lol I doubt gruge will make a comeback anytime in the forseeable future. Don't get me wrong, there were good grunge tags, but it seemed more like a noobish style. I think grunge will make a comback when it is combined with some other technique. But yeah, now I understand why classing is getting tougher nowadays. It's because everyones sigs are starting to look the same, so you can't get classed high making a tag that people have already seen.
The next trend is people whoring the low contrast effect to give it a smooth feel. Oh joy! I liked it when it wasn't whored, but now doing it is just a usual thing by most people =/ So yet another thing to avoid, how fun.
i thought clippings and lots of stock effects will always stay big. at one point ( ages ago) it seemed like c4d was a noobish style. i love how people are starting to use it in a great way instead of whoring up pieces. to all who can make something great out of c4d, cheers!
like any idea, it takes time to develop. and you can make crap using naything. and make great stuff out of anything. c4d usage took time to develop. they've been in tags forever but only recently started making their prescence and usefuilness felt. smudging been around forever. i was makign smudge tags over a year ago and im sure im not the only one. its just taken this long for techniques and idea revolving around it to develop. colors are also only now starting to devleop.