# Gesture Design Looking to hand signs to inspire artistic creations. By [Katherinev123](https://www.trendhunter.com/katherine), Contributing Editor | Published May 25, 2012, updated May 31, 2012 | Category: [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/pro/category/modern-art-and-design-trends) Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/gesture-design ## Key Figures - Trend score: 4.2/10 - Evidence articles: 7 ## 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. ## At a Glance - Evidence: 7 featured examples - Articles from: Jun 18, 2011 to May 9, 2012 - Published: May 25, 2012 - Patterns: [Divergence](https://www.trendhunter.com/pattern/divergence) - Megatrends: [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/artificial-intelligence), [Authenticity](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/authenticity) ## Audience - Gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Themes within the Gesture Design trend ### 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. ### 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. ### 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. ## What the Gesture Design trend means for industry ### For 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 for Gesture Design Trend score 4.2 out of 10, from popularity 60%, activity 58%, freshness 8%. - Popularity: 60% - Activity: 58% - Freshness: 8% ## Examples of the Gesture Design trend 7 featured examples from Jun 18, 2011 to May 9, 2012. - [Emotional Coat Hangers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thelermont-hupton): Hang Your Coat From Welcoming Gestures Courtesy of Thelermont Hupton (Category: Art & Design) Implication: Home decor industry can explore creative and playful designs for functional items like coat hooks. - [Simple Gesturing Stationary](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mondolfi-enough-said): The Mondolfi 'Enough Said' Cards are Straight to the Point (Category: Lifestyle) Implication: The greeting card industry can leverage the trend of hand gesture greeting cards to attract a wider customer base. - [Sign Language Armchairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rompecabezas-by-pedro-reyes): Rompecabezas by Pedro Reyes are Seats with Hand Gestures (Category: Art & Design) Implication: The furniture design industry can explore the opportunity to create innovative and interactive seating options based on hand gesturing positions. - [Funky Finger Shades](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jeremy-scott-flesh-hands): The 'Jeremy Scott Flesh Hands' are Eccentric and Manicured (Category: Unique) Implication: Fashion designers can experiment with materials and create trendy and eccentric fashion items with hidden functionality. - [Crude X-Ray Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/andrea-maestri): Andrea Maestri Fashions a Lamp that Flips Off Its Users (Category: Art & Design) Implication: Incorporating unique lamp designs in residential and commercial spaces to add a striking visual element. - [Provocative Parasols](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fuck-the-rain-umbrella): The F*ck the Rain Umbrella Lets Mother Nature Know What You Really Think (Category: Naughty) Implication: Manufacturing humorous umbrellas could disrupt the traditional umbrella manufacturing industry. - [Expressive Hand Memory Sticks (UPDATE)](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hand-sign-usb-drives): These Hand Sign USB Drives Add Personality to Computers (Category: Pop Culture) Implication: 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… ## Recent trend clusters - 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