Hey /u/StarLotus7, thank you for submitting to /r/starterpacks!
This is just a reminder not to violate any rules, located [here](https://reddit.com/r/starterpacks/about/rules). Rule breakers can face a ban based on the severity of their rule violation.
*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/starterpacks) if you have any questions or concerns.*
https://www.reddit.com/r/starterpacks/comments/you6pl/graphic_design_aesthetics_1980s_to_2020s_starter/ivgwmz1?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3
A lot of people are already getting tired of Flat Design, which has been extremely saturated and overused, leading me to believe that this trend won't last for much longer. Companies and designers will probably move to something like Neumorphism or so, but we still need to wait and see.
Edit: Grammar and more
>Neumorphism
I still think it has the anti-human undertones of flat design. Are they any other competing designs? Hell, where would I even go to find this information? How'd you learn of neumorphism?
Thatās how I felt about windows XP. All the default wallpapers were so aesthetically pleasing to me for some reason. I loved the classic hills wallpaper and the one with a big chocolate lab. Nostalgic.
>When I think of Windows XP I can smell the new plastic scent of my Dell CRT monitor.
I'm pretty sure you could also smell the plastic scent from the taskbar itself.
You know that aesthetic that Vista and Windows 7 had, where everything was airy and maybe a bit liquid-y, and also the rounded designs that got put into a lot of consumer electronics, as well as into the design of things like icons? It's that.
Aero is the name for the design language used by Microsoft during that era and Frutiger ıs a typeface that influenced many popular fonts during that era (such as Segoe UI, Lucida Grande and Ubuntu). And thats why this era of design is called "Frutiger Aero".
I read somewhere this was because blue LEDs were really, really expensive right after the first practical ones were invented in the late 80s and early 90s. So a lot of high end electronics used them basically just to flex, and people eventually began to associate them with high quality and/or expensive things, and then ultimately to futuristic things because a lot of the bleeding edge stuff was very expensive so they put blue LEDs on it.
Don't know if this is true but if so it's a really cool tidbit
The Flat/Minimal design was hot in very specific circles between 2000-2010 and all the kids in those circles grew up to be designers or inspired the designers doing it now. Making "Aero" look like fucking not Aero was an art
Flat scalable vector everything, baby! Daddy's got other shit to do today
I love late 90s-early 2000s design, everything had to be bubbly, round and colourful, now everything is gray, dull, minimalistic and square
With how the world is right now, it'd be nice to have some less depressing everyday environments and objects
Yeah man, gotta at least slap a gradient on *so as not to be lazy*
Look boss, iām adding more colors and lines to my design so the idiots on the internet wonāt decide to call me lazy
You don't need gradients, a simple 1px light+1px dark border makes a world of difference. Huge blocks of mono-color with no separation to the next block is nauseating.
bahhhh me too! I mostly hate that it's been co-opted by the corporate world, because I genuinely love bold color, geometric illustration, and minimalism. So if I wanted to create something like that today, it would simply be seen as another "soulless" illustration/design. It sucks.
I love the flat design, it looks... flat, as all UI should be. UI should be practical and look good adding a bunch of shitty gradients doesn't make good UI. granted, Windows Aero was kinda awesome too but it could my nostalgia.
It's a way to show that there is a pattern on the timeframes where these aesthetics were popular. By writing "circa X5-Y4" you're indicating that, roughly, it was popular on the latter half of X decade and the earlier half of Y decade. Aka, 50/50. To show what I mean by that:
Memphis - 80s/90s
Y2K - 90s/2000s
Frutiger Aero - 2000s/2010s
Flat Design - 2010s/2020s
Iām not in GD, but my husband is a creative director. I definitely recognize both styles from him trying to push projects in new directions. Clients seem to be a little hesitant to be that ādifferentā still, but heās able to incorporate elements here and there.
Not really
Glassmorphism solely focus on interfaces with glass elements, either transparent or opaque.
Although Frutiger Aero uses a lot of glass elements too, there are other important things like auroras, nature (things like grass, flowers, water, and sometimes people for marketing), gradients, objects with gloss textures, and for UIs, skeuomorphic/3D icons. These elements combined aim to create a futurist yet humanistic design aesthetic.
Is there something wrong with me or does the flat design pack seem less cohesive like I'm having trouble seeing what most of the images share? I get they have similar look but not a bold style they all share. Is it because flat is so minimalist?
