SURFACE DESIGN
 TREND SPOTLIGHT Â
Fresh Design Direction, Minus the Guesswork...
Feel confident designing what buyers want, with clear, research-backed themes, helping you create with more intention and less 'hope.'
What's Inside?
Each issue explores trending (and resurging) themes —often with evergreen appeal— and is packed with practical, real-world inspiration and examples.
Here’s what you’ll find across 30-40 pages of each Spotlight:
🔥 Real-World Theme & Motif Breakdowns
Specific motifs, style variations, and product examples to spark your own designs.
🔥 Color Palette Inspiration
Up to 12 harmonious palettes—ready to import, so you can skip the color struggle and design with confidence.
🔥  Time-Saving Reference Images
Curated, royalty-free inspiration for tricky motifs — so you draw with confidence instead of wasting hours searching.
 🔥  Trending Keyword Insights
Keyword ideas based on real shopper searches — giving you evidence of demand and helping your designs get discovered.
🔥  Real Store Examples
You’ll see how themes are appearing in retail, across a broad spectrum of product categories (signalling strong appeal & demand).
🔥  Strategy Notes for Applying the Trend Insights
How each trend can translate into wallpaper, home décor, and finished fabric-based products.
PSA Trend Spotlight | Volume 04
This Trend Spotlight features three themes very popular with small business makers (BUT, not at all limited to them).Â
Inside, you’ll find curated store examples, 12 x ready-to-import color palettes, keyword prompts, and design notes showing how this enduring aesthetic can be adapted for wallpaper, fabric, and finished fabric-based products.
$37Â USD
What Is a Trend Spotlight?
Who Do These Help?
What Surface Pattern Designers Are Saying...
What You're Not Getting...
Because you deserve something of substance—that gives you clear direction.
❌ A philosophical trend forecastÂ
No abstract predictions or cultural think-pieces to interpret. Just straightforward themes and motifs buyers are actually searching for.
❌ A coffee-table 'lookbook'Â
Not just pretty pages—you get clarity, substance, and practical takeaways you can actually design from.
❌ A rigid set of style rules
No bias toward one design style. You keep your creative voice while applying the trends your way.
❌ Instagram doom-scrolling
Skip the comparison traps and imposter syndrome—the Spotlights fuel your creativity so you’re itching to design before you even get to the last page.
❌ Desperation from "Pinterest ideas"
We’ve all been there — but “maybe lemons?” doesn’t cut it when your goal is designing to sell.
What Spoonflower Sellers Are Saying About Trend Spotlights
Won’t everyone just design the same thing?
No, they won’t... and here's why 👇
These Spotlights aren’t rigid prompts or design briefs—they’re jumping-off points. You bring your own voice and style to the theme, which means even if the inspiration overlaps, the results won’t.
We also include a range of product types and imagery to reflect different aesthetics—so there’s space for your style, not pressure to fit a mold.
BROWSE ALL SPOTLIGHTS
Explore the Latest Trend Spotlights
(a new volume is added monthly)
PSA Trend Spotlight | Volume 01
This Trend Spotlight zeroes in on 3 themes of the Mediterranean aesthetic — a style dominating everything from home décor and tabletop to apparel and giftware. With curated store examples, 12 ready-to-use palettes, keyword prompts, and design notes, it helps you adapt this timeless look to wallpaper, fabric, & finished fabric-based products.
$37.00 USD
PSA Trend Spotlight | Volume 02
This Trend Spotlight features three themes currently gaining attention across retail and design. With curated examples, 4 x color palettes for each theme, keyword prompts, and practical notes, it gives you versatile inspiration you can adapt to your own style — whether you’re designing wallpaper, fabric, or finished fabric-based products.
$37.00 USD
PSA Trend Spotlight | Volume 03
This Trend Spotlight dives into Japandi — a minimalist, nature-inspired style that blends simplicity and warmth. Inside, you’ll find curated store examples, 8 x ready-to-import color palettes, keyword prompts, and design notes showing how this enduring aesthetic can be adapted for wallpaper, fabric, and finished fabric-based products.
$37.00 USD
PSA Trend Spotlight | Volume 04
This Trend Spotlight features three themes very popular with small business makers (BUT, not at all limited to them). Inside, you’ll find curated store examples, 12 x ready-to-import color palettes, keyword prompts, and design notes showing how this enduring aesthetic can be adapted for wallpaper, fabric, and finished fabric-based products.
$37.00 USD
Frequently Asked Questions
How long will the trends in this Spotlight be relevant?
Each Trend Spotlight focuses on design themes with long-term commercial appeal — not fleeting pop culture trends. The motifs, colors, and product examples are chosen because they can sell for months or even years, and can be refreshed in new ways over time.
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Is the Trend Spotlight a trend forecast?
No — it’s not a philosophical forecast or abstract prediction. Each edition is based on themes already appearing in the market, ranging from established best-sellers to strong emerging motifs gaining traction. This means you’re working with ideas that have real-world relevance, whether they’re already popular or on the rise.
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Can I use these trends if my style is different?
Yes — the Trend Spotlight works for any style, from modern and whimsical to painterly, retro, or minimalist. You’ll see visual examples and keyword ideas you can adapt to your own creative voice.
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Are these Spotlights only for surface pattern designers?
No—not at all! Makers can use them, too. If you're selling products such as pet accessories, makeup pouches, kids clothes, book sleeves, cup cozies...then you will benefit, too!
The curated palettes, motif inspiration, and product examples help guide fabric choices, plan small-batch collections, and market handmade goods with buyer-relevant keywords.
Whether you’re designing the prints or creating something with them, the Spotlights save you hours of research and give you clarity on what’s in demand.
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Do I get Power Sellers Academy access with the Trend Spotlight?
No — purchasing a Trend Spotlight does not include access to Power Sellers Academy or its community. PSA members receive a separate version (often with extra resources).
This download is a stand-alone product designed for any designer who wants market-aligned inspiration.
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Is this the same Trend Spotlight that PSA members get each month?
PSA members see the same core themes earlier — typically one month before public release — and often receive extras like mockups, seamless textures, and other helpful resources.
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