Agency Slaps Recession Upside the Head With Holiday Positivity

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Where we to honor an advertising agency for creating the best holiday card of 2008, that distinction would go to Cleveland-based agency Brokaw

Dead Musicians as Activists – John Lennon is Spokesperson for OLPC Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Although personal computer technology was at its nascent stages when John Lennon passed away in 1980, the iconic musician appears in a new ad for One Laptop Per Child.

In the Yoko Ono-approved OLPC ad,…

Body Painting to Sell Fake Diamonds – Modern Laser-Cut Rings by AMT Studio (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) AMT Studio has perfectly employed the popularity of body painting to artistically display the designer’s fabulously modern rings. Alissia Melka-Teichroew creates the flat jewelry from laser-cut acrylic,…

Insect-Inspired Lighting – The Creepy Caterplight by Bacus Boo (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Caterplight light fixtures by Singapore-based designer Bacus Boo are indeed somewhat creepy-looking. The lamps, clearly inspired by a caterpillar, and perhaps also a woolly bear, have been manufactured…

There is no such thing as clean coal

Two video’s from The Reality Coalition, a project of the Alliance for Climate Protection, Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the League of Conservation Voters (all USA).

Coal power plants emit carbon dioxide (CO2), the pollutant causing the climate crisis. A third of the America’s carbon pollution now comes from about 600 coal-fired power plants. And of the more than 70 proposed new coal power plants, barely a handful have plans to capture and store their CO2 emissions.

As a son of a coal-dealer I can admit: “In reality, there is no such thing as clean coal.”

Treat Indigestion with Candy Canes

Peppermint Candy CanesAre you among the people who suffer from indigestion? For sure a lot of people have had their share these holidays and usually, consuming a bottle of 7-Up or maybe even tea has become the normal practice. But did you know that candy canes can be a good solution to indigestion as well?

peppermint oil should be the first line of defense against irritable bowel syndrome, a condition characterized by abdominal pain and irregular bowels that affects between 5 to 20 percent of the population.

So if you run into some digestion problems, try to consume anything with peppermint. Peppermint oil may save you through the pains of indigestion problems that is common for people who love to eat a lot.

(Source) Discovery Channel

Inflatable Chandeliers – ‘Lullaby’ Air-Filled Lighting (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Inflatable designs are both fun and practical. ‘Lullaby’ is a blow-up chandelier designed by Anna Siedlecka and Radek Achramowicz and is made of PVC plastic.

The light is comprised of 8 inflated tentacle-like…

Hiring Fake Crowds – Queues for Hire at McDonald’s in Japan (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) After the debut of the Quarter Pounder in Japan, it transpires that there was a bit of cheating involved in the massive crowd turnout for this uber cool McDonald’s viral marketing campaign.

The 1,000+…

Incredible Close-Up Naturetography – The Close Exhibit Captures Water Droplets and Smoke (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) British photographer Jason Tozer has come up with these incredible images of simple drops of water for Creative Review. Using the Sony Alpha 900 D-SLR camera, which is equipped with 24.6 megapixels, Tozer…

429-Yard Sausages – Record-Breaking Banger is World’s Largest (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Best Guinness World Record ever: Bucharest has won their place in in the hall of fame with the world’s longest smoked sausage. It’s 429 yards (or 392 meters) of ground meat and spices.

It took two weeks…

Fighting Computer Robotvertisements – Mac vs PC in Transformer-Style Viral Showdown (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Dan Chianelli and Nick Greenlee directed this terrific computer animated video of the ultimate Mac vs. PC showdown. In the video, two teens are engaged in the classic argument of which computer is better…

Browser-Inspired Sketchbooks – The Firefox Notebook for Web Designers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I’m not sure how useful a traditional pen-and-paper sketchbook is to a web designer, but for those coders who like to visualize their work offline, this Web Design Sketchbook is perfect.

The pages of…

Carved Wooden Wall Art – Intricate Sculptured Plywood Panels by Ara Peterson (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Rhode Island-based Ara Peterson creates wooden wall art by making laser-cut shapes in birch plywood sculptured panels, then painting them with acrylic.

At first glance, Peterson’s wooden wall art appears…

APSI Portuguese Child Safety Care: Bleach

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The princess and the bleach./p/blockquote
pAdvertising Agency: a href=http://www.brandiacentral.comBrandia Central, Lisbon, Portugal/abr /
Creative Director: Tiago Viegasbr /
Art Director: Bruno Lopesbr /
Copywriter: Sara Sezifredobr /
Illustrator: Kanobr /
Published: November 2008/p

APSI Portuguese Child Safety Care: Pesticide

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The little boy and the pesticide./p/blockquote
pAdvertising Agency: a href=http://www.brandiacentral.comBrandia Central, Lisbon, Portugal/abr /
Creative Director: Tiago Viegasbr /
Art Director: Bruno Lopesbr /
Copywriter: Sara Sezifredobr /
Illustrator: Kanobr /
Published: November 2008/p

APSI Portuguese Child Safety Care: Syrup

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The little prince that drank syrup./p/blockquote
pAdvertising Agency: a href=http://www.brandiacentral.comBrandia Central, Lisbon, Portugal/abr /
Creative Director: Tiago Viegasbr /
Art Director: Bruno Lopesbr /
Copywriter: Sara Sezifredobr /
Illustrator: Kanobr /
Published: November 2008/p

Eurostar: Hallucinating

a href=/media/print/eurostar_hallucinatingimg src=http://adsoftheworld.com/files/images/eurostarlondon.preview.jpg alt=Eurostar: Hallucinating title=Eurostar: Hallucinating class=image image-preview width=460 height=345 //apAdvertising Agency: leg., Francebr /
Creative Director / Copywriter: Gabriel Gaultierbr /
Art Director / Illustrator: Christophe Dru/p

Fashion-Branded Phones – The Hugo Boss Samsung F480 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Not to be outdone by Dolce amp; Gabbana, Prada or Armani, Hugo Boss has teamed up with Samsung for their first fashion branded phone.

The new Hugo Boss phone is based on the Samsung F480 TouchWiz model and…

Barilla Plus: All in one pack

a href=/media/print/barilla_plus_all_in_one_packimg src=http://adsoftheworld.com/files/images/Barillasupermarket.preview.jpg alt=Barilla Plus: All in one pack title=Barilla Plus: All in one pack class=image image-preview width=460 height=297 //apAdvertising Agency: Tank/Yamp;Rbr /
Creative Director: Hans Ahlgrenbr /
Copywriter: Daniel Rinaldobr /
Art Directors: Fredrik Forsling, Magnus Uddenbergbr /
Photographer: Eric Sattenbr /
Retouch: Bertil Israelsson, John Martinsson/p

Federal Ministry for the Environment: Whale

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Creative Directors: Anke Winschewski, Tim Krink, Niels Hollebr /
Copywriters: Kurt Müller-Fleischer, Irina Schüllerbr /
Art Directors: Bill Yom, Nathalie Krüger/p