Film Noir Lingerie – Black Lace, Ruffles and Bows for the Fashionable Femme Fatale (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The French are known for decadent and risque lingerie, and Chantal Thomass does the style as well as any. With design cues that evoke a retro femme fatale, the pieces in the gallery above are each softened…

Fruit Juice Packaging

Une série de packagings décalés et directement inspirés de l’apparence de certains fruits comme la peau de la banane, du kiwi ou de la fraise. Une superbe idée mise en place par le designer industriel japonais Naoto Fukasawa. Plus d’images dans la suite.



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Street-Legal Spy Cars – Exclusive Motor Cars Produces Bond-Inspired Reproduction (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) If you have a Bond-like passion for spy cars and $125,000 burning a hole in your pocket, you might want to skip the lavish vacation and spend your cash on this James Bond spy car instead.

For all the…

Women’s Aid: Cut

The commercial, made by ad agency Grey London, pans out to show that the scene is in fact occurring on a film set – but with no one else around. The ad ends with Knightley screaming and the strapline: “Isn’t it time someone called cut?”

Advertising Agency: Grey, London, United Kingdom
Creatives: Grey, London
Production Company: D.A.B. Hand Media, London
Director: Joe Wright
Producer: Dominic Delaney
DP: Tony Briggs
Editor: Paul Tothill
Sound: Skywalker Sound, Lip Sync, Scramble
Post-production: Big Buoy, Prime Focus
Music: “Vengeance Drools” by Clark

WWF: Lungs

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Advertising Agency: TBWA\PARIS, France
Executive Creative Director / Creative Director: Erik Vervroegen
Copywriter: Nicolas Roncerel
Art Directors: Caroline Khelif, Leopold Billard, Julien Conter
Account Supervisor : Laurent Lilti

Volkswagen Golf: Rearview camera

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“New Volkswagen Golf with rearview camera.”

Advertising Agency: Try Reklamebyra, Oslo, Norway
Creative Directors: Petter Bryde, Thorbjorn Ruud
Art Director: Thorbjorn Ruud
Copywriter: Petter Bryde
Photo Retouch: Ole Jakob Skattum
Photographer: G.I.
Mac: Thomas Brathen

Playboy: You will fell inside the Big Brother Brazil

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To promote the launching of the Playboy magazine with Michelle Costa, contestant from Big Brother Brazil, they transformed a newstand in a reality show. A real camera and a TV were installed at the display, making the customers of the newsstand have the same feeling of the program participants. The title of the display reinforces the idea: You will feel inside the Big Brother Brazil. Michell Costa, from the BBB to playboy in an amazing photo shooting.

Advertising Agency: Neogama/BBH, São Paulo, Brazil
Executive Creative Director: Alexandre Gama
Creative Directors: Márcio Ribas and Wilson Mateos
Art Director: Bruno Borges
Copywriter: Thomaz Dantas

The Golden Rule

Nothing kills a poor product more quickly than great advertising. To retain your sanity have a staffer take the client’s product for a spin. If you find out it tastes lousy, washes poorly, or looses power going uphill you might want to pass.You may walk away from an account, but you’ll stand a better chance of maintaining your reputation.

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The Classic Bomb

Windy City Woes: JWT Chicago to Close

jwt_logoLate today, JWT announced that it’s Chicago office was ceasing operation and would be soon closing their doors. The shocking news, published in AdAge and The Chicago Tribune, notes that JWT had been a landmark Chicago agency since 1891 (prior to the World’s Fair), and was once heralded as the world’s largest agency network. Breaking the news to the remaining Chicago employees during a meeting, JWT’s North America President, Rosemarie Ryan, stated that keeping the office open was “Not an affordable proposition.” 
JWT’s Chicago office was the creative juice behind innovative campaigns that transcended advertising to play a part in American culture. Most of us have had the Oscar Mayer tune, “My bologna has a first name,” stuck in our heads. JWT also masterminded “Snap, Crackle, and Pop” for Rice Krispies, as well as branding 7UP as the “Uncola.”
During their 118 years of operation, many famous names walked the halls of JWT Chicago and have moved on to start new agencies, or are in key roles at competing shops. The demise of the Chicago office was as sudden as it was surpising, not only shocking the Windy City, but the industry as well. Former employees, adversaries, and well-wishers have left messages of sadness, anger, and condolence on both the AdAge and Tribune websites since the story broke. There is a small possibility that JWT will leave a satellite office in Chicago if the Illinois Tourism account, currently up for review, is retained. Today’s bleak news, however, will surely have a negative impact on this effort.

