Top 30 Video Gaming Posts in 2008 (so far)

(TrendHunter.com) From gruesome PSP shockvertising to untooning video game characters, this list ranks our top 30 posts related to Video Games and Gaming in 2008.

Guitar Hero, Wii and GTA make the list, but so do games…

Top 30 DIY Posts in 2008 (so far)

(TrendHunter.com) Social communities and blogosphere have liberated creativity for DIY lovers, and this list celebrates the top 30 DIY posts in 2008 (so far). The ranking is based on our TrendHunter.com traffic.

Granted…

Advertising in Scale – Hot Wheels Mini Models

The new Hot Wheels print ad campaign depicts ‘finger paintings’ of tiny people posing along side of the latest Hot Wheels toy cars.  In the first image there is a buxom model lounging on a red Ferrari,…

Real Exercise in a Virtual World – Stationary Bike Connected to SecondLife (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) A set of prototype stationary bikes has been rigged up to a computer to allow riders to explore the online world, SecondLife. Sensors on the bikes read the velocity of the turning wheels and the direction…

Two Person Rocking Chairs – The Tete-a-Tete Chair is a Sea-Saw For Grown Ups

(TrendHunter.com) Laurie Beckerman displayed this rocker for lovers at a recent furniture show in the Big Apple. It’s made of Dupont Coran and it’s designed to work only if the chair is shared with another person.

I really…

Retro Photos Animated in 3D – Joshua Heineman’s 3D Awesomeness (ANIMATION)

(TrendHunter.com) Artist Joshua Heineman has figured out how to bring old pictures to animated life.

Old geezers shaking? So what’s so hot with this? In short, the artist can make 3D photos from any photo by making a gif…

Deformed People as a TV Show? – Fox Promotes ‘Fringe’ With 12 Fingered Man

Perhaps tasteless, perhaps intriguing, the Fox Broadcasting Company is hyping a new show coming that features the oddities and rarities of humankind. The show is called FRINGE and will feature the strange,…

Can Shocking Art Go Too Far? – Lamp Skirts (With a Message) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The art world was recently enlightened at a show called “Under My Skin”. At the exhibit, French artist Marianne Maric made these lamps to illustrate girls, “as a thing conveyed by the entertainment world.”…

Fake Websites – Pretty Women Lure You to Fake Sites, and Sixt Gets Your Attention

There’s nothing that grabs the attention of men quite like the combination of hot cars and pretty women. And that is exactly what gets leveraged in this campaign for Sixt, a rental car company.

We see…

Prank GPS Navigation – SAT-NAG Guides You With Familiar Nagging

If you have a permanent GPS (a significant other) but miss the dulcet tones dinging you because your shortcut put you in a construction zone, then the SAT/NAG system is made for you.

Remember: “…turn…

Wearing Only a Logo – Que Fashion Launches Without Clothes

I always find it curious that fashion brands would use naked models to promote their newest lines. Even in such ads, you would at least see the jeans or the underwear thrown in somewhere.

However, you…

Personified Food in Asylum – Fun Heinz Baked Beans Ads

I love this Heinz campaign which shows personified food items being held at an asylum. Why? Because they are not getting Heinz Baked Beans.

The print ads show an out-of-control sausage strapped to the…

Orange in revamp for brighter future

Orange is completely overhauling its comms structure as it looks to regain ground lost since the 1990s when it was the iconic new kid on the telecoms block.

FRONT PAGE: Brown irks columnists

Gordon Brown has caused consternation among the UK’s political pundits by hiring a new advisor to target the “commentariat”.

FRONT PAGE: KFC bid to clean up image after high-profile attacks

Fast-food behemoth KFC is ­emb­arking on a fresh comms strategy to head off a growing number of attacks on its reputation.

Sorrell and Freud help refugees

Two of the biggest names in marketing and PR have agreed to provide free comms support worth millions of pounds to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

Bobbies on beat to become PR-savvy

Government attempts to res­tore public confidence in the justice system could mean that everyday bobbies on the beat will bec­ome PR experts.

Recycled Sports Equipment – Abteil Soccer Ball Handbag (for EURO 2008?)

(TrendHunter.com) Fashionista soccer mom’s now have the chicest bag to carry their minivan keys in. The soccer ball handbag designed by the company Abteil (translated from German means ‘compartment’) is made from…

Advertising in Scale – Hot Wheels Mini Models (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The new Hot Wheels print ad campaign depicts ‘finger paintings’ of tiny people posing along side of the latest Hot Wheels toy cars.  In the first image there is a buxom model lounging on a red Ferrari,…

Creepy Voyeuristic Virals – LG Phone Ad Proves Touch Screens Make Women Obey (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) LG has a new phone called Secret and put out a sexy video highlighting the touch screen. It’s a little creepy to me, but some voyeurism won’t kill you, right? Well, I had to watch this 18 times before…