Collages, mash-ups, photomanipulations, compilations; They all are basically the same thing: Choosing a subject you want your design te be about, mix them up with some good elements and colours and produce stunning artwork.

But how do you define "good elements"? This depends on the kind of design you're making. There are some kind of elements that keep on repeating on several kinds of modern design.

Of course, you must remember that this is a round-up of the most used elements at this moment. This doesn't mean that you should stick with them: Be on top of the game, but be innovative and try something new! But for now: Here's a great collection of most used elements in collage artwork. Get inspired and be amazed!

Balloons

Skyscrapers / Skylines

Flowers / Florals

Vector Elements / Silhouettes

Abstract

(Big) Typography

(Vector) Rainbows

Fire / Water

Wings

Cars

Instruments

Other objects could be colourful animals like butterflies and ladybugs. If you want more randomness, ink splatters are also used a lot.

And what do you think? What kind of elements are used a lot in this kind of artwork these days? Please share!

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network design   2008-10-09 00:49:15 VEry cool and inspirational. Thanks for the post. Reply | Quote

Hoang Phuc - Danh b   2008-11-04 15:03:58 Great collections. Thanks for share ! keep up ! Reply | Quote

K   2009-03-30 07:57:47 I'm a painter, not a designer, but i must say i really dislike the Summertime poster. The photoshop filter over the girl is ugly. Please people, never use the 'artistic' filters of photoshop! She stands out in a visually unpleasant way on that yellow background , the drop shadow effect is also not fortunate. And last, the type doesn't integrate in the picture and the space in the upper right side is too empty, with just one big butterfly to fill it. I know this kind of design is the trend now, but just because one throws in a couple of flowers and a pretty girl it doesn't mean that's it's automatically good. Often the design doesn't communicate things anymore, it's just a display of random elements. I do like the Blackout poster, it's my favorite among these designs, although the swirls are probably the most overdone thing in today's trends. Reply | Quote

Anonymous   2009-04-10 02:13:25 gay, get a life Reply | Quote

Arthur   2009-04-26 02:20:49 Agreed, get a a life, be like this better known 'anonymous' person and start following these senseless trends like a shadow. You'll be cool, like him. Reply | Quote

Fah Kew   2009-06-16 07:04:04 you guys are gay. get a life. hes right. that design doesn't even belong on that list. it is the weakest design there. and trends are a way to admire someones artwork. someone creates a design... the more people like it and get inspired by it to create their own art, the "trendier" it is. following trends, is keeping up to date. if you lose track of the trends, you quickly become outdated. take auto-tune for example. Reply | Quote

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