Artsy Depictions of Motherhood – Clothes-Free Pregnant Women by Nigel Barker (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera both posed naked while they were pregnant. However, the pregnant women who posed for this personal photography project of British photographer Nigel Barker were not…

Spicy Burlesque Shows – Mel B Takes to the Stage at ‘Peepshow’ in Las Vegas (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Former Spice Girl Mel B gets raunchy and rather naked in a new burlesque show. I must say, the singer has a gorgeous body, and judging from these pictures from last night’s ‘Peepshow’ burlesque act at…

Skirted Underwear – The Skong is a Blend Between a Skirt and a Thong (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I don’t have a clue if this is a popular form of underwear for young ladies and never will. The half skirt/half thong has been dubbed the skong by Trend de la Creme. Seems like these panties might be the…

Undressing Photo Shoots – Mischa Barton Channels Megan Fox, Strips Down for FHM UK (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Well, Megan Fox she is not, but American actress and socialite Mischa Barton is featured on the cover and inside the April 2009 issue of British men’s magazine FHM UK.

However, the sexiness and sensuality…

Shaq Helps Feed the Children of Hunger

Shaquille O' NealNBA star and Phoenix Suns Center Shaquille O’ Neal is going out of his way for a worthy cause. Shaq will be teaming with international hunger relief organization Feed The Children and Healing Place Church for the “PB & Shaq” event to be held Tuesday, April 7 starting at 6 p.m. at Healing Place Church (19202 Highland Road in Baton Rouge). Each attendee must bring at least 10 jars of new peanut butter or a $20 donation to the event for admission.

Peanut butter is included in all Feed The Children food boxes, so there is always a need for the product. All items collected in Tuesday’s event will be distributed by Feed The Children to families in need throughout the United States.

Feed The Children Founder and President Larry Jones and Healing Place Church Pastor Dino Rizzo will lead a special fellowship program at 7 p.m. O’Neal, whose team is in town to play the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night, will also be in attendance. Drawings for prizes will also be held.

Brian Yalung is the editor for Beneath the Brand and Beyond Madison Avenue. He is also the owner of several other premium blog sites like the Life Shed. Stick around for unique and sensible posts coming your way.

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Professional Photoshop Fails – Bodies Butchered, Contorted Given the ‘Twilight’ Treatment (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Incredibly clumsy Photoshop manipulations and lazy mistakes on the part of fashion magazines and print ads generated by advertising agencies get their rightful share of contemptuous derision. On the other…

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Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Kuwait
Creative director: John Oldfield
Art director: Peter Al Hajj
Photography: Romeo Production

New Ad Council Effort Targets Lupus

The Ad Council has launched a national Lupus-awareness campaign with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The PSA effort was developed pro bono by Los Angeles-based Muse Communications.

JWT Closes Chicago Office


CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — After 118 years, JWT is walking away from the Windy City. The 50 remaining employees of what was once the largest office of the world's largest advertising agency network were given the news this afternoon at a staff meeting by JWT North America President Rosemarie Ryan.

Super Short Leather Jackets – Megan Fox Rocks The Mini Trend (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Foxy Hollywood starlet Megan Fox rocked a casual yet elegant style at the 2009 Kids’ Choice Awards last week.

Wearing a Thomas Wylde ensemble, Megan Fox paird a layered blouse with a super short black…

Vitaminwater for AirTran Airways Passengers

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Freebies are a welcome thing and for people taking the AirTran Airways route, AirTran Airways and the Coca-Cola Company announced today that fans heading to the big games in Detroit this weekend will be well hydrated thanks to vitaminwater and Atlanta’s low-fare leader.

Passengers flying from Atlanta to Detroit on AirTran Airways today will be served complimentary vitaminwater beverages at the airline’s gates in anticipation of this weekend’s championship games.

“We’re excited to be able to partner with our friends at the Coca-Cola Company to offer free vitaminwater to our passengers that are headed to the big games in Detroit this weekend,” said Tad Hutcheson, AirTran Airways’ vice president of marketing and sales. “Staying well hydrated is as important in the air as it is on the court no matter which team you’re pulling for this weekend.”

Brian Yalung is the editor for Beneath the Brand and Beyond Madison Avenue. He is also the owner of several other premium blog sites like the Life Shed. Stick around for unique and sensible posts coming your way.

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