a little 2015 trendspotting
I’ve been working away all morning in my robe and PJs (my mother’s death was followed by a fabulous bout of the flu that turned into bronchitis, from which I am still recovering, so don’t judge), readying the first assignment of 2015 for our member designers. Although the assignment is for wall art, it’s a broad assignment so it made sense to finish the annual trend report we prepare for member designers and launch that as part of this first assignment.
I love the process of creating the trend report. It starts with trolling a bunch of different sources and then looking for patterns – the same theme or color emerging over and over. Then I pull images that best represent those themes and colors and group them. The process is kind of like cleaning out a closet – there is a definite “it gets worse before it gets better” point, where my desktop is a jumble of images and notes. But then it all comes together in a way that I find really satisfying and I become filled with anticipation before launching the report to our designers.
So here are a few teasers from that report (viewing while in robe and PJs highly recommended):
Image from Latika Soap on Etsy
Popsicles! Buh-bye, cupcakes and macaroons, here comes the popsicle.
Image from Organic Gardening
Botanicals, especially ferns, wildflowers and forest flora & fauna.
Copper plate texture, old metal background, image from istockphoto
Copper! Copper will join the gold foil seen everywhere in 2014 as a metallic of choice. It plays really nicely with Marsala and many of the other on-trend colors for 2015.
Okay, it’s finally time for me to get out of my robe and PJs, but as a quick closing I also want to mention that if you’re a designer who’s resolved to focus more on design in 2015 and less on, well, not design, then perhaps you’re a fit for joining the Bunch! We’ve got a handful of open spots and are looking specifically with designers with talent and interest in creating wall art and/or photo cards and gifts. Both require strong style and the ability to incorporate typography into your work. Please consider applying to join us – you can read more here.
Happy trendspotting!