Drawing With Hair – Jewelry by Melanie Bilenker (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) People used to keep a few locks of hair from their loved ones in lockets. When worn, it was a way of feeling close to that person.

Artist and jewelry designer Melanie Bilenker updates the idea by using real hair to draw scenes on lockets, rings, brooches and other jewelry items.

She does the draw…

Chinese Oreos – Kraft Reformulates Cookie For New Market (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Although extremely popular in North America, the Oreo cookie proved not to be so well received when it was first introduced to the Chinese market. It turns out that the Chinese generally found the original version of the cookie too sweet, the traditional round shape was very different than the more …

The Sunday Times Rich List: Mick

The Sunday Times Rich List: Mick

Advertising Agency: CHI&Partners, London, UK
Executive Creative Director: Ewan Paterson
Creative Directors: Ed Edwards, Dave Masterman
Art Director: Dave Masterman
Photographer: James Day
Typographer: Kylie McLean
Copywriter: Ed Edwards

The Sunday Times Rich List: Roman

The Sunday Times Rich List: Roman

Advertising Agency: CHI&Partners, London, UK
Executive Creative Director: Ewan Paterson
Creative Directors: Ed Edwards, Dave Masterman
Art Director: Dave Masterman
Photographer: James Day
Typographer: Kylie McLean
Copywriter: Ed Edwards

The Sunday Times Rich List: Simon

The Sunday Times Rich List: Simon

Advertising Agency: CHI&Partners, London, UK
Executive Creative Director: Ewan Paterson
Creative Directors: Ed Edwards, Dave Masterman
Art Director: Dave Masterman
Photographer: James Day
Typographer: Kylie McLean
Copywriter: Ed Edwards

Life-Saving Phones – Mobile Alerts (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) According to an article on Forbes.com, cellphones have always functioned as a safety tool used in emergencies.

“Between flashlights, heart monitors, global positioning data and text message warnings, it’s no exaggeration to say that cell phones can save lives,” Forbes says.

Even though cellphones…

Merging Fashion and Technology – Vogue: “Let’s Get Digital” (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Tech-infused fashion is embodying a new lifestyle reality. In recognition of that movement, Vogue wants to get digital. That’s the fashion magazine’s claim in an editorial feature in this month’s U.S Vogue titled, Let’s Get Digital.

The editorial expresses the opinion that fashion and function can …

Add radio ads with one single simple upload.

Hello adgrunts.

The whole idea of adland has always been that adgrunts themselves should be able to add their own work. This requires things to be dead simple and very automatic, so I’ve been working on that and can now unveil the super-easy way to add radio ads. All you need to do is title it, choose what type of ad it is, add credits and then upload the mp3, wav or mid file your radio ad is in and presto, the rest is taken care of automagically for you. 🙂 Please give it a go!

Cyclo car polisher: Beach

Cyclo car polisher: Beach

The perfect car shine.

Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand
Executive Creative Director: Mike O’Sullivan
Creatives: Debs Gerrard, Dave Mygind
Photographer: Fraser Clements
Account Service: Carolyn Stebbing
Retoucher: The Lounge

Pedestrian Council of Australia: Bars

Pedestrian Council of Australia: Bars

Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Sydney, Australia
Executive Creative Director: Steve Back
Art Director: Vince Lagana
Copywriter: Steven Jackson
Producer: Jeremy De Villiers

Heinz Exotics soup: Pet

Heinz Exotics soup: Pet

For the slightly more adventurous.

Advertising Agency: DDB Melbourne, Australia
Executive Creative Director: Michael Faudet
Creative Director: Jim McKeown
Art Director: Tamara Yim
Retoucher: Suwanit Downing
Photographer: Sean Izzard
Copywriter: Martin Brown
Other Additional Credits: Livia Montalto, Fiona Lansley

Heinz Exotics soup: Dinner

Heinz Exotics soup: Dinner

For the slightly more adventurous.

Advertising Agency: DDB Melbourne, Australia
Executive Creative Director: Michael Faudet
Creative Director: Jim McKeown
Art Director: Tamara Yim
Retoucher: Suwanit Downing
Photographer: Sean Izzard
Copywriter: Martin Brown
Other Additional Credits: Livia Montalto, Fiona Lansley

SKY: Titanic

SKY: Titanic

Advertising Agency: Giovanni + DraftFcb São Paulo, Brazil

SKY: King Kong

SKY: King Kong

Advertising Agency: Giovanni + DraftFcb São Paulo, Brazil

SKY: Godzilla

SKY: Godzilla

Advertising Agency: Giovanni + DraftFcb São Paulo, Brazil

Fiat Punto: Sunroof

Fiat Punto: Sunroof

A magnetic mat, shaped like a sunroof, placed on cars in parking lots of malls and restaurants.

Advertising Agency: Giovanni + DraftFcb São Paulo, Brazil

Fiat: Small Iris

Fiat: Small Iris

New Fiat Skydome. Three times the size of a regular sunroof.
Available on the Fiat Punto.

Advertising Agency: Giovanni + DraftFcb São Paulo, Brazil

A bela Sintra: Tooth

A bela Sintra: Tooth

Advertising Agency: Giovanni + DraftFcb São Paulo, Brazil

A bela Sintra: Miss

A bela Sintra: Miss

Advertising Agency: Giovanni + DraftFcb São Paulo, Brazil

Greenpeace: Screensaver

Greenpeace: Screensaver

Advertising Agency: Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann, Vienna, Austria
Creative Director: Sebastian Kainz, Marc Wientzek
Copywriter: Alistair Thompson
Illustrator/Animator: pixelpartners.com, Robert Wimberger
Graphics: Marion Schlipfinger
Released: December 2007