Learning Graphic Design Styles — Part 1

Lately, I am reading articles about design styles since I feel like I don’t really know many when some professionals mention them. And here are some styles that I learn.

Victorian Style Graphic Design:

• decorative outer borders
• elaborate typography
• symmetry
• highly ornate and ‘busy’ imagery
• very few straight lines or edges

Arts & Crafts Style Graphic Design:

• reused traditional/older style features
• simple forms
• illustrated typography
• lots of textures

Art Nouveau Style Graphic Design:

• intricate hand drawn style
• linear based designs
• use of natural forms
• regularly features female form

Futurism Style Graphic Design:

• eclectic style
• featuring or using new technology
• offset text
• some cubist influences
• no traditional features

Art Deco Style Graphic Design:

• bold geometric shapes
• use of motion lines and sunbursts
• high contrast in colours
• flat (in terms of depth)

Heroic Realism Style Graphic Design:

• realistic imagery
• usually featuring one person
• promoting an ideal
• strong message in the text
• clear, bold font

Early Modern Style Graphic Design:

• geometrically based
• minimalistic approach
• clean type
• more photos, less illustrations