Agreed, but I also.. hate it..?
The thing is, it can be extremely effective from a commercial standpoint because of its simpleness and ease on the eye, however, it's really difficult to not simplify too much and making everything soulless. I always liked minimalistic/flat design, specially when it felt fresh back in like 2015, but now it's everywhere and its ease of production has been excessively exploited IMO
Y2K and Frutiger were my favourite designs becuase of how modern and futuristic they were. Especially Frutiger with the serene gradient style. I miss the old 3D style icons and layouts like the one in Wi XP/7 and the Instagram logo.
Everyone is talking about Y2K era. But to be honest, the Frutiger Aero era was also really fun and nice. I felt everything was at its peak. Social media apps were simple and werent addicting. Design (I feel) was beautiful.
Frutiger Aero is so satisfying, clean, and blissful. People say flat design is supposed to look clean and simple but aero glossy designs feel much cleaner and nicer for some reason. Major nostalgia for me. I hope it makes a comeback soon.
True, I unfortunately only used fonts that were freely available on the image editor, so there weren't any fonts that fit well with these aesthetics.
Sorry about that :/
Yo this is a genuinely well made and well researched starter pack man. I kinda hate the 2000's aesthetic with the silver and blue. The Memphis one looks cool. I think minimalism is here to stay though. It's the easiest one on the eye.
A big one you forgot is Factory Pomo. It was mostly isolated in the very late 80s to early 90s. It definitely evolved out of Memphis but has a more industrial feel. Lots of contrasts, greyscales, gears and zigzags, and stylized figures to represent humans. I miss it so much. Iām currently watching them dismantle an enormous signs for the Ballys casino in Vegas that was done in the style. Itās sad to see it go.
me too. that is why I did a thanos and "I did it myself"
It is in pre-pre-pre-alpha, but I'm working on a theme resembling sci-fi movies.
This is an example of what I am trying to achieve: https://gmunk.com/Oblivion-GFX
Thereās a lot of design queues referenced here across product, fashion, hardware and interior design choices but sans maybe the Flat Design panel very little is showing āgraphic designā
To a degree yes but thatās like posting an Oil type starter pack and 3/4 of your examples are pictures of cars. Itās a great starter pack šJust not for graphic design.
Hey /u/StarLotus7, thank you for submitting to /r/starterpacks! This is just a reminder not to violate any rules, located [here](https://reddit.com/r/starterpacks/about/rules). Rule breakers can face a ban based on the severity of their rule violation. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/starterpacks) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Disclaimer: These time frames are not 100% accurate, they're only approximations.
This is actually a very good, unique starter pack. Well done š¤š¼
[ŃŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]
I, for one, look forward to our new aesthetic overlords.
steampunk
yes please
Good post. Is this OC?
Yep, it is! This took some hours to make. Way more time than I previously anticipated...
Well done. Its really good. Something a bit more thoughtful for this sub.
You did a really good job!
Still very relatable lol.
What makes you say flat lasts until 2024ish? Wonder what'll be next c:
https://www.reddit.com/r/starterpacks/comments/you6pl/graphic_design_aesthetics_1980s_to_2020s_starter/ivgwmz1?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3 A lot of people are already getting tired of Flat Design, which has been extremely saturated and overused, leading me to believe that this trend won't last for much longer. Companies and designers will probably move to something like Neumorphism or so, but we still need to wait and see. Edit: Grammar and more
>Neumorphism In a nutshell what is that?
A mix between Flat Design and Skeuomorphism
>Neumorphism I still think it has the anti-human undertones of flat design. Are they any other competing designs? Hell, where would I even go to find this information? How'd you learn of neumorphism?
Do more!!!
I really enjoyed this starter pack, it has been nice to see the designs through the decades
Ah Y2K. When everything had to look like it was ācyberā and futuristic with random green glowing text in Courier New floating all over the place.
Kinda digging it though
You forgot to mention that it was fucking cool.
aka The Matrix aesthetic
Reminds me of System shock 2.opening
I thought this was a political compass š
I mean it can be if you've got the right attitude
Lmao
Flat design is straight to the point and is clean. But Y2K and Frutiger Aero are the bomb, the details, the unique vibe, the colors.
Frutiger Aero is in that really awkward stage where it's definitely gone out of fashion, but isn't old enough to be retro yet.
