# Wooden Photo Prints This Company Prints Digital Photos onto Pieces of Wood By David Ingram | Published 2015-10-28 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wooden-photo-prints References: [coolmaterial](http://coolmaterial.com/home/inkdot-embeds-your-photos-into-wood/) & [inkdot](http://inkdot.com/) Take your [digital photos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retrova) and turn them into something tangible with this service that transforms images into wooden photo prints. Inkdot is a company based out of Chicago, Illinois that is able to take images shared on social media or captured digitally and turn them into works of art to be [displayed in your home](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instantphoto). Where Inkdot stands out is rather than printing photos onto paper, they're able to actually embed images into the very fiber of the wood itself by using a proprietary gas ink fusion. The wooden photo prints are long-lasting and ready to be displayed upon arrival, and each submitted photo is also reviewed by a team of designers to help insure the image will look good upon transfer to a wooden canvas. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 22% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Wooden Photo Printing:** Opportunity for traditional printing companies to incorporate wooden canvas as an option for digital photo printing - **Social Media Printing Services:** A disruptive trend for printing companies to offer options for printing social media photos in different forms and mediums - **Personalized Printing Technology:** Opportunity for businesses to personalize printing technology through innovative and unique mediums and techniques ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Printing Industry:** Businesses in the printing industry can adopt this technique, and expand their service portfolio by offering wood printing as an option - **E-commerce Industry:** Businesses in the e-commerce industry can incorporate wooden printing photos as an option to offer their customers differentiated options for personalized printing services - **Interior Design Industry:** Opportunity for businesses in the interior design industry to offer unique and personalized wooden printed home decor options ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Timeless Photo Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/photos-by-artkive.md) - [Consumer-Grade 3D Wood Printers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shop-system-forust-edition.md) - [NFT Printing Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pixelscom.md) - [Picture Framing Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frame-it.md) - [Keepsake Photo Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/once-upon.md) - [NFT Artwork Printers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pixels.md) - [Accessible 3D Wood Printers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digilab-3d20.md) - [Digital-to-Analog Photo Printers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jollylook-eye.md) - [Custom Photo Puzzles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/custom-photo-puzzles.md)