{"id":73347,"date":"2024-08-29T17:17:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T07:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elements.blog-cms.envato.net\/?p=47074"},"modified":"2025-11-11T18:54:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:54:16","slug":"anti-design-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/anti-design-trend","title":{"rendered":"Why anti-design is making a comeback\u2014from Brat summer to Good Luck, Babe!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Call it an aesthetic, a design style, or even a lifestyle\u2014anti-design is back, and it&#8217;s taking social media by storm. From Chappell Roan&#8217;s phenomenally successful <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1RKqOmSkGgM?si=7iUVWH1EAn86GD3W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Good Luck, Babe!<\/em> lyrics video<\/a> to Charli XCX\u2019s <em>Brat<\/em> album art\u2014which has spurred on it&#8217;s own viral trend, &#8220;brat summer&#8221;\u2014a new wave of anti-design has officially arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But anti-design isn&#8217;t new\u2014it&#8217;s been around for over a century, <a href=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/90s-graphic-design-trends\">rising to peak popularity in the <\/a><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/90s-graphic-design-trends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1960s and again in the 1990s<\/a>. From the &#8220;graphic design is my passion&#8221; meme to Brat Summer<\/span>, it&#8217;s now having another resurgence thanks to the rise of noughties nostalgia in pop culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to know why this divisive style is back in vogue? Let&#8217;s explore the history of the anti-design aesthetic and why it&#8217;s making a resurgence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is anti-design?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CmWUamjLglG\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CmWUamjLglG\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Anti-design, as the name implies, is a style of design that challenges conventional graphic design rules. While graphic design has existed since antiquity, the term didn\u2019t appear until the early 1920s in a book called <em>New Kind of Printing Calls for New Design<\/em> by William Addison Dwiggins. In this book, he used the term to explain how he organizes visuals and combines typefaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From then on, plenty of artistic movements influenced the development of graphic design, with a number of manifestos that were typically a reaction to social and political events of the times and often included thoughts on technological advancements. Tied to political ideas, manifestos described specifics on using colors, proportions, and form. Many artistic movements, like Dada and De Stijl, can be considered anti-design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"851\" src=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5_anti_design_history.jpg\" alt=\"Theo van Doesburg's poster for a Dada event, 1923\" class=\"wp-image-87542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5_anti_design_history.jpg 850w, https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5_anti_design_history-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5_anti_design_history-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5_anti_design_history-768x769.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/design.tutsplus.com\/articles\/what-is-swiss-design-and-why-you-should-know-its-history--cms-38463\" target=\"_self\">Swiss Style<\/a> from the 1960s is the design style that stands out the most when we talk about following design rules. This approach to design was based on the books <em>Grid Systems<\/em> by Josef M\u00fcller-Brockmann and <em>Designing Programmes<\/em> by Karl Gerstner. This modern style refined graphic design into a series of rules that made design purely functional, required to use simple fonts like <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/design.tutsplus.com\/articles\/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-helvetica--cms-33404\" target=\"_self\">Helvetica<\/a> and a rigid grid system, and took away all types of expressions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Long story long, when we talk about anti-design, we&#8217;re referring to the act of going against the traditional graphic design rules imposed in the 1960s\u2014free expression, personality, vibes, fun, and rebellion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"elements-product-embed elements-product-embed--carousel elements-product-embed--has-info\">\n            <div class=\"elements-product-embed__info\">\n                            <div class=\"elements-product-embed__info-left\">\n                    <h3 class=\"elements-product-embed__title\">\n                        Unlimited creative assets. 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There was plenty of software for professional designers at a high price point. For other computer owners who didn\u2019t have formal training in design, applications like Publisher, Paint, Word, and <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/presentation-templates\/compatible-with-powerpoint\" target=\"_self\">PowerPoint<\/a> were easily accessible and allowed people to create their own graphics and pamphlets. This is where we started to see the resurgence of the anti-design aesthetic. Personal computers were a household item, the internet became available, and CDs allowed us to share information more easily. Music is a direct influencer to graphic design, and it happened here with the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/design.tutsplus.com\/tutorials\/how-to-create-a-retro-90s-grunge-photo-effect-in-adobe-photoshop--cms-26971\" target=\"_self\">grunge aesthetic<\/a>. This music genre was all about loud noise and rebellion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anti-design can be applied in many forms, and in the 90s specifically, it was all about more is more\u2014experimental graphics, <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/y2k-text-effects-3ZNHFC4\" target=\"_self\">disproportionate typography<\/a>, and torn paper. Rave and trance music also influenced design with their psychedelic style, neon colors, bold layering, and surrealist graphics with fantasy themes. This came through in <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/design.tutsplus.com\/tutorials\/how-to-create-an-abstract-rave-poster--cms-31359\" target=\"_self\">rave flyer designs<\/a> of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dance pop