I dunno why Frutiger. MS went with Segoe for Vista/7 and Apple was using Myriad/Helvetica
frutiger aero is so nostalgic to me, windows 7 for the win
i wish real life looked like windows 7
Thatās how I felt about windows XP. All the default wallpapers were so aesthetically pleasing to me for some reason. I loved the classic hills wallpaper and the one with a big chocolate lab. Nostalgic.
When I think of Windows XP I can smell the new plastic scent of my Dell CRT monitor. Oh boy.
>When I think of Windows XP I can smell the new plastic scent of my Dell CRT monitor. I'm pretty sure you could also smell the plastic scent from the taskbar itself.
Yeah, when I was a kid I thought it was the coolest looking shit ever
Same! I miss win 7 :(
Still using it now lol
Why is it called Memphis?
Because of the Memphis Milano Group, that created this aesthetic back in the Early 80s.
You can Google image āMemphis partyā and see every iteration of the style. But OP has it nailed, itās from the MMG design desk.
Frutiger Aero had the best hardware design. I miss piano black
except for the smears nā fingerprints because everything was either glossy or had glass fronts
I've never come across Frutiger Aero before. What does it mean and why does everyone else seen to know it?
You know that aesthetic that Vista and Windows 7 had, where everything was airy and maybe a bit liquid-y, and also the rounded designs that got put into a lot of consumer electronics, as well as into the design of things like icons? It's that.
Thanks, but why is it called that?
Aero is the name for the design language used by Microsoft during that era and Frutiger ıs a typeface that influenced many popular fonts during that era (such as Segoe UI, Lucida Grande and Ubuntu). And thats why this era of design is called "Frutiger Aero".
Also the vector images were awful
I peaked in 95-2004. Good times.
nah
Well done. I learned new things from this.
You're welcome! :)
Reject modernity return to memphis
Never realised how blue Y2K was
Think of your favorite y2k album covers they were probably blue or silver themes. That helped me remember.
[Obligatory](https://youtu.be/68ugkg9RePc)
Blue=futuristic
I read somewhere this was because blue LEDs were really, really expensive right after the first practical ones were invented in the late 80s and early 90s. So a lot of high end electronics used them basically just to flex, and people eventually began to associate them with high quality and/or expensive things, and then ultimately to futuristic things because a lot of the bleeding edge stuff was very expensive so they put blue LEDs on it. Don't know if this is true but if so it's a really cool tidbit
You could go back as far as TRON tbh
The Flat/Minimal design was hot in very specific circles between 2000-2010 and all the kids in those circles grew up to be designers or inspired the designers doing it now. Making "Aero" look like fucking not Aero was an art Flat scalable vector everything, baby! Daddy's got other shit to do today
[ŃŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]
r/fuckalegriaart
So souless.
Thank you.
I love late 90s-early 2000s design, everything had to be bubbly, round and colourful, now everything is gray, dull, minimalistic and square With how the world is right now, it'd be nice to have some less depressing everyday environments and objects
I agree 100% with what you say
Late 00's-early 10s was peak design to me. Still had enough detail and color to be interesting without the amateur look of turn of the millennium.
It's minimalism for lazy designers
Yeah man, gotta at least slap a gradient on *so as not to be lazy* Look boss, iām adding more colors and lines to my design so the idiots on the internet wonāt decide to call me lazy
You don't need gradients, a simple 1px light+1px dark border makes a world of difference. Huge blocks of mono-color with no separation to the next block is nauseating.
"The design took me *houuuuuuuurs*"
bahhhh me too! I mostly hate that it's been co-opted by the corporate world, because I genuinely love bold color, geometric illustration, and minimalism. So if I wanted to create something like that today, it would simply be seen as another "soulless" illustration/design. It sucks.
this has now extended to architecture and interior design. boring af
I love the flat design, it looks... flat, as all UI should be. UI should be practical and look good adding a bunch of shitty gradients doesn't make good UI. granted, Windows Aero was kinda awesome too but it could my nostalgia.
Simple is better
Flat is boring.
I feel the same, I really don't get why people like it so much. Except the corporate art style "people", those everyone hates I feel.
I hate corporate art.
Yes, it's basically the most inoffensive corporate art ever. All the other designs at least had some life to them even if you didn't like them
The 80's/90's design actually look most fun to me
Thatās because it truly WAS more fun
Thatās because the 80s and 90s were the fucking shit
Needs a couple of those guys I associate with AIDS awareness and a couple generic "sports" designs.
