Top 5 Things You Can Do By Number – Numerical Art (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Remember those Paint by Number projects you did as a kid? Now there is a whole range of projects you can create or enjoy by number, and they’re not limited to the under-10 set.

Take a look at all these other art and lifestyle activities that are done according to numbers, from Chew by Number proje…

Holy Gadgets – USB Digital Bible Keychain & More (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Religion and technology are becoming intertwined, and here are some fantastic examples.

The first gadget that demonstrates this holy shift is the USB Bible. It allows the user to read their Bible at any place and time, so long as they have access to a computer with a USB port. It includes 66 scrip…

Miss Epil: Ladies please use, 3

Miss Epil: Ladies please use, 3

Advertising Agency: Lowe Strateus, Paris, France
Creative Director: Vincent Behaeghel
Art Director: Olivier Minet
Copywriter: Maxime Landsheere
Illustrator 3D: Nicolas Marrocco
Photographer: David Ledoux

Miss Epil: Ladies please use, 2

Miss Epil: Ladies please use, 2

Advertising Agency: Lowe Strateus, Paris, France
Creative Director: Vincent Behaeghel
Art Director: Olivier Minet
Copywriter: Maxime Landsheere
Illustrator 3D: Nicolas Marrocco
Photographer: David Ledoux

Miss Epil: Ladies please use, 1

Miss Epil: Ladies please use, 1

Advertising Agency: Lowe Strateus, Paris, France
Creative Director: Vincent Behaeghel
Art Director: Olivier Minet
Copywriter: Maxime Landsheere
Illustrator 3D: Nicolas Marrocco
Photographer: David Ledoux

Don’t Leave Home without the Precious!

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Have you ever been to Build-a-Bear? You know how the employees give you a little heart pillow to wish on and put inside your bear, right before it’s sewn up?

Pushing Limits of Emotional Advertising – When Are Ads Too Shocking? (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) When is shockvertising just too shocking? What sort of parameters, if any, should be delineated to mark the division between so-called cutting edge, out of the box advertising and just plain garbage with a very high shocking value designed to call attention to a product by whatever means necessary? …

Because You Know You Have One.

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Wired wants your best Star Wars tribute photos. Contrary to what you might think, this isn’t because George Lucas needs more love.

Modernizing Chinese Festivals – Studio Leung Printable Offerings (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The 1st day of the 5th solar term is the Qingming for people to go outside and enjoy the greenery of springtime and to tend to the graves of departed ones. The Qingming(Clear Bright) Chinese Festival is on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox occurring around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar. Duri…

Just Add Water

St. Paul-based copywriter, Craig McNamara, wrote to say he’s linking to us.

Link share requests don’t interest me much, but McNamara is posting about this classic Betty Crocker ad and I can’t argue with that.

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Garfield Gets Dizzy, Catalyst Emerges, NASA Re-Emerges

– True to form, Bob Garfield reviews a fairly good Sprint commercial and then rips the shit out of it for what he deems dizzying camera work. Bob, you almost Puked? Seriously. You need to see a doctor or…

Rooms Made of Chocolate II – Choccywoccyboudoir (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A company called Choccywoccydoodah has set up an intimate boudoir of sheer chocolate for dacadent self indulgence. A bit like the chocolate room except that was a PR stunt and this is the real deal. I really love this idea though essentially it is just a tasting experience with knobs on.

Up to 12 g…

Abandoned Carts Have Feelings Too. Also, They Talk. Also, This Guy’s INSANE.

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Why would you abandon a shopping cart? Do you like raising their hopes and dashing them? Did someone once abandon you? Or is your heart cast entirely out of ice?

Hal Riney Dead at Age 75


SAN FRANCISCO (AdAge.com) — Hal Riney, the legendary adman whose work influenced presidential campaigns and whose vision helped shape auto marketing and many other aspects of the business, died yesterday of cancer. He was 75.

Gravity Defying Coffee Makers – The Kahva

(TrendHunter.com) If you love coffee, you will love this beautiful artsy coffee maker by designer Lina Fischer.

The Kahva sports a sexy hour glass silhouette design that defies Newton’s laws of gravity by lifting the boiling water up into its ceiling and then ‘magically’ dispensing tasty hot coffee.

Here is how to …

GPS Integrated Rear-View Mirrors II – DSUS DS-400GB

(TrendHunter.com) You know, you’re probably looking at your rear-view mirror quite often while driving, so why not just integrate a 4-inch GPS nav unit up in there?

That’s what DSUS Technology of China offers with their new DS-400GB rear-view mirror GPS navigation system.

The high tech touch screen monitor features…

NBC Set to Unveil ’08-’09 Schedule Next Week


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — NBC will unveil its 2008-2009 programming schedule next week, breaking a tradition of broadcast networks waiting until mid-May to communicate such information.

Rape is Funny When It’s Happening to Hot Dogs … Right?

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… in the world according to Wienerschnitzel. (Push play on the right-hand side.)

Body Armor Fashion – T-Shirt Protects from Knife Attacks

(TrendHunter.com) According to an article in the Japanese newspaper The Daily Yomiuri , this white snuggly t-shirt will protect you against an attack from someone wielding a knife.

Reportedly, the t-shirt is made out of a fabric that can be compared to the material used in body armors. So, does that mean that I can…

The Old VW, better than the new VW.

You know that new VW spot where the Jetta or Passat or whatever beeps everytime the guy who wants to buy it takes a step toward it? See, in the spot, turns out that the car’s already sold and instead of putting a sold sign on it, the new owner thinks it’s funny to peep-peep the alarm to scare the first guy. I get it, and it’s kind of funny. It’s just not nearly as good as this:

Seems I used to know exactly what kind of brand VW was, just from their ads. Now their ads are telling me they’re just another car company. And that’s a little sad, in an advertising kind of way.