This one’s pretty cool. Psychedelic, cosmic, multi-colored, holographic, iridescent, rainbow. Shamelessly linking to my own board: http://pin.it/ySgWS5P
I think of trends more as a visual language than products in a category. I am a product designer, but I like to understand the emotional “feeling” you are trying to design for.
I feel like the retro “90’s” throwback styling is going to trend for 2017. A lot of color, neon, negative space. minimalism. visual weight. I also see a lot of inspiration in natural patterns.
More of a material but wood is used really often in products it didn’t before such as electronics. I would say lighter wood essence combined with white parts is seen often now.
Ah, I’ve been curious about this one. For manufacturing, does anyone know how this is normally applied? Looks like sometimes it’s just printed on the surface, but is there also a way to do it with an additive in the raw material?
I too have been curious about this. A few options i found (some from thread here on the LAPKA piece). In mold decoration; looks good but easy to scratch off potentially. Adding higher or lower temp polymer in your plastic; may take a lot to dial it in to prevent mold flow/smearing. Flex/paid printing. Post mold painting. Think im explaining them correctly but could be wrong.