The INSPO

Graphic design and packaging inspiration can come from anywhere! Keep scrolling to see our most recent thoughts on color trends, typeface and/or font trends, graphic design trends, design inspiration, modern lexicon, consumer trends, film and television inspiration, and more!

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Trend Prediction: Variable Width Fonts

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indigo color of the moment
forest green color of the moment

september 1, 2022

lochinvar color of the moment

August 3, 2022

celadon color of the moment

JuLY 15, 2022

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fluorescent orange color of the moment on Khloe kardashian's jacket
fluorescent orange color of the moment on Khloe kardashian's body suit
fluorescent orange color of the moment on circulus ticket design
fluorescent orange color of the moment on Manhattan saddlery business cards
fluorescent orange color of the moment

June 22, 2022

Swatch to Watch

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Wavy-stroked fonts are all the rage right now! I’m seeing them applied to an entire word, or just to one letter in a word, like the “Good Move” example below.

curvy font trend

July 4, 2022

I’m currently OBSESSED with Roc Grotesk. This font, by the Serbian kostic type foundry, features five different widths and nine different weights which makes for 45 styles total. To see this font in action, look no further than this website! All live type is in roc grotesk.

June 22, 2022

Font of the Moment

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Besides the trend of layering 5 necklaces at once, I’ve started noticing rainbow necklaces, reminiscent of childhood (but made for adults).

Here are a few examples from the movies – Lili Reinhart’s character in “Look Both Ways” and Zoey Deutch’s character in “Not Okay”. 

rainbow necklace fashion trend

August 21, 2022

Nothing screams “New York Street Style” quite like canvas bags. It’s pretty incredible how widespread this trend is – people are carrying them both as an addition to a purse, and as their main purse. They’ve even crept into some of my favorite NYC tv shows.

The free Brooklinen tote that you get with any purchase is the most common tote I see.

canvas bag fashion trend

may 16, 2022

New York street style

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I’ve seen this series all the way through, probably 10x already, but rewatching it as a NYC local is magic.

carrie always teaches me to think outside the box, with her ultra unique sense of style. I love watching her fashion sense morph through the seasons.

July 8, 2022

what an 80’s dream! Besides that killer custom “Stranger Things” font, I’m obsessed with the fun color combos, and nods to the past (hello, skating rink). a little retro 80’s never hurt anyone!

June 28, 2022

To-date, the show that most exemplifies my experience in New York City is none other than broad city. This flick paints the city as soulful, adventurous, humanitarian, grimy, dream-making, soul-crushing, and completely mystical. Alana and Abbi – I couldn’t agree with you more.

Design-wise, this show is full of creativity! broad city teaches me to think outside the box, and explore even kookier design ideas than I thought possible.

May 31, 2022

What I'm Watching on TV

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