(TrendHunter.com) It seems the fascination with animal heads on the walls isn’t letting up. These robotic animal head wall mounts make this our eighth fake taxidermy feature. We’ve seen classy antler chandeliers, and we’ve seen very tacky joke pieces. These are by far the most interaction of the bunch.
Motion sensor…
Mauseth Design 2008 self-promo, None of Your Business Cards, is an ingenious set of faux business cards, which upon close inspection contain fake names and numbers and a special not so subtle message: never call me again.
(TrendHunter.com) The Credit Card Pig Bank concept is a logical evolution of the ole’ saving piggy bank or donation box. It allows you to swipe your credit card into the adorable pig and voilà , a pre-determined amount of money is transfered from your bank account into the saving/ donation account.
Every time you s…
(TrendHunter.com) Here’s a neat advertising gimmick; a marketing company has launched new cans that contain hidden messages.
The resealable aluminum containers by Advercan look like totally normal soft drink cans… until the tab is popped to reveal the high-res graphic or message.
They were created by soft drink …
Here’s a neat advertising gimmick; a marketing company has launched new cans that contain hidden messages.
The resealable aluminum containers by Advercan look like totally normal soft drink cans… until the tab is popped to reveal the high-res graphic or message.
They were created by soft drink …
Copyranter rants about even more lame 9/11 rip off ads.
(TrendHunter.com) Let’s start with the punch line. This lamp will last for 200 years if used 8 hours a day, 365 days a year. Oh, and it gets its power from gravity, so no extrenal power resources are needed. Does it get any greener than this? The Gravia, gravity lamp, by a Virginia Tech student won second place in th…
For some reason, today being a leap day makes me think of the future. Probably because there won’t be another leap day for four years… or something like that. I can only imagine how technology and media will evolve. Interestingly, I came across this video today showcasing the prototype for Sony PlayStation3’s Camera with headtracking capability. Pretty cool, if not just a bit scary. The majority of head-tracking devices either require some apparatus to be worn, or else lack the definition that the PS3 camera seems to possess.
While certainly a fun and interesting advancement for video games, could there be other implications to such advanced yet simple head-tracking technology? Billboards with eyes that really do follow you? Some new form of direct communication? Interesting to think about. And to view the video with sound, check out the link below.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AdAge.com) — It's hard to imagine the late Ethel Merman singing the blues. But her celebratory show tune, "There's no business like show business," could have been covered by B.B. King this week, as what is usually a highlight, the Academy Awards, ran to sharply lower ratings on ABC last Sunday.
(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen knock off Gucci bags, Prada wallets, Rolex watches and Dior sunglasses. China sells loads of fake iPods and iPhones. And, while we’ve seen people try to fake luxury but adding big brand emblems to their beaters, this is the first time we’ve seen entire cars knocked off.
Now in Sicily, c…
We’ve seen knock off Gucci bags, Prada wallets, Rolex watches and Dior sunglasses. China sells loads of fake iPods and iPhones. And, while we’ve seen people try to fake luxury but adding big brand emblems to their beaters, this is the first time we’ve seen entire cars knocked off.
Now in Sicily, c…
McCann Erickson goes hard for the humor in its latest VeriSign campaign. There’s a “Cart Whisperer” named “Liberty Fillmore” who rounds up abandoned shopping carts. The teaser clip above is more amusing than I’d expected, but the shopping-cart metaphor (companies that lose consumer trust also lose customers) was a stretch. Still, VeriSign isn’t Apple, so you’ve got to give the e-commerce infrastructure company points for trying to do something a little different. The YouTube video got 833,000+ views in five days? And almost every comment says “LOLâ€? The agency’s employees, and their families and friends, must be aching with carpel tunnel. The No More Abandoned Carts site takes the joke a bit too far with copy like “Save a cart, win a thing.†I actually lost IQ points typing that line, and I didn’t have all that many to start with. Hey, ever race shopping carts down store aisles or crash them into BMWs outside a Whole Foods? I’m just curious.
—Posted by David Gianatasio
(TrendHunter.com) Paris Fashion Week is all about taking risks and showing off, right? Take a look at these fashions shown during the week and see if designers aren’t drinking the same imported water – or even better have moles in their design studios. Designers think alike.. Does that mean they aren’t original? Yama…
We love a guy that’s man enough to kiss his own ring, shortly before molesting an empty dance floor with the old-school running man.
NEW YORK (Adage.com) — Turnaround efforts at Interpublic Group of Cos. are moving forward, with the holding company swinging to a profit last year, reporting a net income of $131.3 million compared to a net loss of $79.3 million in 2006. Meanwhile, rival holding company WPP Group reported a 5% increase in revenue this year to $12.3 billion. Profit for the holding company was up 7%, with net income at $925.9 million.
It's 2008 and besides being an election year, this will mark the year that the question of whether urban has gone mainstream will finally be answered. After all, how foreign can our culture be, when America could elect the first black president? Let's not miss the cultural and business impact of that move when it happens.
Possibly because he proved such a smashing success in San Diego, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums has brought a man dressed like GEICO’s Gecko to the Houston Zoo, along with a live gecko exhibit.
(TrendHunter.com) Here’s a sexy, silly ad from my hometown. Ad agency, Jung von Matt/Alster in Hamburg, Germany created this condom ad which features images of a women’s bodies baring puzzles.
One girl has a connect-the-dots design around her navel. Another ad features a Sudoku grid on a female’s lower back, and …
Here’s a sexy, silly ad from my hometown. Ad agency, Jung von Matt/Alster in Hamburg, Germany created this condom ad which features images of a women’s bodies baring puzzles.
One girl has a connect-the-dots design around her navel. Another ad features a Sudoku grid on a female’s lower back, and …
(TrendHunter.com) Christian Lacroix’s Fall 2008 collection made a dramatic statement in black, white and splashes of vibrant pink at Paris Fashion Week.
Hairstyles included dramatically twisted, glossy nests which were further enhanced by mannequin-like makeup and drawn-on, pencil-thin brows with evil arches. Encou…
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