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# Lucent Phone Flow Signals
The CopyLight Phone Light Lets You See When You're Called

By Katherinev123 | Published 2009-10-22 | Tech
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phone-light
References: [thedesignblog.org](http://www.thedesignblog.org/entry/copylight-cellphone-adds-flowing-light-to-incoming-calls/) & [sanghoon-design](http://sanghoon-design.com/ver2/)

Since my phone is always tossed in my purse, I need to have it set to vibrate and ring to be able to tell that someone is calling me. Now the CopyLight phone light by designer Sang-Hoon Lee adds another sensory (tactile and auditory being the other two senses) experience into the call-reception mix.

The CopyLight phone light is not just an ordinary [light that flashes on your phone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/light-reminders-20) as it rings; rather, the light is designed to “flow like water,” Lee tells The Design Blog. Because the light will essentially flow outward, the phone user knows when he or she is getting a call because they can see the light flowing from out of their [pocket or handbag](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-loopdot).

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 2.9/10
- Popularity: 25% | Activity: 55% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile)

## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Flowing Phone Lights:** Opportunity to develop more innovative ways to enhance the sensory experience of phone calls beyond just vibration and sound.
- **Design-led Phone Accessories:** Opportunity for designers to integrate aesthetically pleasing and functional elements into everyday phone accessories.
- **Enhanced Phone Notification:** Opportunity to develop more engaging and immersive notification systems for smartphones.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Technology:** Industry leaders could focus on improving and refining the sensory experience of smartphone use.
- **Fashion:** Fashion industry could incorporate decorative and functional phone accessories into their product offerings.
- **Consumer Electronics:** Manufacturers could produce more unique and innovative notification systems that differentiate their products from competitors.

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