Forward Thinking

With a new era of design on the horizon, we look forward to the year ahead to uncover the trends and topics, worries and wonders that are in store for the creative community.

Supported by Google.

As we embarked on a new year full of potential and hope in 2022, the second edition of Forward Thinking looked at the global creative industry’s ambitions and predictions for the 12 months ahead.

Supported by Google.

The first edition of Forward Thinking launched after the tumultuous year that was 2020, and looked to explore how creatives might face the fresh start of 2021 with (cautious) optimism, bolstered by its strengthened community.

Supported by Google Design.

Forward Thinking

Forward Thinking: What can the creative world expect in 2023?

Five typography trends set to make waves in 2023

How typography can make a more inclusive future

How to keep up with tech and not get left behind

What does a truly accessible future look like?

From accessibility to font choice, Google’s designers are building for the individual

Forward Thinking: what does 2022 hold in store for the creative world?

Stop, start, continue: creatives share their work/life resolutions for 2022

A bold frontier: designers leading the indie type revolution

Surveying the animation boom and its effects on the creative industry

Five design trends set to visually shape 2022

Form follows feeling: How Google is making digital experiences personal

Forward Thinking: What 2021 looks like for the creative community

Creative mental health: what toll did 2020 take, and what have we learnt for the year ahead?

How not to go back to normal

Stop, start, continue: creatives share their work/life resolutions for 2021

Extracurricular activities: creatives on the side-hustles which grew out of 2020

Five experimental designers reimagine spaces of the future for our new reality

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