Following his decision to lift the suspended account of Donald Trump through a poll, Elon Musk said he will now grant amnesty to all suspended Twitter accounts starting from next week.

Musk lifted Trump’s account last week following the “yes” result of a poll where he asked Twitter users whether the banned former US President should be reinstated.  On Wednesday, the billionaire, in a similar way, asked if amnesty should be granted to all suspended Twitter accounts.

On Thursday, Musk granted the wish of the majority of voters. More than 72% of voters voted “yes” to his question while a little over 27% voted “no.”

“The people have spoken. Amnesty begins next week. Vox Populi, Vox Dei. (voice of the people, voice of God),” Musk said in response.

The people have spoken.

Amnesty begins next week.

Vox Populi, Vox Dei.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2022

However, the world richest man said only accounts that have not “broken the law or engaged in egregious spam” will enjoy the amnesty. But online safety experts said the move will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation.

Musk’s controversial acquisition of Twitter brought a lot of changes to the social media platform. The Tesla CEO got into an early fracas with advertisers, who have decided to halt their Twitter patronage until they see where the platform is headed under Musk. He said late last month when he took over that that no suspended accounts would be reinstated until Twitter formed a “content moderation council” with diverse viewpoints that would consider the cases.

But several prominent accounts banned for breaking hate speech and misinformation rules, including far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, which was banned in January for violating the platform’s COVID misinformation policies, have been reinstated since then.

Musk has justified the reinstatements as he tries to monetize Twitter Blue with the introduction of $8 fee for the verification check. He said on Tuesday he’s reneged on his promise to set up a diverse content moderation team because “a large coalition of political-social activists groups” broke the deal he had with them by urging advertisers to abandon Twitter.

Against this backdrop, the concern that Twitter under Musk’s leadership will eventually become the platform of hate speech and harassment, is growing.

Musk didn’t spare time in firing Twitter executives and eventually more than half of the company’s 7,000 workforce, which includes content moderating teams when he took over. Others, including Twitter’s head of trust and safety, Yoel Roth, have resigned due to lack of faith in Musk’s ability to keep Twitter from turning into a platform of chaos and uncontrolled speech.

The rest of Twitter’s employees are gradually being eliminated under Musk’s “extremely hardcore” work ultimatum.

Unfortunately, not everyone is having a great Thanksgiving break pic.twitter.com/cqmsXMQqQK

— Peter Yang (@petergyang) November 25, 2022

Uptick in racist, anti-Semitic and other toxic speech has been reported on Twitter by the groups that monitor the platform for such ills, according to a report by AP. That has included a surge in racist abuse of World Cup soccer players that Twitter is allegedly failing to act on, the report said.

The concern is that reinstating suspended accounts will spur an avalanche of hateful contents on Twitter. But Musk is understood to be working to increase the number of users on the social media platform, a promise he made to shareholders when he was pushing to acquire Twitter.

2022 is moving faster to the end leaving us all with a different aftertaste. Recent years have influenced greatly the way we perceive information, making the business alter their client-communication strategies and start looking for more innovative techniques. And of course, it hasn’t spared graphic design as it is the main way to ‘talk’ to the customers through patterns, colors, fonts, materials, and layouts. What are the main changes to expect in the forthcoming 2023? Let’s analyze all the changes to come and the reasons behind them.

More motion graphics

Motion graphics is the very first on the list, as it is one of the main tools to be used by a marketing department. Using a variety of instruments, motion graphics can catch the attention of any person despite age, status, or profession and add depth to the story.

As the worlds evolves, so do motion graphics. The main reason for 2023 metamorphosis is our attention span, which got shorter than ever – 8 seconds, that’s the time you’re given to tell the story. Obviously, it is too short, that’s why the marketing department needs to rack the brain to meet such a demand. Besides, users show more inclination towards simplicity rather than complexity, which is caused by informational overload.

Getting back in time

90-s and Aughties are periods of nostalgia and sweet memories. It’s a security blanket and comfort zone for those who were born in that time. And that’s the main reason for the great return of Y2K designs into the graphics of 2023 – glitter, metallic, futuristic elements, and bubblegum pink color. Although this style was denied for some time as kitschy and excessively garnished, it’s high time for its reborn. Everything new is well-forgotten old – the basic facets of Y2K wrapped into the modern vision will benefit a graphic style of 2023 and clients’ needs.

Geometry in shapes

Geometric elements have been a design trend for ages, and 2023 will be no exception. We are surrounded by its forms: triangles, squares, rectangles, lines, etc. Geometry is used to convey the feeling of order and simplicity, it gives a sense of comforting control. It’s often a choice of well-established companies, whose reliability has been proven over time.

Despite the simplicity of the lines, with a slight touch of creativity, geometric shapes can build up a new dimension of a fantasy world. That’s why geometry is the best method to meet the expectation of clients despite the generation and vision of art – everyone will see something they want to see.

 Typography

Typography matters as it makes a considerable part of graphic design and delivers the most visible part of the message. The creativity with fonts knows no borders and this year the lines will be forced out of their typical and natural shape. As a result, we’ll see crumpled letters and unexpected combinations of styles. Such a bold symbiosis will create visually arresting designs, appealing to more people. Surely, some may disapprove of such daring approaches, yet it is just another proof that it works.

 Texturing

Texture helps to feel the graphics as if touching them, it serves as a visual tone for the design. It can create the illusion of depth of color, making everything look more natural and real. The 2023 design will be marked by the noise and grain designs, as they can create distressed or vintage looks, providing the bits and pieces of the comforting old styles. However, it’s important not to overdo such texture, as it will leave other elements in the dust. Balance matters with every tiny yet significant detail.

 Return to hand-drawn sincerity

While some crave bold and daring moves and complexion, new and creative motives, others get too overwhelmed with it. All the artificial life created around them – faceless contacts, featureless art, loss of interpersonal relationships in favor of virtual connections – become discouraging and off-putting. Everything creates the sensation of loneliness despite the visual amiability.

That’s where hand-drawn graphic design can help matters. Seeing the hand-like sketches and pencil-like lines will appeal to human nature and target the need for person-person contact. Just a few simple lines will talk louder than words and any elaborate design. Luckily, there are quite a few online resources to create the best illustration for such a purpose.

Graphic designs of 2023 are anything but individual diversity. To have more influence on the clients, designers need to combine simplicity and minimalism with daring and bald vision; old-school and cutting-the-edge elements; strict geometry and flight of fancy. In layman’s terms – interlace the elements which don’t seem to be matching into eye-pleasing unity. However, it’s important not to cross the limits of perceptions, as our reality can be overwhelming sometimes, and that’s definitely not something people expect to see in design and art.