Insect Macro Photography – Beautiful Dragonfly Closeups (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The ScienceRay website posted these beautiful dragonfly closeups, which show this fascinating insect’s bizarre life cycle like never before.

Even to the naked eye, when dragonflies are spotted jumping…

Dissective Advertising – JWT Scrabble Ad

The advertising agency JWT came up with a brilliant new way to advertise the much beloved game of Scrabble: they’ve dissected items and animals. 

JWT dissected an elephant, submarine, and guitar, in…

$167,500 Shatterproof Glass Speakers – ‘Harion’ Home Audio (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) While the idea of glass speakers seems like an accident waiting to happen, these futuristic lookers from Hario are far from fragile.

The heat-resistant glass cones which comprise the Harion home audio…

Scientist Dance-Offs – ‘Dance Your PhD Contest’ (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) It’s always amusing when cross-specialty contests arise, and this year’s ‘Dance Your PhD’ scientist dance video contest is no exception. The Gonzo Scientist asked PhDs around the world to create and film…

Video Games as Prescription Drug Marketing – Viagra’s ‘Viva Cruiser’ Axed by FDA (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Holy crap! There was a Viagra game and I didn’t know about it? Talk about leaving their target audience out of the loop! It sounded like fun too.

According to Multinational Monitor, “Viva Cruiser” gameplay…

27 Tattoo-Inspired Products – From Couture Jewelry to Inked Ads (CLUSTER)

(TrendHunter.com) From the tattoovertising promo poster of Angelina Jolie in “Wanted” to tattoo-inspired baby clothes and temporary tattoos on the catwalk, our collective tattoo obsession has bled over into a number of…

Divorce Calculators – Interactive Marriage Survival Statistics (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We have all heard the dismal statistics on marriage, or perhaps more appropriately, divorce. Now there is a website that can help you calculate the odds of your marriage’s survival, much like the sites…

Rubber Jewelry – Recycled Accessories by Christiane Diehl (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Christiane Diehl is a jill-of-all trades; in addition to her line of recycled rubber jewelry, Diehl also dabbles in landscaping and photography.

The rubber used in Christiane Diehl’s jewelry line comes…

Child Consumerism Documentaries – ‘Kids + Money’ (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Growing up in Los Angeles, a child quickly learns the difference between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots,’ and where his or her family stands in that paradigm. A child also quickly learns how crucial a…

Phantasmagorical Building Facades – The Star Palace (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Projecting or installing spectacular lighted images on a building’s exterior is a commonplace practice for casinos and hotels in tourist destinations such as Las Vegas.

This phantasmagorical lighted…

Encouraging Reconciliation – The Forgiveness Project (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Forgiveness Project is a charitable organization whose mission it is to, according to their website, “open up a dialogue about forgiveness and promote understanding through awareness, education and…

Credit Crunch Gifts – DIY Awesome, Credit Crunch Couture, Not Circuit City (THTV)

(TrendHunter.com) This year’s retailing season has been epitomized by the Circuit City bankruptcy.  For consumers, it means that the economy is putting pressure on wallets.  Accordingly, our first video gift guide illuminates…

Kama Sutra Boxes – Naughty Gift Sets (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This holiday season, stay in bed and heat up the cold Christmas days with some naughty gift sets. From Kama Sutra cards to Pom Pom Ticklers and Scented Chocolate, there are a number of suitable weekend…

Digitalized Women as Puppets – Dazed Dolls as a Social Statement (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Digital mixed media art has become so ubiquitous that it is next to impossible not to run into it in one form or another.

However, it is also next to impossible not to admire and appreciate the beauty…

Brutally Honest Food Packaging – Odies Pure Fat Chocolate

(TrendHunter.com) These Odies Pure Fat chocolate bars make no attempt to trick consumers into thinking that their guilty craving is healthy.

In the marketing world, where every little deception or exaggeration is exploited,…

Inked Organ Fakes – “True Love Tattoos” is a Promotion, Not Parlor (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Some time ago, Trend Hunter published a story about a heart surgeon and tattoo artist named Dr. Valentin Vikunjevski, who ran a business called “True Love Tattoos.” This doctor purportedly performed open…

Science Project Time-Keepers – The Citrus Clock

(TrendHunter.com) Love science? Looking for a natural, eco-friendly and semi-old way to tell time?  If so, you’ll love The Citrus Clock by Anna Gram, a normal childhood science project fashioned into home decor.

The Citrus…

Shocking Anti-Drug Abuse Ads – Barnardo’s ‘Break the Cycle’ Campaign (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) In Barnardo’s latest campaign for children, ‘Break the Cycle,’ shockvertising is used as a way to raise drug abuse awareness. 

The ‘Break the Cycle’ ad depicts a teen girl in the following order: trying…

Agency Fair 2008

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Agency Fair was recently launched as a way to showcase digital agencies and what it’s like to work for them. Almost all the big guns are there with Profero, Holler, Mark, Visual Jazz, Reactive, Soap, Gruden and Naked and others all getting profiled.

It’s an initiative from Digital Transfer who is new to the recruitment world in Sydney. This is a different take on the usual way to promote a recruitment agencies services.

Dissective Advertising – JWT Scrabble Ad (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The advertising agency JWT came up with a brilliant new way to advertise the much beloved game of Scrabble: they’ve dissected items and animals. 

JWT dissected an elephant, submarine, and guitar, in…