Recycled Fiber a Buried Treasure for Marcal


BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) — In an interview with marketing chief MJ Jolda explained why "light"-green consumers — those who consider the environmental impact important, but give as much or more weight to other factors such as price and performance — and an appeal to value, along with environmental concern, are making a difference for Marcal.

Publicis Is Falling Short on Ad Pact With Microsoft

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Publicis Groupe is having trouble meeting its media-spending commitment to Microsoft, according to several people familiar with the situation. The third-largest agency-holding company entered into the commercial agreement last summer when it bought digital agency Razorfish from Microsoft. Execs put the commitment at "a couple hundred million dollars" annually for ad inventory.

Sony’s PSP Uses Smart Aleck to Lay the Hurt on Smartphones


YORK, Pa. (AdAge.com) — "Marcus don't play that." That's Marcus Rivers, Sony PlayStation's smack-talking front man for its handheld PSP device, referring to mobile-phone games.

‘Plants vs. Zombies’ Menace Spreads Through Populace


YORK, Pa. (AdAge.com) — "Plants vs. Zombies," with its unusual combination of pea-shooting plants and not-too-scary cartoon zombies, has quickly become a huge hit for casual game publisher PopCap — and it's about to go bigger.

What Big Brands Are Spending on Google


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Before BP could stem the oil gusher at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, it unleashed $100 million in ad spending, largely on network TV, to stem the damage to its image. But it also started spending heavily where it had never spent much before: buying ads in Google's search results.

Check in Before You Check Out That Show


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — You can now check in to TV shows like you can to your corner bar. But what's a check-in worth to networks if they can't send viewers buy one, get one free happy-hour specials?

Drama! Intrigue! Celebrity! What You Should Know About the Fall TV Season


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — With the arrival of the new fall program lineups comes any number of intriguing challenges the TV networks must face, some together, some on their own. What are they? Ad Age tells you what to watch out for as the 2010-2011 TV season gets out of the starting blocks.

LED Theme Parks – The i-City in Malaysia Just Took Christmas to a Whole New Level (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The i-City theme park in Malaysia is one that will have you hypnotized. The park looks like any tree park during the day, but once night rolls around, it’s a different story. The trees in this park are…

Uma cidade em realidade aumentada

Augmented Reality 3D

Lembra desse vídeo do começo do ano, criado pelo arquiteto Keiichi Matsuda? Ele brincou de mostrar o que seria a “Realidade (Hyper) Aumentada”, contextualizada no ambiente doméstico.

Seu novo projeto mostra agora a Realidade Aumentada aplicada ao cenário urbano, criando camadas de interface e um cenário virtual que altera a forma como organizamos e interagimos com o mundo. Um interessante exercício de imaginação. Em 3D, o que é dispensável.

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PlayStation Move: Sony quer emoção nos games com sensor de movimentos

PlayStation Move

Com seu VP de mentirinha, Kevin Butler, a Sony volta para mostrar que games com sensor de movimentos não são apenas para criancinhas.

A campanha para o PlayStation Move – que será lançado no próximo dia 17 de setembro – quer bater no Wii e no Kinect do Xbox 360 da Microsoft, dizendo que esse tipo de jogo também pode ter emoção e temática adulta.

Pena que o (ridículo) formato do controle da Sony não colabore para essa ideia.

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TVC: Care for others and spread the love

Advertising Agency: Impact, Qatar
Director: Wissam Smayra
Creative Director: Carlos Amseyan
Production & Post Production: The Fantastic Film Factory, Dubai

Hydrating Splashtography – Aqua from Carsten Witte is Sure to Cool You off This Summer (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The air in my home feels 10 degrees cooler thanks to ‘Aqua’ from Carsten Witte. ‘Aqua’ is a set of photos featuring hot-bodied men and women cooled off in the quickest and most efficient way possible.…

KTM: License Plate

“KTM. Made for off-road.”

Advertising Agency: DDB&Co., Istanbul, Turkey
Creative Director: Karpat Polat
Art Directors: Ali Bati, Kadir Kaya
Copywriter: Gokhan Akca


Top 50 Trends of the Week (Sep 5) – From Woodland Lingerie Shoots to Plastic Wrap Headdresses (COUNTDOWN)

(TrendHunter.com) For the week of September 5th, these are the Top 50 trends, which include Woodland Lingerie Shoots, Surreal Photo Composites and Penciled Fashion Illustrations. The rankings are based on hundreds of thousands…

Boat Party Photography – ‘The Yacht’ from Brittany Roginson is Filled With Girly Summer Fun (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you set a bunch of girls loose on a yacht in the middle of summer, it would probably look like ‘The Yacht’ from Brittany Roginson. This photoshoot is filled with women in sexy swimsuits having fun.…

Removable Car Campers – The Detachable Volkswagen Amarok Camper Conversion (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Volkswagen Amarok camper conversion is the ultimate outdoor camper. This camper replaces the bed on the back of the Amarok with a removable camper.

Now you can find your camp site, stake your claim…

Funeralistic Fashion – Mario Sorrenti Shoots Models in Black Lace for Vogue Nippon Magazine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Mario Sorrenti’s recent work for Vogue Nippon displayed a look that was somewhere between Morticia Addams and early Madonna. Model Raquel Zimmermann wore all black, predominantly lace outfits for the shoot,…

PlayStation Move

Une publicité délirante pour le nouveau produit de Sony, la manette de détection de mouvements PlayStation Move. Une communication sur le ton de l’humour grâce à la présence de Kevin Butler, le VP imaginaire du groupe. A découvrir en images et vidéo dans la suite.



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Recyclable DSLRs – Kiel Johnson Crafts Amazing Cardboard Cameras (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I’m currently in the market for a new camera, and Kiel Johnson’s cardboard cameras seem to be right in my price range. Johnson is an American artist who has recreated everything from Polaroid cameras to…

Contemporary Prefab Pads – The v100 Mod Box is Sexy and Eco-Friendly (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The v100 Mod Box almost has me convinced to run away from home and live in a 10x10x10 eco-friendly space. This prefabricated home requires almost no maintenance to set up and disassemble, and is made out…