Compact Super Rides – The Proxima (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Proxima is an awesome cross between an eco car and a badass motorbike with aggressive aerodynamics and a thrilling design.

Even though the Proxima features four wheels, the two in the rear are grouped…

Latex Pod Hats – Joop! At Berlin Fashion Week (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion Week transforms the German city into a whirling sea of fashion and design, filling the days with sartorial shows to flaunt elaborate new collections and the evenings with entertainment…

Pre-Movie Awareness – Tugg Speedman is a Panda Celebrity (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Tugg Speedman is Ben Stiller’s new action hero character from the upcoming movie Tropic Thunder. Tugg has already been named Panda Celebrity of the Year by The Panda Relocation Foundation.

“No one…

Giant Teacup Chairs – Alice in Wonderland Stools (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) With all the graduate shows on at the moment in the UK, there is an abundance of great designs by budding artists, and Holly Palmer is a case in point.

I love the fun in her ‘tea party’ stools which…

Vote for the Parrot!

Disposable Glow Watches – The TX54 Thumb Watch (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The TX54 is a unique concept of a disposable timepiece that is worn on the user’s thumbnail. It is a runner up in the 2154: the future of time design contest, which was held by Timex and Core77.

The…

Someone Has Too Much Time…

Feathered Jewellery – Paulo Segatto Brazilian Designs (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Brazilian designer Paulo Segatto has created these fabulous silver rings, pendants and bracelets adorned with elegant white feathers.

The inspiration for these pieces may have come from the magnificent…

Stylish Eco Scooters – The Nissan Mori (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Nissan has a team of innovative designers that understand that eco-friendly products don’t have to sacrifice on design or style. As a result, the Nissan Mori scooter was designed to be aesthetically appealing…

Ear-Shaped Accessories – Thinking of You Brooches (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Jewellery designer Benjamin Lignel created this collection of metal brooches in a collection called “Thinking of You”. The pins are in the shape of ears and were named ‘Thinking of you Rita’ and…

Pet Dentists – Rainbow is a Parrot That Fight Plaque (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Rainbow is a parrot. Rainbow is a dentist. If you open your mouth near him, he’ll clean your teeth.

Hmmm…. now that the economy is tanking, perhaps this little dude would be an asset? You could sell…

Athletic Clothes Hangers – Yeduo Sport Inspired Hangers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I love the work of the designers at Yeduo who add a really quirky twist to everyday times such as hangers – yes clothes hangers!

Their new range includes items inspired by sports such as the gymnastic…

Fashion Week Stage Sets – Fashionable Backgrounds (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Sometimes, location is everything. When your entire career depends on how your work affects the emotions of offers, place is very important. This is most obvious in the fashion industry, such as the set…

Office Max Accepts Pennies

The lowly penny gets no respect. But Office Max wants to change that.

To get the word out that pennies are currency too, The Escape Pod, on Office Max’s behalf, sent a redheaded man armed with a suitcase full of pennies into the mean streets (and stores) of New York.

See more “Penny Pranks” here.

Can The iPhone Blend in Perfectly?

Word(le) Up!

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This is the American Copywriter Wordle word cloud. What does your site’s look like?

Apple Removes Mad Men’s Cigarrette

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In what can only be described as supremely idiotic, the cigarette in the hand of the man who appears in the famed Mad Men promotional image was digitally removed when it was placed on iTunes

At E3, Where the Lines Between Games and Reality Blur

The thing about shows is they're big, crowded, require lots of walking and generally serve crappy concession food. So when you can see the new products and talk to the people behind them without actually having to go, well, that's the kind of event we can get behind. In this case, we're talking about E3 — and Ogilvy Digital Labs continues its vlogging of the annual gaming event for DigitalNext.

For Whom The Belt Tightens

According to Ad Age, Coca-Cola is looking to save between $400 million and $500 million a year by the end of 2011. And it’s looking to find some of those savings in marketing.

According to The Wall Street Journal, General Motors, the nation’s fourth largest advertiser—they spent $2.1 billion last year—will also be making deep cuts. GM cut their ad spend by 24% from 2005 to 2006, and another 7.7% from 2006 to 2007.

Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. likely will be affected by the cutbacks, as GM is among its top three clients. Publicis Groupe also counts GM as one of its largest clients.

On another front, Om Malik thinks Silicon Valley “should be worried.”

We know the housing and financial sector-related ads have already declined drastically, now we’re going to start to see other sectors cut back on advertising, too — and that is going to have a negative impact on everyone from large social networks to ad networks to Yahoo and Google to small startups, including weblogs like ours.

Eccentric Clown Gowns – Basso & Brooke At Berlin Fashion Week (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion Week has kicked off at Bebelplatz, showcasing some incredibly wild fashion for the new season.

The gallery shows the eccentric collection by Basso & Brooke, which could be…