Let's wrap up the year with a survey of trends and interesting things that happened in graphic design in 2021.

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00:00 How it is.
00:19 Design minimalism is dead, kind of.
01:01 2021 more of 2020, but different.
02:19 Generational shift: zoomers take the lead
03:20 Millennials moving on, out or aside
04:05 The 50 year curse, and its graphic design equivalent
05:15 What's old is new again. Vintage aesthetics return remixed.
06:35 What's cringe? Anything designed in the Bush era.
07:05 Rise of the system fonts of yore
07:44 Life's too short to be boring
07:57 The new "will it fax?"
08:52 Loose thoughts car badges
09:26 Most shameless Save the kids scamcoin
10:05 Best design moment of the year

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