(TrendHunter.com) You’ve just laid your eyes on the world’s largest photo album! I have no idea where anyone would get a printer to produce photographs big enough, but apparently Hitomi Toyama, a Japanese photographer did.
The 1,000 kg photo album, titled “Women of Vietnam,” is four meters tall and 3 meters wide an…
(TrendHunter.com) This incredible piece of live art is part of an art installation in Kaukapakapa, New Zealand. Tony Oursler, a New York artist created video landscapes in a private art playground. The project showcases wild outdoor designs such as these animated skulls projected on a Pohutukawa a tree.
The installa…
McDonalds truly took the word “supersize” way too seriously when it came up with this creative advertising gimmick. Actually, there are plenty of other companies that have made great use of billboard advertising. Guerilla marketing tactics such as this one are beginning to pop up all over and are great because they don’t cost a ton of money, yet they allow for a high amount of creativity. Most importantly, it grabs our attention, which is kinda’ the point-isn’t it?
(TrendHunter.com) Wedding season is finally upon us. If you’re looking for tips for a traditional wedding, you’d better leave now. If you’re looking for cutting edge and quirky, read on!
The following bits of trend candy highlight some of the top innovations for your special day, from high tech engagement rings lik…
Since when did wanting to buy a printer for your computer become cool? When Hewlett Packard made it cool; that’s when! All it takes are some people, a few pieces of paper, a catchy song by The Kinks aptly titled, “Picture Book” and a little bit of HP magic. Hats off to whoever is behind the commercials for HP because they are absolutely MESMERIZING, and even I have to admit that I went to the store to take a peek at a couple of their printers after the fact…
(TrendHunter.com) The fashion industry’s fascination with war and gas masks continues at designer Santo’s Autumn/Winter 2008/09 show during Fashion Week Mexico in Mexico City on April 16.
It all started with John Galliano’s recent “Prisoner of War” and “Torture” inspired designs of his 2008 fall fashion line, and it…
(TrendHunter.com) Dr. Michael Salzhauer, who is a plastic surgeon, has written an illustrated book for children to help them understand why their mother looks different. In 2007, 348,000 women had plastic surgery in the USA for various different kinds of procedures ranging from breast augmentation, face lifts, tummy …
The British Heart Foundation is looking for an ad agency through the AAR. The company has drawn up a list of shops to pitch for forthcoming campaigns. It is already holding a media review.
Hyundai has appointed M&C Saatchi to handle the £25 million pan-European launch of its i10 car marque. Hyundai originally appointed Mother to handle the business in January, but the agency parted company with the Korean car-maker after two weeks because it was unable to agree contractual terms.
CHI & Partners has landed the £5 million advertising business for Waterstone’s following a four-way shoot-out against Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, Bartle Bogle Hegarty and Lowe. The incumbent agency, St Luke’s, declined to repitch.
Andrew Brent, the former UK marketing director of Boots, has left the company less than a year after being moved to the role of group brand director.
The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that an easyJet ad for its Easter sale, which claimed there was a 25 per cent reduction on “every seat, every route, every day”, was misleading to consumers.
Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO has promoted Luiza Cruz-Flade to head of post-production at Lab, the agency’s post-production studio. She joined AMV in 2006 as its design director.
Shell has appointed Twentysix London to its digital roster following a competitive pitch against undisclosed agencies. The agency has been handed a brief covering online advertising and microsites.
Kinetic, the outdoor poster buying specialist, has retained the British Airways business following an audit. The contract will see the company book all of BA’s outdoor advertising, including digital billboards, for the next two years.
Conde Nast is relaunching its vogue.com website in May. Separately, IPC Southbank is launching a website for its bridal magazine Wedding, at www.weddingmagazine.co.uk.
Two teams of creatives will represent the UK in the Best YET contest next month. Zoe Hough and Miranda Abbs, of Lean Mean Fighting Machine, and Enrique Rieja and Borja Alvarez, who recently completed a placement at Mother, were selected for the competition.
(TrendHunter.com) This first of its kind Buddhism mobile phone is a heavily customized Nokia N70 that is decorated with numerous Buddhist aesthetics that makes for the ultimate religious phone.
The phone features 24 K gold plating, a Buddha on the back and intricate carvings and religious symbols all over. It also h…
(TrendHunter.com) Tori Amos, one of the most talented real musicians of our generation, has collaborated with some of the biggest comic book artists in the world on the Image Comics release “Comic Book Tattooâ€.
“Comic Book Tattoo†is a 480-page, full color anthology that transforms Tori’s songs into visual …
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