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Kurzgesagt has a very distinctive, vector-based animation style that uses lots of gradients and an attractive, high-saturation colour palette.
My question is, what kind of art style is this?
I understand that it is modern, but could someone more knowledgeable than myself please help me analyze the style? I'm looking for Googleable words that will help me explore and discover similar art styles.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsXVk37bltHxD1rDPwtNM8Q
It's just flat illustration.
To achieve a more defined search, in some sites they define it by the type of color, calling it Flat Neon Color Illustration.
Lovepik.com: Flat Neon Color
While your examples show a clear and popular style, I'll be very surprised if there's a name for it. I would probably call it minimalistic, but that's still a very general term. Some buzzwords you could use while searching for this style is simplistic, flat, and modern (as you've already pointed out). It's also common for this style to have minimal curves and simple angles, such as all angles in the illustration being 45 degrees.
Also as side note, this is technically (and probably arguably) an illustration style and not graphic design. The 2 can have overlap but it's worth noting for future reference so it'll be easier to find what you are looking for. Good luck!
It’s a distinct style, but the technique is common. It’s called vector art because it uses digital curves with tangent handles for controlling shape which are created from algorithms for splines. Adobe Illustrator, is good software to generate them, and Adobe After Effects can then be used for the animation.