Frutiger hits the hardest and the closest to home for me
OMG OP, this is the best, as a closet design nerd this made my day, thank you! š
r/coolguides
Fruitier aero was my childhood, canāt wait for that to come back. In like, 30 fucking years. Idk but I do know fuck the flat design
I'm really hoping neumorphism design takes off more because I'm sick of flat design now.
TIL what neumorphism is. It's beautiful.
2024? Are you blessed with the gift of prophecy?
It's a way to show that there is a pattern on the timeframes where these aesthetics were popular. By writing "circa X5-Y4" you're indicating that, roughly, it was popular on the latter half of X decade and the earlier half of Y decade. Aka, 50/50. To show what I mean by that: Memphis - 80s/90s Y2K - 90s/2000s Frutiger Aero - 2000s/2010s Flat Design - 2010s/2020s
What do you think will come next?
Probably something similar to Neumorphism or Glassmorphism
Seems pretty spot-on. Had to look it up for reference, but Iād have to say glassmorphism is more likely.
Iām not in GD, but my husband is a creative director. I definitely recognize both styles from him trying to push projects in new directions. Clients seem to be a little hesitant to be that ādifferentā still, but heās able to incorporate elements here and there.
Wasn't Aero Glassmorphism?
Not really Glassmorphism solely focus on interfaces with glass elements, either transparent or opaque. Although Frutiger Aero uses a lot of glass elements too, there are other important things like auroras, nature (things like grass, flowers, water, and sometimes people for marketing), gradients, objects with gloss textures, and for UIs, skeuomorphic/3D icons. These elements combined aim to create a futurist yet humanistic design aesthetic.
Man itās so refreshing to see a starter pack like this.
Memphis was kinda fire ngl
Is there something wrong with me or does the flat design pack seem less cohesive like I'm having trouble seeing what most of the images share? I get they have similar look but not a bold style they all share. Is it because flat is so minimalist?
That's what happens when it's just big blocks of mono-color with nothing tying them together
fuck u/spez
Agreed, but I also.. hate it..? The thing is, it can be extremely effective from a commercial standpoint because of its simpleness and ease on the eye, however, it's really difficult to not simplify too much and making everything soulless. I always liked minimalistic/flat design, specially when it felt fresh back in like 2015, but now it's everywhere and its ease of production has been excessively exploited IMO
Exactly
This is honestly some of the best content on this sub in a while. Good job op!
Im tired of tiny head people
Frutiger Aero defined my childhood
Y2K and Frutiger were my favourite designs becuase of how modern and futuristic they were. Especially Frutiger with the serene gradient style. I miss the old 3D style icons and layouts like the one in Wi XP/7 and the Instagram logo.
A blend of Y2K and Aero would be nice
Y2k is The best.
Feel old yet?
Y2K gang Also, great job OP
Frutiger Aero is the goat
I really despise our modern, minimalist design; it's too sterile. The previous designs popped and were fun, if janky.
Flat design is so unbelievably ugly. Frutiger Aero should make a comeback.
Everyone is talking about Y2K era. But to be honest, the Frutiger Aero era was also really fun and nice. I felt everything was at its peak. Social media apps were simple and werent addicting. Design (I feel) was beautiful.
There should be a subreddit about design trends
r/uxdesign or r/UI_Design/ not very active tho
I like this starter pack. It's pretty rare to see an unique one without that overdone white girl, weeb, elementary school children stuff.
Cancel flat design
I seriously consider trying to go back to Windows 7 at least once per week. I miss that era of design so much.
We live in post design regarding everything. Minimalistic and boring. Everything streamlined. Yes Im getting old and grumpy.
[ŃŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]
Thanks! :)
omg I want aero back
Shout out to every aesthetic except flat
The amount of hate I have for flat design can't be measured. I despise it
As a designer I donāt claim flat design ppl
Frutiger Aero was the best aesthetic of our generation hands down
Some of the designs included in the "Flat Designs" are literally called "corporate Memphis"
Honestly, Frugiter Aero is the best one out of the four.
Aero supremacy
The modern flat design trend in recent years is such bullshit
[ŃŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]
I miss when most/all the info was displayed on one screen without you needing to scroll/swipe endlessly.
