We’re looking for Heritage Craft
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Heritage Craft, also known as Modern Traditional, is an emerging design trend. But it’s also a broader concept related to preserving and celebrating traditional craftsmanship and artisanal skills. It encompasses a range of designs that focus on the revival and continuation of traditional crafts and techniques in contemporary design. Heritage Craft emphasizes traditional techniques like age-old craftsmanship and skills that have been passed down through generations, but in the modern day. It’s all about cultural preservation and authenticity, focusing on creating designs that reflect the authentic cultural and historical identity of a place. Heritage Craft combines regional styles and techniques in colorful, happily chaotic compositions. We are looking for folk patterns, wild color palettes and traditional influences all mixed together with contemporary flourishes. We can’t wait to see what you create!
Key search terms – modern traditional, craft, artisanal, cultural, old and new, heritage craft
Photos
We are looking for photos and AI-generated images in the trendy Heritage Craft style. Please include copy space, as it increases the usability of your images, and make sure to include “heritage craft” and “modern traditional” in your metadata for maximum discoverability.
When creating AI-generated images, ensure that only flawlessly rendered and distortion-free images are submitted to meet our high standards of quality.
Videos
We are looking for footage that celebrates artisanal and traditional crafts, bringing vibrant customs, originality, and folklore into video creations that are meant to help preserve rich heritages and traditional crafts. We encourage you to find the most unique and interesting folk traditions, patterns and color techniques, and experiment with giving them contemporary twists. You can utilize vibrant colors in tandem with texture to create depth and visual interest, and combine the most unusual patterns in order to harness lively and meaningful meanings that have been passed down through generations. In terms of shot types and framing, remember that everything must carry the spirit of dynamism, authenticity, spirituality, and folkloric revival, so we recommend opting for POV, close-ups, medium and over-the-shoulder shots. Since folkloric customs and craftsmanship are so unique and specifically linked to one country, area or nationality, feel free to proudly research and capture wherever you’re coming from into the most unexpected and visually appealing video creations.
Vectors
Show us your creative ideas for vector images in the Heritage Craft/Modern Traditional style. This theme is very versatile, and can be applied to everything from mockup displays and social media story templates to icons, backgrounds, and various character drawings. We are looking for both flat and isometric modern traditional themed vectors.
