{"id":103935,"date":"2026-08-06T13:15:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T03:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elements.blog-cms.envato.net\/?p=103935"},"modified":"2026-08-06T13:15:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T03:15:56","slug":"wacky-pomo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wacky-pomo","title":{"rendered":"What is Wacky\u00a0Pomo?! The 90s ‘wacky\u00a0kidz’ trend decoded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2026 design trends are reflective of a shift towards escapism. Digital nostalgia, early internet aesthetics like Frutiger Aero<\/a> and retrofuturistic aesthetics like Y3K<\/a> transport TikTok-swiping Gen Z to a pre-social media era, when Pokemon cards were your raison d’\u00eatre<\/em>, sour nerds were your go-to snack and Scooby Doo was your homeboy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wacky Pomo aesthetic is making a surprising comeback across interior design, branding and packaging design<\/a>, with brands tapping into this weird and wacky design trend to appeal to adults as well as kids.

If you want to build brand designs that appeal to younger demographics as well as tapping into Millennial nostalgia, the Wacky Pomo trend is one to know about.  <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll cover this maximalist aesthetic as it was and as it can be interpreted by designers now, look at eccentric examples of Wacky Pomo chaos packaging<\/a> and explore assets that can bring your Wacky Pomo ambitions to crazy life! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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