--- title: Style Salads - Visual Insights 2024 from Stocksy description: Explore with us as we break down five evolving aesthetics influencing tomorrow’s creative narratives. image: https://share.stocksy.com/hubfs/Cover-Hero-Thumb%20(1).jpg --- [![Stocksy logo](https://share.stocksy.com/hubfs/logos/logoStocksy.svg "Stocksy logo")](https://www.stocksy.com/) #### [stocksy.com](https://www.stocksy.com/)   ### [Visual Insights](https://share.stocksy.com/visual-insights?hsLang=en) ![Style Salads](https://share.stocksy.com/hubfs/Trend-Style_Salads-A.svg "Style Salads") [Juno](https://www.stocksy.com/4109103/modern-south-african-fashion) | [Juanjo McLittle](https://www.stocksy.com/4150896/colorful-abstract-nature-flower-background) | [CACTUS Creative Studio](https://www.stocksy.com/4500444/abstract-background) | [Marc Tran](https://www.stocksy.com/5093849/beautiful-ceramic-vases-on-table-against-colorful-wall) ![Style Salads](https://share.stocksy.com/hubfs/Trend-Style_Salads-A.svg "Style Salads") Trends are dead — long live trends. A reflection of the mainstream status quo collapse; welcome to the stacked individualistic style era of anything goes. ![Female hands pressing iron while ironing clothes.](https://share.stocksy.com/hubfs/Stocksy_comp_5721189-HS.jpg "Female hands pressing iron while ironing clothes.") [AUDSHULE](https://www.stocksy.com/5721189/pressing-garment-while-ironing) ### Why it's trending Big business has relied on dictating acceptable aesthetics to push products for decades. Now, as trend turnaround shortens every year, we’ve effectively created a post-trend landscape where nobody has authority over dos and don’ts. Every style is everywhere, all at once. Personal freedom of expression is at an all-time high. #### 117% increase in people searching for [funny](https://www.stocksy.com/search/funny%2520or%2520silly?text=funny+or+silly&page=1&sort=curated) #### 177% increase in people searching for [playful](https://www.stocksy.com/search/(playful%2520or%2520play)%2520(fashion%2520or%2520concept)?text=%28playful+or+play%29+%28fashion+or+concept%29&page=1&sort=curated&age=%2C18plus%2C21plus%2C25plus%2C20s%2C30s%2C50s%2C40s%2Csenior%2CageEx) #### 88% increase in people searching for [collage](https://www.stocksy.com/search/collage?text=collage&page=1&sort=curated) ### What it looks like - Stylistic dissonance and eccentricity - Mixed aesthetics in fonts, photography style, photo styling, etc. - Collage - Mixed media - Play and irony - Unusual formats ![Portrait of a fashion modern black woman posing on a digitally created set of patterned walls with stripes and dots](https://share.stocksy.com/hubfs/Stocksy_comp_4303215-HS.jpg "Portrait of a fashion modern black woman posing on a digitally created set of patterned walls with stripes and dots") [Ajonegro Studio](https://www.stocksy.com/4303215/fashion-woman) ![Blending realities](https://share.stocksy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blending-realities.png?width=194&height=71&name=Blending-realities.png "Blending realities") ![The young woman feels in harmony, releasing her inner beast. Self control. Bright modern illustration of someone accepting their dark side.](https://share.stocksy.com/hubfs/Stocksy_comp_5296794-HS.jpg "The young woman feels in harmony, releasing her inner beast. Self control. Bright modern illustration of someone accepting their dark side.") [Kate Derevyanko](https://www.stocksy.com/5296794/your-dark-side) ![Proper proportions are a thing of the past](https://share.stocksy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Proper-proportions.png?width=280&height=95&name=Proper-proportions.png "Proper proportions are a thing of the past") ![Collapse history and make it your own](https://share.stocksy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Collapse-history.png?width=260&height=124&name=Collapse-history.png "Collapse history and make it your own") ![Portrait of a model wearing an Elizabethan style ruffle collar in pastel coloured