# Enlightening Log Boxes The Ham & Cheese 'Tag-It!' Encourages Nighttime Note-Taking By Amelia Roblin | Published 2010-11-12 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ham-cheese-tag-it References: [design-milk](http://design-milk.com/tag-it-by-hamcheese/) & [tastydesignstudio](http://www.tastydesignstudio.com/) The Ham&Cheese 'Tag-it!' illuminator and notepad was inspired by those midnight "Eureka!" moments that leave you wishing your pen and paper were close-by. The winning wooden box encases a [soft light](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wake-sleep-light) that escapes from behind the stencil cut-out of a light bulb, covered by a length of rolled paper on which you can scribble your creative insight. Designed for recording the ideas of [insomniacs or dreamers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dream-recorder), the Ham&Cheese 'Tag-it!' is a [nightstand must-have](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/darling-concept). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 54% | Activity: 23% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Interactive Nightstand:** Create innovative nightstand designs that incorporate interactive features to enhance the functionality and user experience. - **Smart Notepad:** Develop notepads with built-in lighting features to enable easy note-taking in low-light conditions, offering convenience and inspiration to users. - **Illuminated Stationery:** Design stationery products that utilize lights to enhance visibility and enable creativity, providing users with an engaging and unique writing experience. ### Where This Applies - **Furniture:** Integrate interactive nightstand designs into the furniture industry, offering consumers functional and aesthetically pleasing options for their bedrooms. - **Stationery:** Incorporate illuminated notepads into the stationery industry, catering to individuals who prefer writing in the dark or low-light environments. - **Home Decor:** Explore the potential of illuminated stationery as part of home decor, presenting consumers with stylish and functional options to accessorize their living spaces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Pencil Shaving-Inspired Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sharpener-lampshades.md) - [Storage-Friendly Task Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/storage-lamp.md) - [Portable Pen-Holding Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pod-lamp-concept.md) - [Magnetic Document-Holding Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holder-desk-lamp.md) - [Cabin-Shaped Reading Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/boof-reading-light.md) - [Sculpted Wooden Desktop Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sleepy-wood-desk-lamp.md) - [Productive Desk Accessory Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yazak.md) - [Cheekily Creative Bookmarks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illustrated-bookmarks.md) - [Illuminated Stainless Steel Clipboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fold-b.md)