Green Japanese Cities – Sakai City Waterfront Mega Solar Power Generation Plan (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In a plan to become one of Japan’s leading “green” cities, the city of Sakai has announced the “Sakai City Waterfront Mega Solar Power Generation Plan.”

The ambitious project is one of the largest…

Rasta Chic – Caribbean Fashion Week (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Celebrating their 8th event, Caribbean Fashion Week played host to the launch of an array of magnificent collections. The catwalks in Kingston were stages that displayed vibrant colours and eclectic designs,…

Fake Currency As Protest – The Zero Dollar Bill

(TrendHunter.com) The concept behind the “zero dollar bill” isn’t just to be fun and cheeky, it’s designed to act as a peaceful symbol of protest. Brian Romero designed the fake cash in an act of dissatisfaction with the…

Banning Gay Commercials – Gayonnais Ad Leads to Heinz Boycott (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) It’s a sad affair when a funny commercial with a gay undertone causes a big brand like Heinz to pull the ad. Why the UK Heinz TV spot? Because a few conservatives made some noise about two men kissing…

Olympic Menu Tastings – Japanese Prepare For Chinese Food

(TrendHunter.com) There is a huge difference between Japanese and Chinese food, and an even greater contrast between Japan’s athletes are used to eating and that which will be served at the Beijing Olympics later this summer.…

Eau de Pop Stars – Justin Timberlake in Play by Givenchy Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter broke the news to you back in February, now we bring you the smoldering black and white ads for Givenchy’s new men’s fragrance Play featuring Justin Timberlake.

The campaign shows the SexyBack…

Racist Commercials – Barack Obama is a Monkey in Japanese Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) How does Japanese company E Mobile sell cell phones? By capitalizing on Barack Obama’s political success through depicting him as a real monkey. A monkey in a presidential suit, but a monkey nonetheless.…

Personal Media Pods – Customizable Ovei (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Designed by Lee McCormack and engineered by McLaren Applied Technologies, the Ovei pod is the hottest new personal entertainment center. Launched at CEDIA in the UK on June 24, the pod offers you an enclosed…

12 Player Ping Pong Tables – Modular Table Tennis System (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Traditional table tennis (ping pong) games allow only two or four people to play together. Guenter Arndt wanted to come up with something more inclusive, so he created Table Tennis Triples, a table tennis…

Vehicles as Extensions of the Body – The Noah (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Andrei França wanted to design a vehicles as an extension of the human body. He wanted to convert the knowledge of the psychology and the development of the human psychomotor system into a unique vehicle…

South Korean B-Boys- Hip-Hop Breakdancing Phenomenon (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among African American and Puerto Rican youths in the South Bronx of New York City during…

Lungs Made of Cigarettes – “Stop Consuming Your Body” Anti-Smoking Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I am a heavy smoker, but must admit that this new campaign of the Brazilian Anti Smoke Association Ads tagged “Stop Consuming Your Body” makes me think.

The lungs are made of cigarettes and some of…

Giant Flip Flop Flower Beds – Guerrilla Havaianas Ad

(TrendHunter.com) Funky flip flop maker, Havaianas, is an incredible generator of creative ideas, not just in their footwear design, but in their advertising too. One of their most recent guerrilla stunt was a giant sculpture,…

Butt Cleavage Fashion – Posterior-Revealing Lingerie (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The butt crack has been the new cleavage in fashion since the dawn of low rise jeans. Those low designs have mostly been attributed to risqué haute couture fashion designer Alexander McQueen; his designs…

Recycled Football Furniture – Green Designs for Soccer Fans (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Europeans are the happiest football fans in the world this year. With the Euro 2008 championship ending (this Sunday we will know who is going to the the European champion), every single European that…

Epoch Films Withdraws JCPenney ‘Speed Dressing’ From Cannes

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About as surprising as a traffic meeting on a Monday morning, Epoch Films, after talks with Cannes organizers, JCPenney and Saatchi & Saatchi, has decided to withdraw its Speed Dressing Cannes entry which was awarded a Bronze Lion.

Hotline: Free copies of McFly’s new album

Free copies of the boy-band McFly’s new album Radio:ACTIVE will be given away with The Mail on Sunday on 20 July. The deal, brokered by Harvest Entertainment, means McFly will be the first major pop band to give its music away as a newspaper covermount.

Hotline: JC Penney orders a viral to be removed

JC Penney has ordered a viral, which won a bronze Cannes Lion, to be removed from circulation because it was produced without its consent yet carries its logo. It is understood a former Saatchi & Saatchi employee, the agency of record, produced the viral.

Hotline: Heinz looks for digital agency

Heinz is looking for a digital agency to handle a redevelopment brief for its main consumer website. The pitch also includes an added brief to redesign tinytums.co.uk, a website devoted to babies and Heinz’s range of baby foods.

Hotline: Time Out hires advertising director

Time Out London has hired St John Betteridge as the advertising director of Time Out. Betteridge joins from Dennis Publishing Lifestyle Division, where he was the group advertising director.