Category
Art & Design
Oven Aesthetics
Trend cluster
Category
Gesture
Design
Looking to hand signs to inspire artistic creations.
4.2
Trend score
Trend
What is the Gesture Design trend?
Gesture Design: Hand-based gestures allow us to express ourselves and is a major part of our ability to communicate with one another, whether or not we accompany their movements with speech. As such, designers today are experimenting with hand gestures -- ranging from crude to rock 'n' roll -- by applying them into design ranging from furniture to USB drives. These designs are novel and fun, giving the product a sense of playful quirkiness that appeals to lighthearted users.
Trend themes
Themes within the Gesture Design trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Gesture-Based Design
The use of hand gestures as a form of design input creates disruptive innovation opportunities for products that appeal to lighthearted users.
02
Expression Through Gestures
The trend of expressing oneself through gestures creates disruptive innovation opportunities for products that allow users to make a bold statement in a humorous and playful way.
03
Mocking and Crude Gestures
The trend of using mocking and crude gestures in product design creates disruptive innovation opportunities for creating products that make a bold statement and cater to an audience that appreciates a cheeky sense of humor.
Industry implications
What the Gesture Design trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Product Design
The products featured in the examples represent a disruptive innovation opportunity for product design that incorporates gestures as a form of design input.
For
Fashion and Accessories
The trend of gesture-based design and expression creates disruptive innovation opportunities for fashion and accessories that allow users to make bold and playful statements.
For
Furniture Design
The trend of incorporating hand gestures in furniture design creates disruptive innovation opportunities for creating playful and novel furniture pieces that cater to an audience that appreciates a cheeky sense of humor.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Gesture Design
Trend score 4.2 out of 10, from popularity 60%, activity 58%, freshness 8%.
Popularity60%
Activity58%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Evidence
Examples of the Gesture Design trend
7 featured examples from Jun 18, 2011 to May 9, 2012CategoryArt & Design
Emotional Coat Hangers
Hang Your Coat From Welcoming Gestures Courtesy of Thelermont Hupton
Home decor industry can explore creative and playful designs for functional items like coat hooks.
CategoryLifestyle
Simple Gesturing Stationary
The Mondolfi 'Enough Said' Cards are Straight to the Point
The greeting card industry can leverage the trend of hand gesture greeting cards to attract a wider customer base.
CategoryArt & Design
Sign Language Armchairs
Rompecabezas by Pedro Reyes are Seats with Hand Gestures
The furniture design industry can explore the opportunity to create innovative and interactive seating options based on hand gesturing positions.
CategoryUnique
Funky Finger Shades
The 'Jeremy Scott Flesh Hands' are Eccentric and Manicured
Fashion designers can experiment with materials and create trendy and eccentric fashion items with hidden functionality.
CategoryArt & Design
Crude X-Ray Illuminators
Andrea Maestri Fashions a Lamp that Flips Off Its Users
Incorporating unique lamp designs in residential and commercial spaces to add a striking visual element.
CategoryNaughty
Provocative Parasols
The F*ck the Rain Umbrella Lets Mother Nature Know What You Really Think
Manufacturing humorous umbrellas could disrupt the traditional umbrella manufacturing industry.
CategoryPop Culture
Expressive Hand Memory Sticks (UPDATE)
These Hand Sign USB Drives Add Personality to Computers
The tech accessories industry can seize the disruptive innovation opportunity by introducing personalized and expressive USB drives like the Hand Sign USB Drives to cater to consu…
