January’s Top 13: What’s Trending

Happy New Year! As we kick off 2023 our team recently did a creative inspiration session to get the juices flowing after the holiday break. We shared creative trends the industry experts are predicting, as well as those we hope will show up this year. From how we relate to others, to visual design, AI, packaging, and sustainability here’s what we’re looking forward to seeing more of in ‘23!

Dava’s Picks: Founder and Chief Creative Officer 

• Empathy in life and design. This is more a BIG wish but we are also seeing a few trend reports heading this way, thank goodness. To get your ideas flowing read “The Empathy Edge”. 
• Face to face conversation. This goes hand in hand with empathy as a good conversation and actual listening involves more senses than just the ears. I just finished “Let’s Talk, How to Have Better Conversations” and there was a great note about the Chinese symbol for listening “ting” which includes the ears, eyes, heart, mind and undivided attention. So put down the phone, listen first and have better conversations. 

Andre’s Picks: Associate Creative Director 

• The use of Artificial Intelligence tools in the workplace and to help expedite the branding, design and advertising process.
• The second wave of raves, as a post lock-down nostalgia to the aesthetic and pre-social media sharing of the 90s. Raves are on the uprise.

Haley’s Picks: Creative Project Manager

• Minimal vintage graphic design. The approach with this trend is that designs won’t look immediately retro or vintage in style, but rather a carefully chosen color palette and typeface will be able to reference a certain decade. We love a good design comeback!

Caity’s Picks: Creative Project Manager

• Sustainability as a business consideration: carbon negative emails, green tech and corporate sustainability legislation.

Suzanne’s Picks: Operations Leader

• After a year of travel for fun, relaxation, and reunion post-pandemic, 2023 will be the year we travel for personal betterment with transformation retreats like Healing Holidays being a top destination.

Elaine’s Picks: Designer 

• Thrilled is an understatement for the rise of more open-sourced sustainability initiatives in the packaging industry. Companies like Guacamole Airplane, PlasticFree, Ecovative are leading the way to empower others towards a sustainable solution by making their information accessible. We hope to see more companies join and work together to solve this global challenge.

Meb’s Picks: Designer 

• More design using the low tech Riso printer. This follows Haley’s vintage design trend, too. We love this for its layering, overall visual style, and vintage aesthetic. Grab some design inspiration with “No Magic in Riso”.

Zili’s Picks: Designer 

• Non alcoholic drinks and the fun expressions that design is taking in this industry. More and more people are choosing alternatives and the options are endless and visually exciting. 

Xiaoxiao’s Picks: Junior Designer 

• Prominent photography. Photography is a big part of design. Finding creative ways to use photos of people, nature, and objects can help tell a story, communicate a message, or evoke an emotion.
• Denim never die! 

Sol’s Picks: Junior Designer 

• In response to current global events and the rise in the cost of living, classic items with long-term appeal and multifunctional details will be key factors when shopping. People will be more inclined to prioritize high quality and responsibly sourced materials.

As always, if you’d like to collaborate with us, we would love to hear from you! Please reach out to info@noise13.com to connect.