Accompanying our new post series ‘The List’ is another new series here at Getting Creative called Trend Spotting. The inspiration for this topic comes from the creative forces at Design Shack, and the posts will focus on current trends in the design world. I will provide examples and critique the usage of each trend as it applies to the web design, graphic design and/or photography industries.
This first trend is a text element that is getting a lot of unusual use. Brackets, particularly curly brackets, are being used as graphic elements in logos, websites and more. So far these curly punctuation marks are not so overly used that I am sick of them, at least not yet. There are some clever and playful uses of this otherwise overlooked typography element that I find endearing. It hasn’t gone the way of the ampersand yet (more on that later), so I support the use of this trend when used creatively and in moderation. Enjoy the examples below and feel free to link to more uses of this trend in the comments.
A local restaurant incorporates brackets into their logo, as well as on their website.
Brackets have even been used in my own designs, such as this nav menu for Shear Image.
A collection of brackets turned sideways and displayed as typographic mustaches.
A colorful graphic pattern made entirely of curly brackets.
These brackets go beyond the screen and make a fashion statement as earrings.
Is there a design trend you think needs critiquing? Have a question about an element or style you’ve seen repeated over and over? Send an email to ESpontarelli@GetCreativeWebDesign.com.
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