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Ain't no holo back girl! Turn your projects into mesmerizing masterpieces with our pick of the best holographic design templates.
Move over YOLO – this year is all about the HOLO! With its iridescent aesthetic and futuristic rainbow palette, the holographic trend is the latest graphic design craze captivating the Internet.
Last updated: August 2026. Holographic design has stayed a recurring favorite since it broke through on the runway in 2018, cycling back into fashion, web, and motion work whenever bold, tactile visuals come back around.
TL;DR: The holographic (or “holo”) trend uses iridescent, rainbow-shifting color to give designs a shimmering, futuristic feel. It works across posters, flyers, fonts, banners, social templates, and video. Below are Envato templates, graphics, Photoshop actions, and video assets to try it, plus a note on generating your own holographic backgrounds with AI when you want something custom.
In its simplest form, a hologram is a photograph of light that’s scattered from an object and displayed in a three-dimensional way. Resulting in a shimmering, fluid-like effect, holograms are undoubtedly eye-catching – but when integrated into digital design, the holographic trend can be absolutely hypnotising.
First seen on the Fall/Winter 2018 runway shows of Calvin Klein, Balmain and Maison Margiela, the holographic fashion trend quickly began making waves and is now being used everywhere in design, from posters and flyers to fonts and social media templates. However you choose to incorporate it, hologram designs can turn any project into a mesmerizing masterpiece.
Ready to get holographic? Here are some of the best holographic design templates, videos, and Photoshop actions available on Envato Elements…
Templates are the fastest way to work the holographic trend into a design. From foil mockups to holographic banners, Envato has a deep bench for this look.
Create eye-catching visuals and add a shimmering touch to your next design, with these stunning hologram graphics on Envato Elements.
Want to make the trend your own? These holographic add-ons on Envato give you room to experiment.
A quick heads-up from working with these: holographic Photoshop actions and layer styles lean heavily on the gradient and the underlying pixel values, so they read best on clean, high-contrast shapes and bold type. Run one over a busy photo and the iridescence tends to muddy rather than shimmer. If that happens, apply the effect to a separate type or shape layer and mask it in, instead of flattening it over the whole image.
If you’re keen to put the holographic design trend into motion, check out these mesmerizing holographic video templates on Envato Elements.
For more eye-catching iridescent items, check out our Holographic Collection on Envato Elements!
And that’s a wrap! Keep up with all the latest and greatest trends, including Pantone’s Color Trends for Fall 2020, this year’s big Photography Trends and our Marketing Trends Predictions for 2021 all on the Elements Blog!
When a stock background isn’t quite the shade or shape you need, Envato’s AI image generator is a practical way to spin up a custom iridescent backdrop — describe the palette, the surface (oil-slick, foil, soap-bubble, cubic), and the mood, and generate a few directions to choose from. Envato’s AI graphics generator is handy for turning that base into social banners or headers sized for a specific platform.
Treat it as a starting point rather than a finished asset. AI is fast at generating the raw iridescence; your eye still decides the crop, the type pairing, and whether the gradient actually supports the message. For hero images or anything going to print, check resolution and edges before you commit.
Meanwhile, on Envato Tuts+, you can find a collection of holographic textures, find out how to create a holographic effect in Illustrator, or learn how to make a holographic text effect in Photoshop.
The holographic design trend uses iridescent, rainbow-shifting color and light to give designs a shimmering, three-dimensional feel. It first crossed over from the 2018 fashion runways and now appears across posters, fonts, banners, packaging, social templates, and video.
You can create a holographic effect three main ways: apply a ready-made Photoshop action or layer style over clean type or shapes, drop in a pre-made iridescent background or texture, or generate a custom one with an AI image generator. The look depends on a smooth, multi-hue gradient combined with soft highlights and a sense of reflected light.
A holographic palette blends soft, shifting pastels — pinks, lilacs, mints, blues, and silvers — that appear to change as the “surface” catches light. High shine and gentle gradients between those hues are what sell the effect, rather than flat blocks of color.
Yes, though it moves in cycles. Holographic and iridescent styles resurface regularly in fashion, packaging, web, and motion design whenever bold, tactile visuals are in demand, which is why the look has stayed useful well beyond its 2018 runway debut.
Envato has holographic templates, graphics, Photoshop actions, layer styles, and stock video, plus AI tools for generating custom iridescent backgrounds. The roundup above is a good place to start.
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