Hasta La Creative!

LONDON – At least 160 people are understood to have been made redundant at GCap Media as part of an ongoing cost-cutting exercise.

LONDON – Virgin Trains has put the account for its customer magazine, Hotline, up for pitch, placing incumbent River Publishing on alert.

So, you’ve heard about the commotion caused by the French Amnesty ad: TBWA are two-faced, according to Chinese netheads.

The Wall street journal reports that TBWA Worldwide has gotten into trouble for the bronze Lion winning Amnesty International campaign “after the olympics“.

So, the question is now – were the Amnesty “after the olympics” ads credited to TBWA Paris, ever approved? We know it won Bronze in Cannes. If it was a scam ad, shouldn’t that bronze go to someone else? (or at the very least, be stripped from TBWA?)

Check out the cached version of Amnesty.org – here’s a screendump in case that changes (click for full dump).

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(TrendHunter.com) A new W Magazine fashion shoot showed Gisele Bundchen emulating an ostrich, proving that puffy, ruffled blouses and dresses are back in. Gisele flies away in clouds of tulle, satin, and organza, that almost…

(TrendHunter.com) China International Fashion Week looked like one big publicity preview for all the glitz that will surround the Beijing Olympics next month.

Nearly 40 fashion shows took place from 30 different brands.…

(TrendHunter.com) Barbie has some serious competition in this amazing line of dolls by the super talented Moscow artist and creator Polina Voloshina.

The Mooqla dolls go for a pensive, sullen, and introspective look that…

In my opinion the phrase, "That baby is so cute I could just eat it up!" was not meant to be taken literally. But maybe that’s just me. No matter how you slice it, you must admit this is quite a cake. Creative expression comes in so many interesting forms. Still, as Tim Gunn might say, "I question the taste factor." Like is it white cake or lemon or what? 

Have another piece at Cake Wrecks

Nau is a Portland-based outdoor apparel company born out of a desire to do business differently. Sadly, they ran out of money last May and called it quits. But like a Phoenix rising from ashes, Nau lives again thanks to Santa Barbara-based Horny Toad’s interest in the company.

Our clothing line will still embody the same innovative design philosophy that gained Nau a following from the streets of New York to the Boulder backcountry—a stylish blend of timeless form and technical function, favoring clean lines over clutter and durability over disposability. And, of course, all garment production will still adhere to the highest standards of environmental and social responsibility.

In other words, ‘Beauty, Performance, Sustainability’ will still be our mantra.

According to TreeHugger, Nau will remain in Portland, Oregon, and operate with a small team, initially of ex-Nau employees, growing to a group of about a dozen.

(TrendHunter.com) Miley Cyrus proved to us something we already knew: sex sells. Now, however, we have the numbers to back it up. Vanity Fair caused a media storm a few months ago with their June issue that included a “controversial”…

(TrendHunter.com) Four top military officials are in the business of designing luxury air travel, including a 37 inch flat panel television. It just so happens that it’s for military luxury air travel. So far they have…