Editorial Minimalism
2000 onward
Few elements, precise measure, whitespace doing the structural work.
22 style families
Learn to name what you are looking at. Each family lists the markers that give it away.
2000 onward
Few elements, precise measure, whitespace doing the structural work.
All periods
A single photograph carries the argument; type serves it.
All periods
Drawn, painted or written by hand, including lettering.
1990s onward
Letterform as subject: distortion, modular systems, custom drawing.
1950s onward
Objective communication built on a visible grid, flush-left ragged-right setting and neutral grotesks.
All periods
Drawn imagery sets the register before any word is read.
2000 onward
Abundance held together by an underlying order.
1960s onward
Mixed writing systems, extreme precision, vertical and horizontal setting.
All periods
No imagery at all — composition, scale and spacing do everything.
2005 onward
Rules and code produce the form; the system is the design.
1960s onward
Raw structure left exposed: default type, unrefined spacing, no decoration.
2015 onward
Deliberate crudeness as style: hard borders, flat blocks, oversized labels.
1980s onward
Layering, quotation and grid subversion in place of neutrality.
1970s onward
Rejection of good-taste conventions; friction is the point.
1997 to 2004, revived 2019 onward
Chrome, bevels, lens flare and techno-optimism.
2018 onward
Warped type, metallic surfaces and high-saturation digital residue.
1988 onward
Flyer economy: urgent information, photocopy texture, night-legible contrast.
1920s, referenced onward
Diagonal axes, geometric blocks, limited ink, agitational address.
1950s onward
Painterly metaphor and authorial image making over commercial legibility.
1960s onward
Political directness, vivid palettes and vernacular reference.
1920s onward
Assembled fragments, visible seams, found material.
2010 onward
Rendered objects, simulated light and material as the image.