Linda: Pregnant

Pregnant

The taste that bring you right back home.

Advertising Agency: KRANEO, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Creative Director: KRANEO
Copywriter: Maryanne Fernandez
Art Director / Illustrator: Eduardo Suárez, DCO
Photographer: Jaime Guerra
Other additional credits: Jesus Portela, Piedad Montes de Oca, Muriel Alfonseca
Published: September 2007

Linda: Bling

Bling

The taste that bring you right back home.

Advertising Agency: KRANEO, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Creative Director: KRANEO
Copywriter: Maryanne Fernandez
Art Director / Illustrator: Eduardo Suárez, DCO
Photographer: Jaime Guerra
Other additional credits: Jesus Portela, Piedad Montes de Oca, Muriel Alfonseca
Published: September 2007

Osram: Bus stop

Bus stop

Only use electricity when you need it.

Advertising Agency: Saatchi&Saatchi, Cape Town, South Africa
Creative Director: Anton Crone
Art Director: Gareth Cohen
Copywriter: Rolf Fitschen
Released: June 2008

Spain fails to medal in Olympic advertising

As of Sunday, 8/17/08, Spain is ranked # 13 in the overall Olympic medal count. However, when it comes to their Olympic advertising, they rank dead last. Here’s a pic of Spain’s Basketball and Tennis teams. Even the Germans shuddered at this marketing faux pas!

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Collectable Olympic Sneakers – The ‘Beijing’ Collection by Nike (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Nike has launched a Beijing Collection, which includes a collectible set of sneakers that honors this year’s Olympics. 

Each of these sneakers were inspired by something in Beijing, like the Beijing…

Candle with Hidden Storage – ‘Hold’ Tealight Lantern by Sagaform

(TrendHunter.com) As a candle obsessed person I can really appreciate the Hold tealight lantern from Sagaform. The ultra-modern simplicity of the design is attractive on its own, but take a closer look. The candle holder…

Fashion Leather Shackles – Haute Couture Bondage Jewelry (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The fall collections of several top fashion designers such as Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld and Christian Lacroix feature what was once relegated as fetish wear – leather wrist and ankle restraints. These…

Whistler Flyfishing: Lake

Lake

Lessons available now.

Advertising Agency: Rethink, Vancouver, Canada
Creative Directors: Chris Staples, Ian Grais
Art Director: Yusong Zhang
Copywriter: Simon Bruyn
Retoucher: Tom Pettapiece
Published: August 2008

Whistler Flyfishing: Ocean

Ocean

Lessons available now.

Advertising Agency: Rethink, Vancouver, Canada
Creative Directors: Chris Staples, Ian Grais
Art Director: Yusong Zhang
Copywriter: Simon Bruyn
Retoucher: Tom Pettapiece
Published: August 2008

Animax Channel: Sushi

Sushi

After sushi and sashimi, the most famous duo in Japan.

Advertising Agency: Publicis Brasil
Creative Director: Hugo Rodrigues
Art Director / Illustrator: Fabio Onofre
Copywriter: Rodrigo Strozenberg

Animax Channel: Spirits

Spirits

For people used to fighting spirits and creatures from other worlds, a 12 hour time difference is a piece of cake.

Advertising Agency: Publicis Brasil
Creative Director: Hugo Rodrigues
Art Director / Illustrator: Fabio Onofre
Copywriter: Rodrigo Strozenberg

Animax Channel: Ninjas

Ninjas

Ninjas and samurais enjoy it because it’s packed with action. Sumo fighters because they can spend hours stuffing themselves in front of the TV.

Advertising Agency: Publicis Brasil
Creative Director: Hugo Rodrigues
Art Director / Illustrator: Fabio Onofre
Copywriter: Rodrigo Strozenberg

Animax Channel: Kamikaze

Kamikaze

As brave as kamikaze pilots, but with a much greater lust for life.

Advertising Agency: Publicis Brasil
Creative Director: Hugo Rodrigues
Art Director / Illustrator: Fabio Onofre
Copywriter: Rodrigo Strozenberg

Animax Channel: Blond

Blond

A cartoon with a blond Japanese kid and a Japanese girl with big eyes. And you thought everyone looked the same in Japan.

Advertising Agency: Publicis Brasil
Creative Director: Hugo Rodrigues
Art Director / Illustrator: Fabio Onofre
Copywriter: Rodrigo Strozenberg

Smartfish Omega 3 Fruit Juice: Fruit & Fish

Fruit & Fish

Mixed like never before.

Advertising Agency: TBWA\Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Strategy/Media: Naked Communications, Oslo, Norway
Executive Creative Director: Erik Heisholt
Creatives: Martin Holm, Erik Heisholt
Illustrator: Remi Juliebø
Published: July 2008

Transgender Contestants – Isis Tsunami in America’s Next Top Model (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The new season of “America’s Next Top Model” will feature Isis Tsunami, a transgender model amongst the 14 contestants. He/she is a 22-year-old from Maryland.  Tsunami was born a male but says he/she has…

Contradictory Weight Loss – Jennifer Love Hewitt’s Weight Loss, Thoughts on Body Image (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Jennifer Love Hewitt’s weight loss is bringing body image discussions back into the limelight.  For context, Jennifer lost 18 pounds in 10 weeks.  This kind of dramatic weight loss is often controversial…

Hidden Speakers – Sonic Impact Speaker Plays Music Through Your Plants

(TrendHunter.com) The Sonic Impact Planter Speaker looks just like a terracotta plant pot, but hidden at the bottom is a ´high fidelity loudspeaker system´.

If you like playing music while you are outdoors, you no longer…

Inside Out Teddy Bears – Kent Rogowski’s Bears (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These inside out teddy bears are cute, and slightly scary. The teddy bears come from a book from Kent Rogowski simply entitled “Bears”.

The book features photographs of stuffed bears that have been turned…

Newspaper Couture – ‘Wear the News’ by Elena Gregusova (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Newspaper fashion by Elena Gregusova is anything but ‘trashy’.  In fact, the recycled fashion is extremely creative and sculptural. The designer and her photographer husband (Martin Gregus) and jewellery…