# DIY Nerdy Decor Turn Your Shelf Into a Pixelated Parade of Computer Icons By TrendHead | Published 2009-01-24 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/books-as-icons-rearranging-your-bookshelf References: [thetrendygirl.net](http://www.thetrendygirl.net/2009/01/books-help-to-create-icons.html) & [icoeye](http://www.icoeye.com/blog/?p=44) How cool is this for [home DIY decor](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wicked-bookend)? Using printed book covers, you can rearrange your books to form [computerized icons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/susan-kare) such as smiley faces, hearts, pistols, and bullets. Perhaps we are getting a little too geeky here for some people, but I think it looks like brilliant fun. Perhaps for a child’s room, so they can learn the vital skills of text-messaging at an early age. And for mobile phone addicts and computer fans, this is just the kind of [bookshelf](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/booksy) you are expected to have. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 58% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Home](https://www.trendhunter.com/home) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **DIY Home Decor:** Opportunity to create unique and personalized decoration pieces at a low cost using existing materials and imagination. - **Upcycling:** Opportunity to repurpose everyday items, like book covers, in unconventional ways to create unique and trendy items. - **Nerdy Decor:** Opportunity to tap into the growing market of consumers who are passionate about technology and use that as an inspiration for home decoration. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Home Improvement:** Opportunity to create new and exciting products that cater to the DIY home decor market and help homeowners personalize their spaces. - **Arts & Crafts:** Opportunity to tap into the growing trend of upcycling and provide consumers with new and creative ideas for repurposing everyday items in arts and crafts projects. - **Technology:** Opportunity to create merchandise that incorporates technology as a design element, and cater to the expanding market of fans of nerdy decor. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Retro Puzzle Block Computers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lego-fan-build.md) - [Bookshelf Board Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bookshelf-board-game.md) - [Customizable Book Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lagom-collection1.md) - [Block Puzzled Book Nooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lego-book-nook.md) - [Colorful Retro Pixel Mirrors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paint-mirror.md) - [Jigsaw Puzzle-Inspired Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/puzzle-shelf.md) - [Building Block-Friendly Keyboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/melgeek-pixel.md) - [Smartphone App Iconography Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ios-app-icon-book.md) - [Visual Graphic-Inspired Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/esc-keys.md)