Assisted Choices
Personalized
Planning
Seeking poignant scheduling methods, consumers turn to DIY approaches.
Trend
What is the Personalized Planning trend?
Personalized Planning: As demands from work and home continue to bombard consumers, maintaining efficient sources of organization among the plethora of duties and tasks can be overwhelming. Seeking more influential organizational tactics, consumers are turning to DIY approaches to give calendars and daily planners a more personal, and aesthetically pleasing appeal. Handcrafted scheduling systems illustrate a desire for more tailored methods of day-to-day management.
Trend themes
Themes within the Personalized Planning trend
Three behaviours holding the trend togetherDIY Organization
Consumers are seeking personalized, aesthetically pleasing and handcrafted materials to maintain day-to-day management through DIY approaches.
Oversized Calendars and Decals
Consumers are seeking more 'in-your-face' organizational tactics through utilizing oversized calendars and decals.
3D and Antiquated Advent Calendars
Consumers are looking to add personal touches to traditional and digital advent calendars by using unique materials and designs.
Industry implications
What the Personalized Planning trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookArts and Crafts
This industry can capitalize on the trend of DIY organization by creating products and projects to help consumers personalize and handcraft their organization tools.
Home Decor
This industry can benefit from the trend of oversized calendars and decals, creating aesthetically pleasing and functional products for the home.
Printable Products
As seen in the typewriter calendar and the 3D advent calendars, printable products provide a unique way to create advent calendars and organization tools and could see a rise in demand.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Personalized Planning
Trend score 2.3 out of 10, from popularity 16%, activity 45%, freshness 8%.
- Gen Alpha
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X (not a primary audience)
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Evidence
Examples of the Personalized Planning trend
6 featured examples from Jan 26, 2013 to Jan 21, 2014DIY Flower-Infused Calendars
The Botanical Calendar Journal Makes Use of Your Favorite Plants
Craft companies can create kits or supplies specifically designed for incorporating plant materials into creative projects.
Oversized Date-Keeping Decals
Never Forget Another Important Date with the Chalk Talk Calendar
Opportunity for incorporating oversized decals in home decor products.
DIY Antiquated Date Keepers
The Printable Paper Typewriter Calendar is a Cute Alternative
A disruptive innovation opportunity could be to provide unique craft supplies such as printable vintage-themed paper, patterns, and other materials for DIY calendar projects.
Crystalline Paper Advent Calendars
Mr.Printables' DIY Advent Calendar Can Be Filled with Surprises
The crafting industry can capitalize on the popularity of DIY advent calendars by offering innovative templates and materials.
3D Advent Calendars
This DIY Advent Calendar Will Get You ExcitedAabout Christmas
Companies in the craft industry can leverage the trend of DIY advent calendars and offer a range of customizable holiday products that engage the whole family in creative projects.
DIY Refrigerator Calendar
This Quick Project Keeps You Organized and Active
Home organization industry can leverage the trend by creating customizable and sustainable products that cater to consumer needs.