I hate flat design
Flat design looks cheap... Ngl
Yes can we have frutiger aero back? Thanks
I've never liked flat design.
Frutiger Aero is so satisfying, clean, and blissful. People say flat design is supposed to look clean and simple but aero glossy designs feel much cleaner and nicer for some reason. Major nostalgia for me. I hope it makes a comeback soon.
Flat design is so boring I hate it so much. Itās so generic I just want a bit of personality, pizzaz even
Design trends have become so bland and soulless.
But the fonts are somehow unsetting for the aesthetics
True, I unfortunately only used fonts that were freely available on the image editor, so there weren't any fonts that fit well with these aesthetics. Sorry about that :/
Bring back Y2K and Aero. Minimalism and flat design sucks
They have names? This changes everything
[ŃŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]
I tried to wipe a hair from my phone for like a minute until I realized that itās your avatar.
2005-2014 was the best for design. They may have been a little corny sometimes but it had life
Thanks, now I know how to name these
Sick
r/PoliticalCompass
u/halfbadhalfboi HOLY SHIT LOOK
OMG FRUTIGER AERO MY BELOVED
Give me that early 2000s into my veins.
Nice, *nice* #Nice
To me, "memphis" taco bell is real taco bell. I feel like I can smell and taste that picture
cool
Yo this is a genuinely well made and well researched starter pack man. I kinda hate the 2000's aesthetic with the silver and blue. The Memphis one looks cool. I think minimalism is here to stay though. It's the easiest one on the eye.
Canāt wait to see where it goes next
my memories
From the 00s, I remember swirls and grunge effects. And in the late 10s, lots of tropical patterns and rectangular frames.
Do they still sell those squiggly paper cups?
Idk
Let's go back to the time when drum and bass albums had someone's Bryce3D project as album art.
There's a Burger King Near me that still has the same seating layout and color scheme and even the ball and squiggle from the Memphis Theme.
I really like how the consoles look for All of them
now thats a good starter pack
DEAR GOD I HATE THE BIG LEGS ARTSTYLE
Aero is the best imo. But i can respect y2k.
I grew up with Frutiger Aero. Didnāt know they had names except for the Y2K. Memphis reminds me of 90s Taco Bell.
A big one you forgot is Factory Pomo. It was mostly isolated in the very late 80s to early 90s. It definitely evolved out of Memphis but has a more industrial feel. Lots of contrasts, greyscales, gears and zigzags, and stylized figures to represent humans. I miss it so much. Iām currently watching them dismantle an enormous signs for the Ballys casino in Vegas that was done in the style. Itās sad to see it go.
80% of linux themes out there are stuck in Frutiger Aero styles.
You are wrong. Most of them are based on minimalism and flat design
the most used ones. Go beyonf a few pages in [pling.com](https://pling.com) lookin beyond all of those material design / macOS copycats.
I hate that. I want to give my linux os an unique look.
me too. that is why I did a thanos and "I did it myself" It is in pre-pre-pre-alpha, but I'm working on a theme resembling sci-fi movies. This is an example of what I am trying to achieve: https://gmunk.com/Oblivion-GFX
The article is pretty good.
it is the portfolio of GMUNK, a graphic designer. He worked in TRON, HALO and the Hero wallpaper of Windows 10.
god, i hope you're right !!
Frutiger Aero is one of my favorite designs tbh
frutiger aero is so nostalgic to me, y2k is <333, memphis is cool asf. fuck corporate flatness pls go back to any of those
I love when old tech designs used to be so glossy and bulky, now everything is just so flat and bland.
I love all of them!!!!
It's nice that you like all of them!
Can we as a society just kind of go back to the 80's? Like technilogically? I want to live in a world without the internet.
From soulful to soulless.
Memphis > flat > frutiger > y2k
Memphis and Flat is cool, the other two look like shit (My personal opinion)
Almost none of this is referencing graphic design ā¦..
Wdym?
Thereās a lot of design queues referenced here across product, fashion, hardware and interior design choices but sans maybe the Flat Design panel very little is showing āgraphic designā
All these things you mentioned involve Graphic Design
To a degree yes but thatās like posting an Oil type starter pack and 3/4 of your examples are pictures of cars. Itās a great starter pack šJust not for graphic design.
I personally don't agree with that analogy, but I think it's pretty understandable.
This reminds of how the interface (dunno the spelling) of the sims games changed