Category
Tech
Connected Filtration
Trend cluster
Category
Utility
Cartooned
Playfully designed function focused products inject personality into goods.
3.4
Trend score
Trend
What is the Utility Cartooned trend?
Utility Cartooned: Purchased typically for performance, tech products and other similarly function-driven goods are taking on a more personable look. Allowing consumers to escape adulthood in unexpected ways, playfully designed everyday tech goods provide more entertainment value to image-conscious consumers.
Trend themes
Themes within the Utility Cartooned trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Playful Tech Design
Tech products and other function-driven goods are taking on a more personable look, providing entertainment value to consumers.
02
Food-Inspired Audio Accessories
Audio accessories with clever, food-inspired designs merge practicality with humorous novelty for food and tech lovers alike.
03
Nature-Inspired Tech Accessories
Nature-inspired designs fuse practicality with unique designs and natural elements to create adorable tech accessories for desktops.
Industry implications
What the Utility Cartooned trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Fashion
The combination of fashion and modern technology results in disruptive innovation opportunities, such as incorporating smartphone cases into shoes.
For
Consumer Electronics
The trend of playful tech design provides opportunities for companies to create more personable versions of tech products and evolve their brands.
For
Home Decor
Nature-inspired tech accessories merge practicality with unique designs and could appeal to home decor enthusiasts looking for functional yet cute accessories.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Utility Cartooned
Trend score 3.4 out of 10, from popularity 34%, activity 58%, freshness 8%.
Popularity34%
Activity58%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha (not a primary audience)
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
South America
Africa
Evidence
Examples of the Utility Cartooned trend
6 featured examples from Apr 16 to Jun 15, 2013CategoryTech
Electricity-Inspired Tech Accessories
The Lightning Bolt Power Strip from Fred Flare is Practical
The consumer electronics industry can explore the design and manufacture of electricity-inspired tech accessories to cater to the growing demand for unique products.
CategoryArt & Design
Food Lover Audio Accessories
These Mac & Cheese Earbuds From Fred Flare Share Tasty Sounds
The Mac & Cheese earbuds demonstrate an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the audio technology industry by exploring unique and creative designs that appeal to consumers' i…
CategoryTech
Plant Figurine Tech Organizers
Accessorize Desktops with The Sprout Cable Binder
Companies in the technology industry could add these nature-inspired desk accessories to their product line to offer more options for their customers.
CategoryLifestyle
Fruity Flash Drives
This Banana USB Stick Features a Scrumptiously Fun Design
The technology accessories industry can incorporate fruit-inspired designs into various products, attracting consumers who seek unique and visually appealing accessories.
CategoryFashion
Smartphone-Totting Wedges
The 'iPhone Mashup Shoe' by Alan Nyguyen Has a Cleverly Attached Holster
The iPhone Mashup Shoe concept introduces a potential disruptive innovation opportunity for fashion brands to incorporate technology into their designs.
CategoryTech
Cartoon Family Flash Drives
These USBs Amazingly Resemble the Characters from Family Guy
The consumer electronics industry can benefit from offering more unique accessory designs to meet customer needs.
