Design

Adobe publishes a visual trends report annually for the past few years. Search term "Forecast" to pull up a list of these reports.

This is a free resource but requires registration to use. Check the archive for past seasons.

Colour Hive as a color forecasting group is fee-based, but the blog offers free content and "updates on the most essential news, views, and colour palettes, helping to keep you ahead of the crowd,"

Agency for identifying consumer trends. Varied focus, but the Trend Blog has articles that may be relevant to the designer.

In addition to stock images, Getty Images provides articles on upcoming trends.

INTERCOLOR is a platform for color research and development, assembling an interdisciplinary group of color experts. These experts not only represent national associations but also work for major players in textile, fashion and design and, more broadly, in all sectors where color counts.

Pattern Curator provides a service to those who design, create or manufacture patterned products. Primarily focused, but not limited to apparel and home; bespoke to mass market. Pattern Curator exists to be a supplemental trend service that specifically reports on color, print and pattern trends and provides research and collectively offers actual artwork from our internal print studio and studios around the world for you to execute your end product or vision.

The blog for Trendstop, a "future fasion & lifestyle trend forecasting agency inspiring a culture for change."

A site run by Lidewij Edelkoort, a well-known trend forecaster. "This tool explains how trends grow, evolve and flow; helping us to better perceive and understand how they interact with our daily life."