Poetic Beer Commercials – Guinness Spoken Word Ad

True to its tagline of “reach for greatness,” this commercial for Guinness beer by Saatchi & Saatchi London goes the extra mile with a creative mix of spoken word poetry, live-action cinematography, and…

Chunky Concept Cars – Chevy Orlando at Paris Auto Show 2008 (UPDATE)

The Chevy Orlando Concept was finally unveiled at the Paris Auto Show after a few initial sneak peeks. What finally appeared as the Chevrolet Orlando was a chunky-at-the-hips, kid haulin’ pseudo-minivan.…

Naughtytising – 20 Sexist Axe Advertisements (CLUSTER)

(TrendHunter.com) Axe is a brand that specializes in male grooming products. It is also infamous for its super-sexist advertisements. Their website features a naughty-to-nice fake news report that shows nice girls becoming…

Donors Choose 2008

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The combined effort of the blog community harnessed to raise money for students. More info on this here on DonorsChoose.org

We’re a little late to participate and I’d prefer to donate money to local or international charities rather than US based ones. But it is still a nice idea. These ideas always go better the second year as people capitalise on what worked last year and also last years late comers are on equal footing.

As of writing sport blogs have raised only $155. That’s pretty sad.

Portable Game Consoles – The Nintendo DSi (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Nintendo has just unveiled the highly-anticipated DSi portable game console. The Nintendo DSi is a refresh of the old Nintendo DS, but there have been some changes. The DSi has lost its GBA slot and is…

Blogosphere 2008

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Everything you wanted to know about the Blogosphere (hate that word) and more. Technorati release their State of the Blogosphere 2008 report.

Reading this series of reports will let you fake your way through any conversation on blogging even if you think a Blogroll is something you find at a Yum Cha restaurant. Anyone out there fluffing their way through a digital strategist role at an above the line agency should have hard copies of this too.

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Poetic Beer Commercials – Guinness Spoken Word Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) True to its tagline of “reach for greatness,” this commercial for Guinness beer by Saatchi & Saatchi London goes the extra mile with a creative mix of spoken word poetry, live-action cinematography, and…

Chunky Concept Cars – Chevy Orlando at Paris Auto Show 2008 (UPDATE) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Chevy Orlando Concept was finally unveiled at the Paris Auto Show after a few initial sneak peeks. What finally appeared as the Chevrolet Orlando was a chunky-at-the-hips, kid haulin’ pseudo-minivan.…

Abetting Crimes on Craigslist – Thief Recruited Unspecting Decoys Online (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In one of the most unusual robberies to date, a man wrestled a bag of cash from an armored truck guard with pepper spray and then escaped after using unsuspecting decoys solicited from a Craigslist ad…

Plates with Veins – Interactive BBQ Tray Flows With Blood (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The unusual BBQ Tray by D-Vision provides a unique visual and functional interaction with the meat before and after it is grilled.

Instead of having the blood or juice clumsily soaked up in the meat…

Gender-Bending Accessories – Girls With Moustaches (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Recently there has been a proliferation of women wearing fake moustaches, attending fashionable ‘moustache parties,’ and participating in the first Moustache Fashion Week 2008. Even singer Katy Perry is…

Animated Spinoffs – Lucasfilms Debuts ‘The Clone Wars’ on Cartoon Network (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Tonight marks the Cartoon Network debut of the Lucasfilm Animation’s kid-friendly Star Wars spinoff series ‘The Clone Wars.’ In sparkling HD fashion, familiar characters Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi,…

Untraditional Trucks – 10 Badass Big Rigs (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I will be frank–trucks are a pain in the butt to those of us who drive normal cars. They cut you off, drive about a cm behind you and appear to have their own set of road rules.

However, as much as…

Sexist Ads – Pretty Women as Shoe Brushes

It is understandable that the whole creative team for these Kiwi Shoe Polish controversial ads by Grey ad agency Hong Kong is male. Because if there was just one female in the team, she would have screamed…

Urinals as Sculptures – 10 Bizarre Toilets (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This collection of unique urinals includes some of the oddest toilets from around the world.

From sharing a toilet to working from one, from public peeing to praying while peeing, the boundaries of many…

Confusing Toilet Signs – 10 Clever Bathroom Placards (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) You know what it’s like–you need to go to the toilet, are a teeny bit drunk, and then have to work out what toilet is the men’s and what loo is the women’s.

Bar and club owners are increasingly making…

Sliding Public Seating – The Come a Little Bit Closer Bench (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Have you ever wanted to move a bit closer to someone without making it too obvious?

Well now you can with the Come a Little Bit Closer Bench, designed by Nina Farkache for Droog. The bench features individual…

Sexist Ads – Pretty Women as Shoe Brushes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It is understandable that the whole creative team for these Kiwi Shoe Polish controversial ads by Grey ad agency Hong Kong is male. Because if there was just one female in the team, she would have screamed…

Hockey Moms For Truth “Out” Palin

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Political Comic Books – Stephen Colbert in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Marvel Comics has teamed up with Comedy Central TV personality Stephen Colbert for a special edition called The Amazing Spider-Man #573.

Colbert, who a few months back announced his (mock) candidacy…