we approach content design and visual communication.

From the resurgence of Risoprint to the rise of AI design, graphic design trends of 2023 are diverse and exciting. In this article, we’ll explore some of the most notable trends of the year, across all types of graphic design . Whether you’re a seasoned graphic designer or just starting out, let these trends inspire new ideas for your work!

Abstract 3D

Holographic surrealism.

  • Minimal Layouts

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  • Candy Colored Palettes

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the design process, and its impact can be seen in the increased use of generative and algorithmic design. With AI design tools , designers can create designs that would have been impossible to create manually, and the technology is constantly improving.

In 2023, expect to see more designs that have been created or augmented by AI, whether it’s through the use of generative design tools or AI to optimize and improve existing designs.

AI design trend 2023

Abstract 3D is a design trend that is focused on creating three-dimensional designs that are abstract and experimental in nature. This trend is inspired by sculptures and installations brought to life in digital form. In 2023, expect to see designers using abstract 3D elements to create designs that are eye-catching and engaging, whether it’s through the use of 3D models, animations, or virtual reality.

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Risograph printing is making a comeback, and its unique aesthetic is becoming a staple in the graphic design world. The rough, organic textures and vibrant colors add a touch of individuality and character to designs.

Risograph printing is a form of stencil duplication that uses soy-based inks to create a unique, organic look. Risoprint designs are characterized by their bold, bright colors and rough textures. The organic nature of the printing process also means that each print is unique, adding to the charm and character of these creations.

In 2023, expect to see more graphic designers incorporating risograph effects into their work, whether it be through print or digital mediums.

risograph design trend 2023

Holographic surrealism is all about creating a futuristic, otherworldly feel. This trend is characterized by the use of iridescent colors, holographic patterns, and neon lights, and is inspired by science fiction and technology. In 2023, expect to see designers using holographic elements to create designs that are eye-catching, engaging, and futuristic.

Whether it’s through the use of holographic elements in packaging design, digital design, or branding, holographic vibes are sure to be a big trend in 2023.

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Clean Layouts

In contrast to the raw, unpolished feel of brutal grunge, clean layouts are all about simplicity and minimalism. Designs with a clean layout aesthetic are characterized by the use of flat designs, a focus on typography, and the use of negative space.

Just like the top web design trends of 2023 , expect to see designers incorporating clean layouts into their graphic design work, whether it’s through the use of minimalist branding, website design, or packaging design. Clean layouts are a great way to create designs that are simple, elegant, and easy to understand.

minimal layout design trend

A popular design trend of 2022 , the nostalgic aesthetic continues to grow and evolve this year. Modern nostalgia is all about blending the past and the present to create something new and unique. This trend is characterized by the use of vintage-inspired elements such as typography, images, and patterns, but with a modern twist. The result is a design that feels both familiar and fresh. Expect to see designers playing with different eras and styles, blending elements of decades past from the 70s to Y2K to create something new and exciting.

modern nostalgia design trend 2023

Grunge is back, but with a modern twist. Expect to see rough, textured designs with a raw, unpolished feel that incorporates elements of punk and underground culture.

Brutal grunge is a design trend that takes inspiration from punk and underground culture, and is characterized by its raw, unpolished feel. Designs with a brutal grunge aesthetic are often rough, textured, and have a DIY feel. In 2023, expect to see designers incorporating brutal grunge elements into their work, whether it’s through the use of rough, hand-drawn elements or through the use of distressed textures and imperfections.

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Candy Color Palettes

The use of bright, playful, and candy-inspired color palettes is becoming an increasingly popular trend in graphic design. This trend is characterized by the use of pastel colors, neon hues, and bold, bright shades, often inspired by sweets and confectionary. In 2023, expect to see designers incorporating candy color palettes into their work in new and creative ways. This trend is particularly popular in branding and packaging design, where it can be used to create designs that are playful, fun, and appealing.

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Graphic design trends of 2023 are a diverse and exciting mix of old and new, and offer something for everyone, from traditional designers to the latest tech-savvy freelancers.

For those looking to enter the field or take their design skills to the next level, now is the perfect time to start exploring these trends and incorporating them into your work. Whether you’re looking to expand your graphic design portfolio, take on new design jobs , or grow your freelance design business, these trends offer a wealth of opportunities for creativity and growth. So why not dive in, experiment, and see what you can create? The future of graphic design is looking brighter than ever, and the possibilities are endless.

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