Edible Abs – Hunk of Love Cake Tin

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve shown you chocolate bars shaped like rock hard abs, and now along the same lines, comes the Hunk of Love Cake Tin.

While it’s an ideal favor for a bachelorette party, it would also be a fun birthday…

Geeky Oil Paintings – Google Image Search Inspires Jeremiah Palecek (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Czech Artist Jeremiah Palecek, who previously explored subject matter such as the gmail log in box and html code, has created a new series based off chance and Google image searches.

Using dice and a…

Soy Swimwear – Nikster’s Eco Bikinis (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We get the sexy part. Bikinis = Sexy! What do bikinis have to do with being green, though? At Niksters, their bikinis are made from sustainable soy, organic cotton, bamboo, and other natural fibers which…

Luxury Fire Sculptures – Ultra Modern Fireplaces by Elena Colombo (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Spending more time and money on our outdoor spaces has been a growing trend for a while now, and fire pits and fireplaces are a huge part of outdoor décor. That being said, the fire-features that are…

Olympic Activists – Amanda Beard Naked for PETA (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Seven time Olympic Gold medalist Amanda Beard will appear nude for PETA to protest the fur industry. The ad will premier at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.

Beard, 26, started swimming in the Olympics…

Bringing Back the Dinosaurs – Tuatara Mates After 111 Years (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The most fascinating beast being (trend) hunted today is the Tuatara, one of the world’s last living dinosaurs. The particular tuatara fascinating the media is an 111 years old male expecting babies. Since…

The Hunting of the Snark: Finding Value in Online Video Advertising

There are three types of ad:tech session.

Personalized Mugs – House of Harriet Characters (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Now these I adore. These fabulous hand-painted mugs not only have fantastic faces, but the House of Harriet dishes actually bare the mugs of their customers! The character mugs are personalized to match…

Safeway to Roll Out House Brands to Grocery Stores Nationwide


CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — Following a big success in its own aisles, Safeway is rolling its organic house brand, O Organics, and better-for-you brand, Eating Right, into competitive groceries chains nationwide this fall.

Renny’s “Rampant Kudzu of ‘You-Ness'”

Renny Gleeson of W+K wants to know how we manage to tend to our personal brand(s) and our online workflow.

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This is what he does:

Here I am sitting in Finland, sipping from the hotel wifi, and I’ve got skype, twhirl, work webmail, gmail, yahoo mail, twitter, netvibes and Facebook live – and in this multiplicity, watching ‘Friend Feed’ choke, flail and self-reference itself. And I still have to figure out how to force my N95 to give up my GPS digits to ipoka. Which I will.

Personally, I don’t like to have multiple windows open on my desktop. The apps can be open, but I don’t want to see all that clutter. It makes me crazy.

Bacardi Opens Review of Global Ad Account


CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — Bacardi has placed the global advertising account for its flagship rum brand into review. The brand spent $35 million on measured media in the U.S. last year, but worldwide spending is said to surpass $100 million.

Badass Ethereal Accessories – Skullerflies

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve mentioned that skulls are a key symbol of current pop culture fascination, but we’ve also highlighted how ethereal creatures like butterflies are demonstrating a strong influence on design as well.…

Celebrity Architects – Pamela Anderson’s Eco-Friendly Dubai Hotel (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Former Baywatch babe, eco-friendly Malibu mom and PETA spokesperson, Pamela Anderson has added herself to the list of celebrities including Brad Pitt, Michael Schumacher and Boris Becker, who are teaming…

Models as First Ladies – Tyra Banks as Michelle Obama in Harper’s Bazzar (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Supermodel and TV show host Tyra Banks stars in a rather bizarre photo story in the upcoming September issue of Harper’s Bazaar. Banks plays Michelle Obama, Barack Obama’s wife and possibly the next First…

Olympic Masks – US Cycling Team Prepared for Beijing Smog

(TrendHunter.com) The Beijing Olympics opening ceremony is only two days away, and by now most of the athletes have made their way to China. The American cycling team, however, made headlines upon their arrival.

When…

17 Indicators Street Style Is Becoming Mainstream (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Scott Schumann, better known as the Sartorialist, has gone from shooting street style for his blog, to shooting for Vogue, and now as a model himself in the fall 2008 campaign for the GAP. This is a telling…

Widgets, The New, New Thing!

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Widgets are the rage! Widgets are the new, new thing! The new, new must-have! Widgets are web 7.0! Widgets! Widget! Widgets!

Fashionable Dog Toys – Ruff Lauren and Jimmy Chew by Finn + Sootie (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These swanky dog toys are definitely made for the pampered little lap-dog types. The doggy squeaky play things are available from finn + sootie of Australia, for the fashion forward canine.

The pup that…

Mechanical Steampunked Sculptures – Fantastic Contraptions by Stephane Halleux (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These strangely enchanting sculptures are part of the ‘Fantastic Contraption’ exhibition this summer at the Device Gallery in La Jolla, California. The peculiar creations, which remind me of animated…

Saatchi LA’s ECD Resigns

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Harvey Marco, standing ECD at Saatchi LA, is confirmed to have resigned from his role, yesterday August 5th. This according to a Saatchi LA insider.

Harvey is known for being a kick-ass creative, so the loss is most likely Saatchi’s. By the way the only work that’s been going on over there, in case you’d forgotten, is Toyota.

We hear the shop recently lost an unknown project to ATTIK, which despite our attempts we were unable to confirm with the ATTIK folks. Still, if true, Marco’s departure could have something to do with the loss. But hey, that’s just speculation.

By the way, ATTIK is the agency that surprised everyone when they won the Scion account over Saatchi in 2002. An interesting comment was made at the time of the deal, by Scion rep Brian Bolain, who “added that hiring an outside shop should not be taken as a sign of a troubled relationship with Saatchi. Toyota ‘does not have any problems with Saatchi & Saatchi,'” he said.

But that was more than six years ago. Well, six years and 22 days, to be exact. Saatchi is no stranger to high-level losses like this, as you’ll recall. Anyone with more info on the ATTIK “project” win can contact us at agencyspy@gmail.com, or IM/Twitter AgencySpy.

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