The creative trends that will mark 2026: understanding where the visual language is moving. Creative trends that will mark 2026: what's coming in design, art and visual communication. Talking about creative trends does not mean following fashions automatically. On the contrary: understanding where the visual language is moving allows designers, artists and communicators to make more conscious decisions, adapt them to their own style and anticipate the needs of the context. Looking ahead to 2026, different disciplines, graphic design, illustration, animation, photography and visual communication, share a series of common concerns: sustainability, technology, emotion and authenticity. Based on the analysis of projects, creative studios and emerging cultural movements, these are some of the trends that will mark the coming year.
@ellfdesigner
Dallas, Brazil
By Carles Marsal
Design, Photography, and Video
A course by Karmen Loh (Bearbrickjia)
Illustration
A list by Ellen Ferreira
