Category
Art & Design
Oven Aesthetics
Trend cluster
Category
Tangible Personalization
(UPDATE)
Customization adds a deeper feeling of ownership.
6.0
Trend score
Trend
What is the Tangible Personalization (UPDATE) trend?
Tangible Personalization (UPDATE): The personalization of goods offers a superlative novelty factor as it adds profound relevance to individual consumers. Adding a custom touch, particularly with products that have become popular or widely used, can make items more covetable than those offered by the competition by offering a feeling of augmented ownership.
Trend themes
Themes within the Tangible Personalization (UPDATE) trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Personalization
The trend of personalization offers a superlative novelty factor by adding profound relevance to individual consumers
02
Customization
The trend of customization makes items more covetable than those offered by the competition by offering a feeling of augmented ownership
03
Individualization
The trend of individualization caters to consumers looking for items that help differentiate themselves from the crowd
Industry implications
What the Tangible Personalization (UPDATE) trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Product Design
Product design companies can create unique and tailored products that cater to specific customer's preferences and tastes
For
Personalized Gifts
Personalized gift companies can offer consumers products that have been modified to reflect specific traits of clients
For
Customized Collectibles
Customized collectible companies can produce dolls, action figures, busts, and other unique items that cater to consumer preferences with refined designs
Trend signals
Trend signals for Tangible Personalization (UPDATE)
Trend score 6.0 out of 10, from popularity 81%, activity 89%, freshness 8%.
Popularity81%
Activity89%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X (not a primary audience)
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Evidence
Examples of the Tangible Personalization (UPDATE) trend
12 featured examples from Jan 29 to Sep 19, 2009CategoryTech
Photoshop Fame Faking
Turn Yourself into a Vampire or Robert Pattinson's Girlfriend
Companies in the graphic design and photo editing software industry can develop new features and tools that cater to the demand for easy and customizable photo transformations.
CategoryBusiness
You as An Action Figure
Japanese Toy Company Puts Your Face on Superhero Body
The toy manufacturing industry can explore the production of customized action figures as a new market segment to cater to consumers' desire for personalized toys.
CategoryArt & Design
Personalized Wine Glasses
Bridal Party Glasses Feature Cartoons of Your Wedding Party
Providing personalized wine glasses and custom martini glasses for weddings and bridal showers.
CategoryArt & Design
Personalized Illustrated Wallpaper
One-of-a-Kind Graphic Swedish Art Dresses Up Drab Walls
One-of-a-kind, personalized wallpaper designs created by talented artists and designers can disrupt the interior design industry.
CategoryTech
Self-Trolling
MyMagicMe Will Turn Your Photo into a Custom Treasure Troll Picture
The e-commerce industry can leverage the trend of customization by providing platforms and services to facilitate personalized product offerings and experiences for customers.
CategoryArt & Design
Personalized LEGO Figurines
LEGO Geeks Make Their Own Custom Characters
The toy industry can benefit from offering customizable LEGO sets and accessories that encourage personalized play, as well as licensing popular franchises to create LEGO merchand…
CategoryArt & Design
Personalized Shower Curtains
Life-Sized Photos Make For Ultra Custom Bathrooms
Printing companies that offer custom printing services for various products, such as shower curtains, will have a competitive advantage in the market.
CategoryArt & Design
You as a Doll
Cyndi Safstorm Creates Personalized Plastic Mini-Me Figurines
The toy manufacturing industry can capitalize on this trend by creating customized toy lines that allow customers to create and design their own action figures and dolls.
CategoryCelebs
Billion-Dollar Business Cards
Stewie Rah Rah's Personalized Money Cards are Worth Pocketing
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing new printing technologies and product offerings to meet the growing demand for customized, high-end business cards and stationary.
CategoryArt & Design
Ultrasounds as Modern Art
Personalized Fetus Posters For Narcissists in the Making
Pregnancy and baby retailers can offer personalized ultrasound art as a unique product for expectant parents
CategoryTech
Personalized Robot Replicas
Little Island Will Create Mini Me Machines
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine robotic technology with traditional toy manufacturing processes to create interactive and personalized toys that mimic human likeness.
CategoryArt & Design
Luxury Home Narcissism
Company Makes 'You Look Like A Million Dollars' With Personalized Busts
Through the use of high-end materials and unique designs, businesses can create disruptive innovation for the luxury customization industry.
