37 Cool Camouflages – From Fake Skin to Secret Wall Tattoos (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Camouflage is something that works as a disguise by blending in with its surroundings. We observe it in nature and armies use it to hide from enemies, but there are a whole range of other innovative types…

Floors Inspired by Traffic Flow – Dimension Laminate (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Dimension flooring is a graphically designed flooring determined not by a craftsman’s creativity, but by the pattern of traffic flow in a particular living space.

Alistair Bramley came up with this concept…

Yeah, Those Would Be Breakdancing Bees

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For every beehive lost, a b-boy somewhere goes up in smoke.

Exotic Guitars – Peter McGilton’s Extreme Series (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) With the electric guitar and motorcycle practically being first cousins, anything that merges them both has got to rock, right?

Well, it does in the case of these Exotic Guitars from Peter McGilton. Artist,…

FCC: Comcast Was Wrong to Restrict Access to Select Websites

WASHINGTON (AdAge.com) — Were Comcast Corp.'s actions to block internet access to certain heavily trafficked peer-to-peer and file-sharing sites undue and discriminatory? Three of five Federal Communications Commissioners believed so, although it stopped short of endorsing a full network-neutrality policy.

Advertising 5.0: Who Will You Be?


What will the world of advertising look like for small agencies in five years? More important, what will your agency look like in five years? My crystal ball says many of us are in for a rude awakening.

Billboard Shout-Out Gets Through to Oprah


CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — Last spring, Main Line Animal Rescue bought a billboard four blocks from Oprah Winfrey's Chicago studio, hoping to draw the attention of one of the world's most influential celebrities (and animal lovers). Lo and behold, it worked.

Personified Cigarettes – Smoking Surrealist Art


I don’t know if these images were ever used in public service advertisements for anti-smoking campaigns, but they might well have served this purpose.

However, even if you put aside this potential social…

Personified Cigarettes – Smoking Surrealist Art (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I don’t know if these images were ever used in public service advertisements for anti-smoking campaigns, but they might well have served this purpose.

However, even if you put aside this potential social…

Workstations For Fashionable Nomads – “The First 4TB iPod” at Monolab (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Workaholics can appreciate this mobile aluminium workstation designed like a modern Louis Vuitton trunk.

This “futuristic piece of luggage” started off as sort of a home away from home. Ismael Ghalimi…

Watches That Need Decoding – Superior Minimalist Watch (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This ultra modern, minimalist watch is for those who eschew the traditional timepiece. The Superior watch requires the wearer to decode the time from the two rows of lit and unlit diamonds.

The watch…

Caffeinated Soap Bars – Shower Shock

(TrendHunter.com) Apparently this is not a hoax. Shower Shock caffeinated soap allows the user to enjoy an extra morning stimulant while exercising good hygiene.

This novelty 2 in 1 product, invented by ThinkGeek has…

Capturing Brands in Print Campaigns – 10 Cool Pepsi Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The gallery shows a collection of several very clever and cool ads by Pepsi Co.

They exhibit a very different flow from what Coca-Cola has been doing in their campaign, but Pepsi’s marketing is still…

Capturing Brands in Print Campaigns – 10 Cool Pepsi Ads


The gallery shows a collection of several very clever and cool ads by Pepsi Co.

They exhibit a very different flow from what Coca-Cola has been doing in their campaign, but Pepsi’s marketing is still…

Rocker Babe Loves Her Patterned Tampons

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Apparently, it’s important to have patterns on Tampons.

Newsflash! Underwear Ad Leaves Behind Gratuitousness

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Who knew there was such a thing?

Live Solar Eclipses – NASA TV & Exploratorium Coverage (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This morning, August 1, a total solar eclipse caused people from around the world to gather in front of their computers to watch NASA TV who broadcast the event from 6 to 8:15 a.m. EST.

Nasa TV streamed…

Mobile’s Exorbitant Fee Structure Inhibits Innovation


Comparatively speaking, it's easy to see how and why new-media entrepreneurs can bowl strikes with web-based ideas yet the mobile industry continues to throw gutter balls. As a "pioneer in the mobile space" (not my words, I swear), I've seen plenty of attempts at mobile innovation.

For all the designers out there

Earfl A Fail Whale on Arrival, Mad Men Stylizes, Honda Guesses

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Jolie O’Dell unleashes her wrath upon Twitterphone wannabe Earfl with five reasons why it’s a Fail Whale on arrival.