was also big in the late 90s and early 2000s and inspired another style of anti-design. The <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/graphics\/y2k+pink\" target=\"_self\">McBling style<\/a> was a big part of the anti-design style, with an overload of <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/graphics\/y2k+pink\" target=\"_self\">neon pink<\/a>, animal print, and bedazzled cellphones. Technology paved the way for Cybercore with the use of CGI, and we saw an overwhelming amount of computer-modeled blobs and gradients, icy blue color, and lots of chrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How is the anti-design movement tied into all this? Well, it all started with computers turning into a household item that everyone could use. Suddenly, everyone had the power to create graphics without the help of a graphic designer. The clip art library allowed people at home to simply add graphics to a page, use a <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/design.tutsplus.com\/articles\/25-best-free-super-cute-fonts-with-pretty-design-styles--cms-31799\" target=\"_self\">cute font<\/a>  like\u2014*<em>ahem<\/em>*\u2014<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/design.tutsplus.com\/articles\/comic-sans-the-font-we-love-to-hate-plus-fonts-similar-to-comic-sans--cms-35664\" target=\"_self\">Comic Sans<\/a>, apply a default gradient and a shadow, and press &#8216;print.&#8217; This often resulted in completely mismatched color schemes and shapes, creating a whole new form of anti-design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The &#8216;<strong>graphic design is my passion&#8217; meme<\/strong> is born<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4_anti_design_history.jpg\" alt=\"The famous Graphic Design is My Passion meme from 2014\" class=\"wp-image-87543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4_anti_design_history.jpg 850w, https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4_anti_design_history-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4_anti_design_history-768x390.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The famous <a href=\"https:\/\/knowyourmeme.com\/memes\/graphic-design-is-my-passion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graphic Design is My Passion meme<\/a> from 2014.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, the anti-design movement has evolved\u2014into a meme aimed at designers who take their jobs too seriously. So, what does &#8216;graphic design is my passion&#8217; mean? The original meme originated on Tumblr, when the user Yungterra shared an image with a cloudy background, a clip-art image of a green frog, and \u2018graphic design is my passion\u2019 in <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/design.tutsplus.com\/articles\/15-fonts-similar-to-papyrus--cms-37004\" target=\"_self\">Papyrus<\/a>\u2014one of two fonts professional designers avoid like the plague. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have since been many iterations of the meme, poking fun at designers with deliberately bad designs made in programs like Word and Paint\u2014inadvertently encapsulating the core purpose of the anti-design movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! 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She tops it off with default-style animations, such as spins, grow and turn, and fly in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What started as a meme mocking design over a decade ago has now evolved into a global viral sensation with 26 million views and counting. But why are Gen Z artists so obsessed with anti-design? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"elements-product-embed elements-product-embed--carousel elements-product-embed--has-info\">\n            <div class=\"elements-product-embed__info\">\n                            <div class=\"elements-product-embed__info-left\">\n                    <h3 class=\"elements-product-embed__title\">\n                        Unlimited creative assets. 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People were online more than ever before, and many started to experiment with software. Since the early 2020s, we\u2019ve seen the continued rise of the anti-design movement\u2014sometimes called brutalism (while these two words are used interchangeably, brutalism has its own philosophy). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout 2020, we saw a rise in designs that <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/design.tutsplus.com\/articles\/rebellious-design-brutalism-meets-90s-graphic-design--cms-42086\" target=\"_self\">ignored traditional aesthetics<\/a> and or combined them with new innovative elements. This style of anti-design or <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/graphics\/brutalism\" target=\"_self\">brutalist revival<\/a> included multiple elements crowding the page, <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/graphics\/chrome+brutalism\" target=\"_self\">chrome modeling<\/a>, and a <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/add-ons\/chrome+brutalism\" target=\"_self\">dystopian look<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 1990s, the anti-design trend was all about &#8216;more is more&#8217;\u2014 a rejection of minimalism. In 2024, the anti-design revival seems more curated around nostalgia and online impact\u2014in the age of <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/graphic-templates\/social-media\" target=\"_self\">social media<\/a>, standing out is key, and anti-design is a perfect tool for doing just this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recently released <em>Brat<\/em> album art by Charli XCX took the internet by storm and jump-started the ultimate summer aesthetic. The album cover features a lime green background and the blurry word <em>brat<\/em> set in <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/design.tutsplus.com\/articles\/17-fonts-similar-to-arial--cms-36497\" target=\"_self\">Arial<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C77frc7gy_y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C77frc7gy_y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; 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The word is intentionally disproportionate to encapsulate the core meaning of &#8220;brat&#8221;\u2014a now popular slang term that means being a little messy with a healthy dose of self-awareness and introspectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brat summer has even extended to Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217; presidential campaign, releasing her new playful brand appealing to Gen Z. The logo, or at least the image shared on