The dos and donts of digital art

Deeesign Aid brings you the ultimate hitlist of what's hot and what's not in digital design. Updated frequently, since trends change quickly.

 

Hosting a public design contest / style competition
Hipness Scale Rating: +4
A well planned design contest will bring together the style-elite of virtual art and web design.

Slab Serif fonts
Hipness Scale Rating: +3
Slab Serif fonts are becoming increasingly popular, your chance to catch up with contemporary design.

Having your site hosted by Mediatemple
Hipness Scale Rating: +2
Call yourself hosting-mate with the likes of gmunk, kaliber 10000, design is kinky.... the list goes on and on.

News sections on personal sites
Hipness Scale Rating: -2
Leave the newswriting to the posting-pros of design portals such as kaliber10000 or surfstation.

45 degree angles
Hipness Scale Rating: -3
Once a style highlight of virtual design, the 45 degree angle has been heavily overused during the last years.