LibGuides: Toy Design: Trends and Materials

Databases

Material Connexion
A innovative materials library where you can search by properties, specifications and order samples.
New users may set up an account by clicking on “Log In” at the upper right corner and following the prompts.

Faculty may book class tours to visit Material Connexion. Appointments are required. Please contact Lana Bittman - lana_bittman[at]fitnyc.edu for details.

Safety Standards

Trend & Color Forecasting Web Sites

Toy Trends
The Toy Industry Association publishes annual trend reports from the toy industry and toy fairs.
Fast Company - Create
Follows trends in creativity, culture and commerce.
CSI: Color Solutions International
Aspires to be the leading global supplier of color communication products & services for retailers and brands

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"With our CSI Color Inspirations we help the designer to visualize and plan the upcoming season. To give the designer quick access to a large variety of colors we provide one of the biggest selections of Ready Made Colors. If there is a design color so unique that it is not available as a Ready Made Color, we can tailor this color in our custom color matching process. Our repertoire of design tools is the right equipment for a designer's internal color communication."
Pantone/North America
Trendzoom
On-line Forecast, Trend Reporting & News Service

Online Services

Doneger Tobe
Requires an extra username and password. Login with your FIT username and password first, Use the password listed for Doneger.
Use the password listed for Doneger
Future Snoops
Users are required to create a MY FS account to use tools & workspace. Use your FIT email address as your username.
Use Mozilla/Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer (version 10 and up only - older versions of Internet Explorer are not compatible and will not allow images to display correctly).
Please login using the username and password listed under Future Snoops.
Users are required to create a MY FS account
Use Mozilla/Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari
WGSN
Trend reports & forecasting for fashion.
Our WGSN subscription includes access to Fashion, Interiors, and Coloro (Workspace only). Insight is no longer offered as a separate section, but the content is featured across WGSN.
We do not have access to Beauty, Food & Drink, Consumer Tech, Sports & Outdoor, Barometer, Advisory
Use an incognito browser to access this resource.
WGSN Interiors
Trend reports & forecasting for lifestyles and interiors.
Use an incognito browser to access this resource
WindowsWear
Contains images, 360 degree panoramas, and descriptions of physical and digital window displays in a real-time, searchable database of community-generated content that provides data on what retail environments look like around the world with coverage from 1931 to present.

1. Visit WindowsWear
2. Click “Join now” on the top right
3. Select "Academic" on the right
4. Under "existing members" select "FIT"
5. Create profile
6. Under "get started" select "student" or "faculty"
7. Use your FIT email and create a password
8. Click "join"
You will need to login to WindowsWear after authenticating via the proxy to use the site.
Peclers(+)
Fashion and trend forecasting service
Click to register for an account
Once registered, click to login.
To access Peclers(+):

Use activation code: 1GP8YF7I
Use your FIT email address
For "position" type student or employee job title