Hasta La Creative!

(TrendHunter.com) With a one mile wide base and a staggering two mile high rooftop, the Ultima Tower by Eugene Tsui is inspired by nature: the elegant termite mound. It is aerodynamically efficient, resistant to earthquake shock waves, and is cooled by flowing water.

OK, so let’s put aside the fact that if the Eart…

WASHINGTON (AdAge.com) — Nearly a quarter century after a Tuesday Team of Madison Avenue experts helped Ronald Reagan win the White House, Democratic progressives are forming their own version and tapping former McCann Worldgroup Creative Director Jonathan Cranin to head it.

If it takes too long to find it, it may be too late.

Advertising Agency: MatosGrey, São Paulo, Brazil
Creative Directors: Silvio Matos, Leandro Castilho
Art Director: Guto Kono
Copywriter: Silvio Matos, Fabio Leão
Illustrator: Guto Kono
Published: April 2008

(TrendHunter.com) As far as traditional pets are concerned, fish aquariums have become mainstream, as have bird cages. But how about somewhat enclosed fish cage inside an aquarium?

The picture seems somewhat odd, and I hope the animals adapted well to the situation, but if it works out without any harm to them, it …

(TrendHunter.com) Have you ever been surprised to see a stranger appear to pose like he’s part of your photos? It’s no accident. In fact, there’s actually a term for what he’s doing. He is PhotoBombing.

The term refers to people who intentionally jump into the scene of a photo to land themselves a spot in your phot…

Advertising Agency: Trigger Communications, Calgary, Canada
Creative Director: Patrick Doyle
Art Director: Sabrina Kaun, Todd Blevins
Copywriter: David Delibato
Photographer: Jean Perron
Published: April 2008

(TrendHunter.com) This is a follow-up on a trend we published recently about the Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy exhibit.

We already told you the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York would be featuring a huge collection of fantasy costumes inspired by comic book characters and superhero movies, but now we know t…

LONDON – The Department for Work and Pensions will support the launch of the Employment and Support Allowance, which replaces Incapacity Benefit and Income Support later this year, with a wide reaching marketing campaign.

Driving innovation on the web is big news. So big, it tends to overshadow the nefarious sideshows which are fast becoming a daily threat.

According to the Los Angeles Times, scammers rebuffed by better email protections are now turning to soc nets to perpetrate their crimes.

Social networking sites, which let users create detailed profile pages and connect with friends, are becoming the hot new thing for identity thieves, both amateur and professional. As improved spam filters and skeptical consumers make bogus e-mail less successful, scam artists are taking advantage of the atmosphere of trust that exists within these online circles of friends.

Symantec Corp., a tech security firm, recently reported that 91% of the bogus U.S.-based websites used in so-called phishing attacks during the second half of 2007 imitated the log-in pages of two unnamed social networking sites — believed by industry executives to be the two biggest, MySpace and Facebook. Phishing tries to trick recipients into visiting phony websites and disclosing account numbers, passwords and other personal data.

“The bad guys are very adaptable. If something doesn’t work, they come up with something new,” said Kevin Haley, a product executive at Symantec. “Users feel more comfortable surrounded by their friends online — what could be safer?”

I just received an email phishing scam that purported to offer me a tax rebate. While I marked it as spam, I paused to consider how many people would be lured into this particular web of deceit. I get upset just thinking about it.

(TrendHunter.com) Metaphys is an extraordinary avant-garde design brand. They are surfing on the nature/technology mix. They try to show that both are compatible.

The green factory is a perfect fusion between nature and contemporary design. It is a frame which is sold with a kit, in which you will find the basics t…