Canned Thongs – Tuna Safe: “Your Fresh Seal & Mood Indicator” (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) How it Happened:

I was alone at home late one night after one, two or three too many vodka & cranberries. Dog-hungry, I started clambering about the kitchen in search of sustenance but unfortunately, the only thing edible I was able to muster up was a single can of Star-Kist tuna fish. Reali…

Device Makes Diaper Changing Hip & Easy – “Ubi” Change Table

(TrendHunter.com) It took a Mom, who also happens to be a mechanical engineer, to invent an ingenious device that makes changing a diaper a breeze. The Ubi change table fits any floor surface and comes in a basic and a deluxe model. The basic model holds the diaper in place and the deluxe model has a built-in, spri…

Recycled Bomber Seat – MotoArt B-52 Stratofortress Ejector

(TrendHunter.com) Thanks to MotoArt, you can now be ejected from your own desk.

MotoArt recycles old aviation parts and reuses them to create furniture for your home or office. One of their latest innovations is the classic B-52 Stratofortress Ejector Seat.

If you know a bomber movie freak, this is the perfect ch…

Louis Vuitton does a TV commercial – about “journeys” switching tactic from glitzy fashion to travel heritage

In non superbowl ad news, Louis Vuitton temporarily stops duping Yale students into drawing Louis Vuitton ads on the university yard or featuring pictures of Mikhail Gorbachev and other celebs using their luggage in traditional fashion spreads and instead now launch a TV commercial for the first time. The 90-second spot was shot in France, Spain, India and Japan and focuses on travel rather than fashion.
Louis Vuitton, a unit of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, described the advertisement as “the first ever on-screen corporate campaign by a luxury house.” Well, that’s not counting Chanel I guess, since they’ve been at it for some time.

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Volkswagen Tiguan: Climber

Volkswagen Tiguan: Climber

The sporty new Tiguan. Of course your drivers need one.

Advertising Agency: DDB London, UK
Executive Creative Director: Jeremy Craigen
Art Director: Steve Wioland
Copywriter: Matt Woolner

Volkswagen Tiguan: Snowboarder

Volkswagen Tiguan: Snowboarder

The sporty new Tiguan. Of course your drivers need one.

Advertising Agency: DDB London, UK
Executive Creative Director: Jeremy Craigen
Art Director: Steve Wioland
Copywriter: Matt Woolner

Volkswagen Tiguan: Skater

Volkswagen Tiguan: Skater

The sporty new Tiguan. Of course your drivers need one.

Advertising Agency: DDB London, UK
Executive Creative Director: Jeremy Craigen
Art Director: Steve Wioland
Copywriter: Matt Woolner

AC on California Public Radio

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Why anyone should care what Tug and I think about political advertising remains a mystery. Nonetheless, we spent a few moments today running our mouths about it. You can listen to the results (which are likely wrong) by visiting the link of the Pat Morrison show and and, depending on when yo read this, searching a bit for an archived segment recorded on Feburary 1, 2008 entitled “Will you buy this candidate.” Thanks to our pal Russell for the hook up.

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Sunsilk Super Bowl Spot Royally Disappoints

When we heard Sunsilk tapped design firm Desgrippes Gobe, Paris and BrandThinkTank to compose its Super Bowl spot — which features images of Madonna, Shakira and Marilyn Monroe — we pictured something deliciously Warholian and mod. We thought it…

Sneak Peek at Nissan Cube

(TrendHunter.com) Nissan knows it’s totally hip to be square. Geometry geeks will tell you that the Cube is a perfect shape. It contains the largest volume of any cuboid shape for a given surface area, or linear size. Which is to say, it’s the most space-efficient of all boxes.

And that’s what many will like about…

(Neither) Raw (Nor) Natural Beauty Ad Dispenses Vital Life Lesson

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We were lurking through various social networks when we saw a brush flutter invitingly over the ad at left. “Ooh, will we get to play with make-up?” we thought, because you’re never too old to Crayola the crap out of a perfectly good face.

Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion for Yahoo

Remember when Google bought YouTube and the joke was GooTube? Now Microsoft is trying to buy Yahoo. So is that Microhoo, or YaSoft? It’s not a friendly deal, Microsoft made a $44.6 billion bid on the company. Yahoo jumped by 50% at the start of trading while the Google and Microsoft stocks fell.

S…

Vertical Axis Wind Turbine – Aerogenerator

(TrendHunter.com) Some eco-engineers are thinking large. Britain’s aero-engineer, Theo Bird, sure is no small thinker. His Aerogenerator design is 475 feet tall (144m). It rotates on a vertical axis like some giant television antenna. It would be built offshore in some of the most ferocious seas on the globe. Using a…

Greenpeace Greece: Washing machine

Greenpeace Greece: Washing machine

Save energy, save the planet from your own home.

Advertising Agency: Fortune Advertising, Greece
Creative Director / Art Director: Stelios Livanos
Copywriter: Panagiotis Togias
Illustrator: Constantinos Lazogiannis
Photographer: Tasos Vretos
Published: October 2006

Greenpeace Greece: Air conditioner

Greenpeace Greece: Air conditioner

Save energy, save the planet from your own home.

Advertising Agency: Fortune Advertising, Greece
Creative Director / Art Director: Stelios Livanos
Copywriter: Panagiotis Togias
Illustrator: Constantinos Lazogiannis
Photographer: Tasos Vretos
Published: October 2006

Greenpeace Greece: Light bulb

Greenpeace Greece: Light bulb

Save energy, save the planet from your own home.

Advertising Agency: Fortune Advertising, Greece
Creative Director / Art Director: Stelios Livanos
Copywriter: Panagiotis Togias
Illustrator: Constantinos Lazogiannis
Photographer: Tasos Vretos
Published: October 2006

Greenpeace Greece: TV

Greenpeace Greece: TV

Save energy, save the planet from your own home.

Advertising Agency: Fortune Advertising, Greece
Creative Director / Art Director: Stelios Livanos
Copywriter: Panagiotis Togias
Illustrator: Constantinos Lazogiannis
Photographer: Tasos Vretos
Published: October 2006

OneShow Deadline Extension

OneShow has extended the entry deadline until February 8th. Enter Now>

Pay special attention to the entry requirements for the two banner categories – fixed and dynamic space, standalone versions / asset files have to be supplied on cdrom

Hopefully this means that OneShow will be distributing the shortlist / winners on CD using the actual ad assets, instead of video capturing them.

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Prevent Global Warming China: Gone

Prevent Global Warming China: Gone

Lower a degree, speed up global warming.

Advertising Agency: Beijing Huayida Advertising, Guangzhou, China
Creative Director: Zebo Lee
Copywriters: Hill Huang, Jill June
Art Directors / Designers: Jair Chan, Dahon Ching, Jaco Deng
Print Production Managers: Jair Chan, Jaco Deng