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Tech
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Trend cluster
Category
Child
Design
Designers making the work of children's imaginations into reality.
4.4
Trend score
Trend
What is the Child Design trend?
Child Design: Children have the most incredible imaginations, and the ability to dream beyond adult comprehension. While some artists have attempted to infuse their own work with the limitless creative qualities of children, others are harnessing the raw visions of real kids and bringing them to life.
Trend themes
Themes within the Child Design trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Crowdsourced Business Models
Products like Stuff Your Doodles appeal to consumers who are full of creativity but don't have the technological means and demonstrate the power of crowdsourced business models.
02
Personalized Products
The trend of personalized products is being seen in products like Child Artwork Pin and artiKIDS Wall Decals, where children's drawings are duplicated in real life.
03
Transforming Children's Drawings into Realistic Images
The trend of transforming children's drawings into realistic images is shown by The Monster Engine and Wonderland, where professional artists and photographers make children's drawings more realistic.
Industry implications
What the Child Design trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Arts and Crafts Industry
The arts and crafts industry can tap into the trend of personalized products to offer children the chance to create their own products using their drawings.
For
Toy Industry
The toy industry could embrace the trend of transforming children's drawings into real toys, as is seen with the creation of stuffed toys by Lego.
For
Photography Industry
The photography industry can be innovative and offer services similar to Wonderland by recreating fantasy photographs inspired by children's drawings.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Child Design
Trend score 4.4 out of 10, from popularity 47%, activity 77%, freshness 8%.
Popularity47%
Activity77%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha
- Gen Z (not a primary audience)
- Millennial (not a primary audience)
- Gen X (not a primary audience)
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Evidence
Examples of the Child Design trend
7 featured examples from May 7, 2007 to Jul 17, 2008CategoryArt & Design
Kid Drawings Made Realistic
The Monster Engine
Opportunities for artists to tap into the creativity of children's drawings and create unique, marketable pieces.
CategoryPop Culture
Kids DIY Toy Kit
Make-My-Own-Monster by FAO Schwarz
Disruptive innovation opportunity to create customizable toy-making platforms for children.
CategoryFashion
Convert Your Child's Artwork Into Jewelry
Opportunity for jewelry manufacturers to offer new customization services and create unique and sentimental pieces.
CategoryUnique
Your Drawings Stuffed With Recycled Material
Stuff Your Doodles
Take advantage of the demand for unique and sustainable toys by offering customizable options made from recycled materials.
CategoryLife-Stages
Child Drawings Turned Real Toys
Stuffed Lego Robot
Customizing stuffed animals based on user drawings presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the toy industry.
CategoryArt & Design
Bringing Children's Drawings to Life
'Wonderland' Photography by Yeondoo Jung
Schools can incorporate similar projects to nurture creativity and imagination in children.
CategoryArt & Design
artiKIDS Wall Decals
Boost Your Kid's Creations Into Art For The Home
The home decor industry could capitalize on the trend towards customized, children-focused decor by developing more personalized and unique options, such as customizable wall deca…
