DIFFUSED WORLDS (Trend 2026 + 100 AI Prompts)

Wondering what’s coming in 2026? This trend report is for you.

An ode to digital haze and emotional blur. Diffused Worlds explores softness, abstraction, and the aesthetics of memory. With airbrushed textures, ghost-like silhouettes, and barely-there typography, this trend feels like a dream half-remembered; fleeting, delicate, and deeply human.

Whether you are a small business owner, graphic designer, brand strategist, art director or just a curious creative, you will find insights here that you can actually use. This isn’t surface-level Pinterest fodder. It is research, strategy and visual inspiration all in one place.

This trend report includes:

• Extensive breakdown of 2026 trends and their emotional and aesthetic roots
• Extensive Diffused Worlds breakdown with connections and markers
• Themes/briefs with references and Pinterest boards
• Six colour palettes that visually express the trend
• Typography guidance and design element suggestions
• Advice on applying the trend to graphic design, packaging, social media, marketing, fashion and surface design
• More: main elements, design example, AI keywords
• NEW FOR 2026: 100 AI prompts to help you build moodboards, imagery and content with 15 style reference JPGs included

If you use this report in your own work, tag me on Instagram @angelainthefields so I can cheer you on.