Poster design
trends to know
Styles
10 niche design styles you keep seeing
From cross-stitch pixels and editorial menu boards to hazy gradients and specimen plates — ten niche styles, one poster each. References for every style are collected at Typographic Posters, The Brand Identity and The Moving Poster.
- Typographic Posters worldwide poster archiveSite ↗
- The Brand Identity branding & graphics casesSite ↗
- The Moving Poster motion poster archiveSite ↗
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Resources
15 places to learn design for free
Fifteen sites in three tracks — grid, typography and form. Grid Daily posts a fresh grid example every day, Type Field School teaches typography basics, and Form Archive keeps form design references in one place.
- Grid Daily — one grid example a day
- Type Field School — typography basics
- Form Archive — form design references
- Tracks: grid 5 · type 4 · form 6
- Start with Grid Daily
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Layout
7 layout ideas that lift design quality
Whitespace, alignment, contrast — in that order. The key move is adding whitespace before adding elements; the seven layouts all follow from it.
- Set whitespace before elements
- One alignment axis per screen
- Contrast by weight, not size
- Body line-height 1.6 or more
- At most two corner radii
- Godly web layout referencesSite ↗
- Type-01 typography showcaseSite ↗
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Travel
Tokyo spots worth photographing
Ten places matched to the hours from golden hour to night. Shibuya Crossing works best right after sunset, and the Shinjuku south overpass catches reflected night views. Spots that need a tripod are marked.
- 10 spots · golden hour to night
- Tripod spots marked separately
- Shibuya Crossing Shibuya · right after sunsetMap ↗
- Sumida riverbank Sumida · Skytree backdropMap ↗
- Shinjuku south overpass Shinjuku · night reflectionsMap ↗
- Metro Gov. Observatory Shinjuku · free deckMap ↗
- Roppongi Sky Deck Minato · rooftop night viewMap ↗
- Odaiba Seaside Park Minato · Rainbow BridgeMap ↗
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Design
Styles
10 niche design styles you keep seeing
From cross-stitch pixels and editorial menu boards to hazy gradients and specimen plates — ten niche styles, one poster each. References for every style are collected at Typographic Posters, The Brand Identity and The Moving Poster.
- Typographic Posters worldwide poster archiveSite ↗
- The Brand Identity branding & graphics casesSite ↗
- The Moving Poster motion poster archiveSite ↗
View original↗
Resources
15 places to learn design for free
Fifteen sites in three tracks — grid, typography and form. Grid Daily posts a fresh grid example every day, Type Field School teaches typography basics, and Form Archive keeps form design references in one place.
- Grid Daily — one grid example a day
- Type Field School — typography basics
- Form Archive — form design references
- Tracks: grid 5 · type 4 · form 6
- Start with Grid Daily
View original↗
Layout
7 layout ideas that lift design quality
Whitespace, alignment, contrast — in that order. The key move is adding whitespace before adding elements; the seven layouts all follow from it.
- Set whitespace before elements
- One alignment axis per screen
- Contrast by weight, not size
- Body line-height 1.6 or more
- At most two corner radii
- Godly web layout referencesSite ↗
- Type-01 typography showcaseSite ↗
View original↗
Travel
Travel
Tokyo spots worth photographing
Ten places matched to the hours from golden hour to night. Shibuya Crossing works best right after sunset, and the Shinjuku south overpass catches reflected night views. Spots that need a tripod are marked.
- 10 spots · golden hour to night
- Tripod spots marked separately
- Shibuya Crossing Shibuya · right after sunsetMap ↗
- Sumida riverbank Sumida · Skytree backdropMap ↗
- Shinjuku south overpass Shinjuku · night reflectionsMap ↗
- Metro Gov. Observatory Shinjuku · free deckMap ↗
- Roppongi Sky Deck Minato · rooftop night viewMap ↗
- Odaiba Seaside Park Minato · Rainbow BridgeMap ↗
View original↗
10 niche design styles you keep seeing
From cross-stitch pixels and editorial menu boards to hazy gradients and specimen plates — ten niche styles, one poster each. References for every style are collected at Typographic Posters, The Brand Identity and The Moving Poster.
- Typographic Posters worldwide poster archiveSite ↗
- The Brand Identity branding & graphics casesSite ↗
- The Moving Poster motion poster archiveSite ↗
View original↗
15 places to learn design for free
Fifteen sites in three tracks — grid, typography and form. Grid Daily posts a fresh grid example every day, Type Field School teaches typography basics, and Form Archive keeps form design references in one place.
- Grid Daily — one grid example a day
- Type Field School — typography basics
- Form Archive — form design references
- Tracks: grid 5 · type 4 · form 6
- Start with Grid Daily
View original↗
7 layout ideas that lift design quality
Whitespace, alignment, contrast — in that order. The key move is adding whitespace before adding elements; the seven layouts all follow from it.
- Set whitespace before elements
- One alignment axis per screen
- Contrast by weight, not size
- Body line-height 1.6 or more
- At most two corner radii
- Godly web layout referencesSite ↗
- Type-01 typography showcaseSite ↗
View original↗
Tokyo spots worth photographing
Ten places matched to the hours from golden hour to night. Shibuya Crossing works best right after sunset, and the Shinjuku south overpass catches reflected night views. Spots that need a tripod are marked.
- 10 spots · golden hour to night
- Tripod spots marked separately
- Shibuya Crossing Shibuya · right after sunsetMap ↗
- Sumida riverbank Sumida · Skytree backdropMap ↗
- Shinjuku south overpass Shinjuku · night reflectionsMap ↗
- Metro Gov. Observatory Shinjuku · free deckMap ↗
- Roppongi Sky Deck Minato · rooftop night viewMap ↗
- Odaiba Seaside Park Minato · Rainbow BridgeMap ↗
View original↗