More and more I see a culture that is created by products. Things like the i-pod come with a parade of new products that will allow you to integrate the original product into parts of your life you probably didn’t initially intend to use it for. People are thinking more about how versatile products are and how personal are they (hello camera phones!!). Mass production for the individual is key. Just because everyone has one, doesn’t mean everyone uses it the same way, or should have to use it the same way. I use the i-pod example cause I enjoy the idea of it so much (even though I don’t’ have one). You can now say “This is MY i-pod and it has all of my favorite things on it.”
What is the newest design trend? Products with human appeal.