Top Design Trends This Month

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Trending Design Keywords and Search Volumes

Ranked by growth over the past two years. Updated 17 October 2026.

KeywordMonthly volumeGrowthTrend status
Colorwork6,600+63%Regular
Onitsuka Tiger3,350,000+60%Regular
Nextorch14,800+50%Regular
Kizik60,500+33%Regular
Zaver9,900+26%Regular
Beije110,000+18%Regular
Organza110,000+16%Regular
Copywriter165,000+6%Regular
Bowtie201,000+2%Regular

How to find trending design topics

You find trending design topics by tracking search volume growth rather than absolute volume. A topic is trending when its monthly searches are accelerating, even from a small base. Exploding Topics classifies every design topic as Exploding, Regular or Peaked based on the shape of its search curve over time.

  1. Sort by growth rate, not by search volume.
  2. Filter to the last 3 to 6 months to catch topics before they saturate.
  3. Check volatility before committing. High-volatility topics spike and fade.

What’s Trending in Design

Trending design topics in October 2026 are led by Colorwork, which has 6,600 monthly searches and 63% growth over the past two years. Exploding Topics tracks 34,965 design trends. The three fastest-growing this month are Colorwork (+63%), Onitsuka Tiger (+60%) and Nextorch (+50%). Data last updated 17 October 2026.