Coffee Table Art Books – Gary Fernandez Draws Women, Future Landscapes & Birds (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Most assuredly, when Gary Fernández, co-founder of VelvetBanana T-Shirts(R), releases his book, Introduction to Fantastic Girls, Future Landscapes, & The Most Beautiful Birds Ever Seen, it will adorn coffee…

Study: 53% of Marketers Will Reduce Ad Budgets

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The latest trend in advertising: budget shearing. So says a recent survey from the Association of National Advertisers, released today.

15 Healthy Back to School Lunch Ideas (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) After a summer of eating freezes in the backyard, hotdogs at the ballpark, and marshmallows at the campfire, it’s time to start getting healthy food choices back on the brain.

Back to school snacks…

In Your Face, Vegetarians!

We presume this vid is the work of Kirshenbaum Bond, ‘cos last we checked, they are the AoR on the account, having stolen it from Saatchi & someone with a similar name.

Notice the lack of Wendy’s presence in the…we dunno what this is; viral? We like the video for what it is, and am strangely want a burger. But we think that has more to with the Wild Turkey plus Coke minus Coke we had at 5 p.m…also known as six minutes ago.

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140,000 Card Replicas – Beijing Olympic Village by Brian Berg (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Playing card ‘expert’ Brian Berg has made a model of the Beijing Olympic Village out of playing cards. He must really have some patience…

It took him 20 days and 140,000 cards to construct this model…

McGuire Leaves CMO Post at Sears Holdings

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Sears Holdings Chief Marketing Officer Maureen McGuire is leaving the retail company. She will be replaced by Richard Gerstein, the CMO for the Sears, Roebuck & Co. brand, the marketer said today.

Jessica Simpson is smart. The drinking beer with vitamins kind of smart.

Jessica Simpson in Stampede Light ad Last night when I was reading the news about Jessica Simpson becoming the new spokesperson for “smarter beer” –
Stampede Beer – I had a feeling it would be quite the opposite. I can’t even find what minerals and vitamins make up the + in this ‘smart’ beer on that site.
Dallas News:

She’s the face of the brand now,” said Lawrence Schwartz, Stampede’s president and chief executive, who says sales have more than doubled in the past year.
Stampede’s marketing is focused on its vitamin content, which it describes as “functional additives.”
“As an entrepreneur, I am always looking for ways to diversify my portfolio with good ideas and good people,” Ms. Simpson said in a statement. “Yes, I work out and take care of myself, but I also like a cold beer once in a while.”.

On the left, exhibit A. See the smart in the ad?
See it? Look carefully.
Isn’t she just the picture of smart? The droopy eyes, the mouth breathing, the horrendously photoshopped cleavage-line, the props such as Italian restaurant table-cloth skirt and bales of hay like she never left the farm. You have to click on the image here to see the larger version, trust me. So yes, there’s the smart – all of teh intarwebs will now either be gawking at or mocking this ad. Well played Stampede beer, well played.

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LED Clock Shelves – The Anka CD Clock (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The giant LED Clock CD Storage Shelves are designed by Anka, a Hong Kong-based company known for their digital clocks.

The shelves transmit a red LED and can store CDs, DVDs and video games, among other…

Denver’s McClain Finlon Oustensibly Closes

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Following a botched sale of the company to one of her top “deputies, McClain Finlon owner Cathey Finlon laid off her remaining staff and converted the agency to a consultancy, according to our spies and confirmed by bizjournals.

Earlier this year, the agency lost it’s largest account, Qwest. At that point, MCF was forced to layoff 160 employees. And like that, Denver’s biggest agency shrank to just 40.

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15 Creative Salt and Pepper Shakers (CLUSTER)

(TrendHunter.com) This gallery shows some of the most innovative salt and pepper shakers featured on Trend Hunter, proving that kitchen decor doesn’t have to be dull. Functional kitchen items and knick-knack cooking gadgets…

Fake Unboxing Videos – Samsung Omnia i900 Promo

Samsung has created a promotional video for the new Samsung Omnia i900 phone to attract new consumers, and to add a touch of glamour to its product.

We have featured this phone on Trend Hunter and listed…

Health 2.0 – Health World Web Personalized Recommendations Engine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Continuing its push to redefine the traditional user-generated experience and broaden the scope of patient-community interactions, Health World Web has introduced its Personalized Recommendation Engine…

McDonald’s Painted Handvertising – Rock ‘n’ Fries

(TrendHunter.com) McDonald’s is the latest to use body paint and hands in their advertising campaigns. The Rock ‘n’ Fries print ad is one of the most creative and playful examples of this artistic advertising approach that…

AgencySpy Exclusive: GSD&M’s Fires CD over E-Mail Scandal; Internal Paranoia Skyrockets

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The biggest news coming out of GSD&M has nothing to do with Tony Rogers reneging on his agreement to leave Wal-Mart and come to Austin-based GSD&M Idea City (apparently, he likes retail too much to leave it behind…and by retail, we mean lots of money).

Anyway, the scoop is that an unnamed creative director was apparently fired last Friday after he allegedly created a Gmail account in the name of the agency’s ECD Mark Taylor. We hear he/she sent out an e-mail (at least one, we’re told) to other CDs in which he/she asked their opinions about the work, salary and other issues pertaining to other creative department employees.

We’d love to see that e-mail. AgencySpy@mediabistro.com. More details on the unfolding drama, after the jump.

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Vinegar for Weight Loss – Megan Fox’s Diet Secret (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) First we told you Megan Fox was told to “get fat” if she wanted more movie roles, but now it looks as though she doesn’t feel comfortable with the excess poundage.

To help blast her muffin tops, Megan…

Targeting Casual Gamers – Nintendo Overlooking Hardcore Players (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) With Microsoft announcing its new interface (which will allow Xbox Live users to make custom avatars) and Final Fantasy XIII for the 360, while Sony unveils God of War III for the PS3, many expected Nintendo…

Hip Hop Models – Erykah Badu for Tom Ford’s ‘White Patchouli’ Perfume

After featuring the iconic fashion designer, Karl Lagerfeld posing as a rapper, we bring you one of hip hop’s most talented artists, Erykah Badu switching roles as a model. Badu stars in the ad campaign…

Fake Unboxing Videos – Samsung Omnia i900 Promo (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Samsung has created a promotional video for the new Samsung Omnia i900 phone to attract new consumers, and to add a touch of glamour to its product.

We have featured this phone on Trend Hunter and listed…

San Francisco Music Fest to Fuel CrowdFire Experiment


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — This weekend, as thousands of people gather and five dozen bands perform over three straight days at the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, tech and media entrepreneur John Battelle hopes to create a different kind of performance, a mash-up of the thousands of camera-phone pictures, hand-held digital-video recordings, blog posts and Twitter "tweets" generated at the event.

Knitted Night Clubs – The Bordello Bar (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This sexy night club is called the Bordello Bar, a nightclub in Soho, London. At last, another trend I can actually see and go and play with!

This is the work of Sam Buxton who was commissioned by Young…