{"id":340,"date":"2020-07-20T06:02:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T06:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lowhangingecom.com\/?p=340"},"modified":"2020-07-20T06:02:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T06:02:21","slug":"turn-current-trends-into-fantastic-new-design-ideas-for-your-ecommerce-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lowhangingecom.com\/turn-current-trends-into-fantastic-new-design-ideas-for-your-ecommerce-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn current trends into fantastic, new design ideas for your ecommerce store"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When it comes to creating designs for your ecommerce store, there really is an abundance of inspiration and opportunity. Pretty much everywhere you look, you can find something to inspire you.<\/p>\n
It may not feel that way now, however, while most of us are stuck at home. But even with our limited ability to move freely and interact with others, we can still find plenty of design inspiration.<\/p>\n
One strategy you can use to come up with new design ideas is to look at what\u2019s trending. The trends can be pop culture trends, political trends, popular songs, movies, TV shows, et cetera \u2014 anything that lots of people are paying attention to and talking about.<\/p>\n
Normally, I don\u2019t recommend creating designs to capitalize on trends because trends can be so fleeting, and I typically tell people to focus more so on the evergreen stuff, but since I\u2019ve been at home a bit, I\u2019ve been testing around.<\/p>\n
I recently tested out a few designs ideas based on the show\u00a0<\/span>Tiger King.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n If you haven\u2019t seen it,\u00a0<\/span>Tiger King<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>is this crazy, true-crime documentary on Netflix that follows Joe Exotic, an eccentric zookeeper who gets into an intense feud with Carole Baskin, the CEO of \u201cBig Cat Rescue.\u201d The show is nuts but REALLY popular.<\/p>\n With the designs I made, I obviously had to be mindful of trademark issues, which I\u2019ll talk more about in a bit. But I came up with a few designs based on an alleged event that\u2019s talked about on the show. And I put those designs onto t-shirts and coffee mugs, and they have been selling really well on Amazon.<\/p>\n The designs don\u2019t use the show\u2019s name or any images from the show. They are mostly text-based. And some do include an image of a tiger, but it\u2019s just a random tiger image I found.<\/p>\n Here are the results of a Google image search I just ran for\u00a0Tiger King mugs:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/lowhangingecom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tiger_king_mugs-1024×432-1.png” title_text=”tiger_king_mugs-1024×432″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.4.9″ hover_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.9″ text_text_color=”#3a3a3a” text_font_size=”17px” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n I know these designs are a little hard to see, so here\u2019s a couple of additional, close-up examples of other designs I\u2019ve seen:<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/lowhangingecom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/carole-300×265-1.jpg” title_text=”carole-300×265″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.4.9″ hover_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/lowhangingecom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/joe-exotic-coffee-300×236-1.jpg” title_text=”joe-exotic-coffee-300×236″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.4.9″ hover_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.9″ text_text_color=”#3a3a3a” text_font_size=”17px” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n I think these two mugs are really good examples of how you can take something that\u2019s trending and make a design that doesn\u2019t violate trademarks.<\/p>\n Note how both designs are largely text-based and neither one mentions the show\u2019s title. And yet, it\u2019s obvious to anyone who\u2019s a fan that these mugs are based on\u00a0<\/span>Tiger King.<\/em><\/p>\n The first design is also a great example because it can be recycled and reused for other trending topics. You could take the template\u2026<\/p>\n Two things I\u2019m sure of:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n For example\u2026<\/p>\n Two things I\u2019m sure of:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n This example could appeal to certain\u00a0<\/span>Game of Thrones\u00a0<\/span><\/em>fans. Also, I checked, and \u201cTyrion Lannister\u201d isn\u2019t trademarked.<\/p>\n But please note that this design formula has been used by another Amazon seller. So please don\u2019t take someone else\u2019s design idea. I\u2019m just citing it as a good example.<\/p>\n If there\u2019s a TV show or movie you\u2019ve seen recently, you can come up with your own design formulas or draw inspiration from specific elements. For example, ask yourself the following types of questions to get your creative juices flowing:<\/p>\n You aren\u2019t limited to trending TV shows and movies, however. You can also explore the following types of trends:<\/p>\n However, as I mentioned above, any time you create designs based on a trend, you need to be extremely mindful of trademark issues. I can\u2019t stress this enough.<\/p>\n To see whether a title, name, phrase, or image has been trademarked, you can search the\u00a0<\/span>USPTO\u2019s trademark database<\/a>. Go to the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS<\/a>) and choose from one of the following search options:<\/p>\n To learn more about each option, click\u00a0<\/span>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n NOTE: I am not a lawyer or a legal professional, so please do your own due diligence when it comes to trademarks and always err on the side of caution.<\/p>\n That said, here are seven lists from different trend categories to help you come up with new design ideas.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.9″ header_2_text_color=”#3a3a3a” header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.9″ text_text_color=”#3a3a3a” text_font_size=”17px” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a list of the top trending shows of 2020, according to\u00a0<\/span>ReelGood.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.9″ header_2_text_color=”#3a3a3a” header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.9″ text_text_color=”#3a3a3a” text_font_size=”17px” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a list of some of the most anticipated movies of 2020, according to\u00a0<\/span>DigitalTrends.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.9″ header_2_text_color=”#3a3a3a” header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.9″ text_text_color=”#3a3a3a” text_font_size=”17px” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a list of trending video games, according to\u00a0<\/span>Esquire.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.9″ header_2_text_color=”#3a3a3a” header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.9″ text_text_color=”#3a3a3a” text_font_size=”17px” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n According to\u00a0<\/span>Spotify<\/a>, these are the top songs and artists that are trending in 2020:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.9″ header_2_text_color=”#3a3a3a” header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.9″ text_text_color=”#3a3a3a” text_font_size=”17px” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a list of the most popular TikTok dance moves of 2020, according to\u00a0<\/span>Ranker.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.9″ header_2_text_color=”#3a3a3a” header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.9″ text_text_color=”#3a3a3a” text_font_size=”17px” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a list of some of the top news stories from 2020 so far:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.9″ header_2_text_color=”#3a3a3a” header_2_font_size=”27px” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.9″ text_text_color=”#3a3a3a” text_font_size=”17px” hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a list of\u00a0<\/span>trending words and phrases<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>in 2020 that are especially popular among teens and young people:<\/p>\n\n
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