fabric.](https://share.stocksy.com/hubfs/Stocksy_comp_5729337-HS.jpg "Portrait of a model wearing an Elizabethan style ruffle collar in pastel coloured fabric.") [Andrea Fernandez](https://www.stocksy.com/5729337/portrait-with-ruffle-collar) Brands can be less concerned with a unified visual front — use multiple styles simultaneously. Be versatile and adaptive in communication strategies, tailoring messages to suit different audiences, and utilize a variety of platforms and touchpoints to maximize reach and impact. Rethink web platform design and break from the mold of traditions that carried over from print media with more device-aware design. ![Orange sunglasses front, with pink lenses floating with orange and white background](https://share.stocksy.com/hubfs/Stocksy_comp_5246532-HS.jpg "Orange sunglasses front, with pink lenses floating with orange and white background") [Letitia Younger](https://www.stocksy.com/5246532/orange-sunglasses-front-with-pink-lenses-floating) ![Digital collage of a kid's portrait on a daisies flowers background. Kid in nature.](https://share.stocksy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stocksy_comp_5586865-HS.jpg?width=267&height=400&name=Stocksy_comp_5586865-HS.jpg "Digital collage of a kid's portrait on a daisies flowers background. Kid in nature.") [Irina Ozhigova](https://www.stocksy.com/5586865/collage-with-a-kid-and-flowers) ![Crop of werewolf hairy hand spilling red beverage into cocktail glass with eye on pink table with purple velvet curtain background](https://share.stocksy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stocksy_comp_4953645-HS.jpg?width=267&height=400&name=Stocksy_comp_4953645-HS.jpg "Crop of werewolf hairy hand spilling red beverage into cocktail glass with eye on pink table with purple velvet curtain background") [Javier Díez](https://www.stocksy.com/4953645/furry-claw-pouring-halloween-cocktail) ![Collage Diverse Faces Summer Beach People Concept](https://share.stocksy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stocksy_comp_5715540-HS.jpg?width=267&height=400&name=Stocksy_comp_5715540-HS.jpg "Collage Diverse Faces Summer Beach People Concept") [María Soledad Kubat](https://www.stocksy.com/5715540/collage-diverse-faces-summer-beach-people-concept) #### More Insights - [![3D stylized woman cartoon character with blonde braids, no mouth, short dungarees and giant rubber boots standing in her garden. She has a tiny shovel and a wheelbarrow and is ready for the hard work. 3d illustration, 3d rendering](https://share.stocksy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stocksy_comp_4674405-HS.jpg?width=1400&height=933&name=Stocksy_comp_4674405-HS.jpg) The Unbearable Brightness of Being](https://share.stocksy.com/unbearable-brightness?hsLang=en) - [![Snow cannons used to make snow during winter in La Chaux, Verbier, a ski resort in Switzerland. Outtake from an assignment for Monocle magazine, published with permission.](https://share.stocksy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stocksy_comp_3174787-HS.jpg?width=1400&height=933&name=Stocksy_comp_3174787-HS.jpg) Be Here Now](https://share.stocksy.com/be-here-now?hsLang=en) - [![Close-Up Photo of a Woman's Hands with Tattoos and Long, Colourful Aesthetic Nails](https://share.stocksy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stocksy_comp_5461144-HS.jpg?width=1400&height=933&name=Stocksy_comp_5461144-HS.jpg) Hi-fidelity Storytelling](https://share.stocksy.com/hi-fidelity-storytelling?hsLang=en) - [![Running through the green grass of a spacious summer field. Emotional cinematic effect.](https://share.stocksy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stocksy_comp_5103954-HS.jpg?width=1400&height=933&name=Stocksy_comp_5103954-HS.jpg) Soft Touch](https://share.stocksy.com/soft-touch?hsLang=en) [Back to Introduction](https://share.stocksy.com/visual-insights?hsLang=en) #### Have you signed up for our very occasional and intentional newsletter yet? 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