y2k (graphic design)

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The use of graphic design techniques associated with the cusp of the new millennium and the early 2000s. Y2K graphic design is largely non-minimalistic and based in futurism. Colors are bold and bright and paired with high-contrast counterparts, everything seems to have a glossy finish, and text is arranged in unusual ways with blocky or bubble fonts.

Frutiger Metro is a specific subcategory, and Frutiger Aero is a closely related aesthetic.

Common elements
Square "sci-fi" fonts and chunky text
Rounded bubble fonts
Bright colors
The use of texture and 3D
"Cyber" aesthetics
Patterns such as checkered patterns
Geometric shapes, such as stars, circles, and rounded rectangles
Gradients
Abstract backgrounds
Zoom layers
Bokeh and lens flares
Metallic, glittery and glossy effects
Skeuomorphism