# Computer Icon Stationery Brigada Creativa's Icon Paper and Envelope Keep Snail Mail Hip By Michael Hines | Published 2010-06-09 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/icon-paper-and-envelope References: [buzzfeed](http://www.buzzfeed.com/whatthecool/icon-letter-icon-envelope-uew) & [brigadacreativa](http://www.brigadacreativa.com/) You won't feel like a dinosaur ever again when you write a letter, thanks to Brigada Creativa's Icon Paper and Envelope. Now all of your [snail mail](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartpress) can resemble its electronic counterpart. Looks like [email](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magicmail) has a new doppleganger. The Icon Paper and Envelope is a way to send mail while still maintaining geek street cred. Email is nice and all, but there is just something personal and intimate about receiving a [handwritten letter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lumon), even if it is on computer icon paper. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 42% | Activity: 48% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Computer Icon Stationery:** Personalized and unique stationery designs inspired by computer icons provide a new way to make snail mail trendy and modern. - **Geek Chic Mail:** Combining technology and traditional mail into geek-themed stationery opens up opportunities for customization and personalization in the snail mail industry. - **Nostalgic Communication:** Bringing back the charm of handwritten letters through computer icon-themed stationery taps into the growing nostalgia trend and offers a disruptive innovation in the paper correspondence market. ### Who This Affects Most - **Stationery:** The stationery industry can embrace computer icon designs to cater to tech-savvy customers who seek unique and creative ways to express their personal style. - **Printing and Paper Manufacturing:** The printing and paper manufacturing industry can seize the opportunity to create specialized papers and envelopes with computer icon motifs to cater to the demand for personalized stationery products. - **E-commerce:** The e-commerce industry can leverage the trend of geek-themed stationery by offering customized and personalized computer icon paper and envelopes, targeting a niche market of tech enthusiasts and nostalgic communicators. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Written Printed Letters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snappysnail.md) - [Hybrid Mail Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/better-letter-card-co.md) - [Mailbox-Shaped Scanner Printers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tou.md) - [Internet Icon Accessory Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/finder-icon-backpack.md) - [Vintage Icon-Themed Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/susan-kare.md) - [Visual Graphic-Inspired Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/esc-keys.md) - [Folder Icon-Inspired Wallets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pc-folder-wallet.md) - [Icon-Shaped USB Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folderdrive.md) - [Digital Handwriting Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kindly-ink.md)