social media replicates the Brat album art, with a bright green background, slightly distorted Arial font, a low-resolution look, and the text that reads \u2018kamala hq\u2019 in all lowercase. Anti-design? Yes. Smart? Hard yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perfection has been a big part of both design and social media for as long as they&#8217;ve existed, and both the Brat album cover (and the presidential campaign branding) feature big no-nos in terms of traditional design rules. This intentional diversion from perfection creates a relatable sense of authenticity and reminds us that we&#8217;re all flawed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3_anti_design_history.jpg\" alt=\"Kamala HQ's X (formerly Twitter) banner\" class=\"wp-image-87546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3_anti_design_history.jpg 850w, https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3_anti_design_history-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3_anti_design_history-768x256.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kamalahq\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kamalahq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala HQ<\/a>&#8216;s X banner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chappell Roan&#8217;s music video aesthetic, coupled with Charli XCX&#8217;s album cover, have intensified the anti-design movement&#8217;s popularity online. It&#8217;s grown at a rapid rate\u2014faster than any styles we&#8217;ve seen in the past decade. Social media has played a big part in the growth of this trend, with these anti-design inspired graphics cutting through the curated imagery to change the online culture in a matter of weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9_anti_design_history.jpg\" alt=\"Charli XCX's discography was updated across streaming platforms to match the newly release album brat\" class=\"wp-image-87547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9_anti_design_history.jpg 850w, https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9_anti_design_history-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elements.envato.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9_anti_design_history-768x476.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charli XCX&#8217;s discography was updated across streaming platforms to match the newly released album <em>Brat<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to spot anti-design in the wild<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C2vDsvUOSKq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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Decisions on element placement are ultimately done by eye: does this element feel right in this spot? Remember that more can sometimes mean more eyes on your design. Go for asymmetrical layouts and extreme unbalance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cringe:<\/strong> is Gen Z still using this word? If you\u2019re a professional graphic designer who goes by the rules, try to do something that makes you cringe. If an element of your design makes you cringe, you\u2019re probably going in the right direction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Overlapping:<\/strong> overlap all you want\u2014think multiple images, clashing typography, and multiple lines. Go for visual clutter. It also helps give dimension to the design and make sure it doesn&#8217;t look too flat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Experimental typography: <\/strong>go beyond writing text in a text box and leaving it. There are plenty of ways to experiment with typography, such as mixing typefaces, adjusting the tracking, kerning, and line spacing, or resizing disproportionately. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Go with your gut<\/strong>: anti-design is all about throwing the rules out the window. What you deem beautiful is different from what the rest of the population thinks is beautiful. So don\u2019t be afraid to go with what you think looks great.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Concept:<\/strong> while we&#8217;re putting the emphasis on throwing rules out the window, there are still things that still need to be taken into consideration. That&#8217;s conceptualization: without a concept, a design piece can easily fall apart. Charli XCX took to social media to explain the concept of the <em>Brat<\/em> album cover and its relation to being a little messy. So the low-res, disproportional text sizing was intentional.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clashing colors:<\/strong> choosing the right color is key, not only in a design piece but also in larger systems like branding. Anti-design branding benefits the most from this because color alone (like the <em>Brat<\/em> album cover) can be so iconic that not only the audience but also everyone active on social media will be able to understand the reference of an organic marketing plan. Apply all these points when designing your own <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/design.tutsplus.com\/tutorials\/how-to-design-an-anti-design-poster--cms-108935\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/design.tutsplus.com\/tutorials\/how-to-design-an-anti-design-poster--cms-108935\" target=\"_blank\">anti-design poster<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The new anti-design\u2014a summer movement or a lasting aesthetic?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Anti-design can sound a little strong, but we believe that instead of being a rebellious movement, it\u2019s more of a different approach to design. It&#8217;s one where there are no rules, and it can also pose a bigger question: what is beauty? Many would say that anti-design is not designed at all, but we beg to differ. If anything, anti-design is intentionally messy, intentionally &#8216;anti&#8217;, and there\u2019s still a level of taste and decision-making when placing elements on a page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The anti-design movement has become one that\u2019s easily embraced not only by Gen Z but also by others like politicians and global brands. In order to appeal to a younger audience, it\u2019s now necessary to look at what is becoming popular on social media and what\u2019s making waves. We might just be over the hump with the obsession with perfection and can learn a thing or two from the anti-design philosophy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get the anti-design look in your designs today!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Feeling inspired to recreate the anti-design graphic design trend? 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