Why I’m Mad at Hulu and Not Mad at Hulu at the Same Time


TV-network establishment's recent frustrations have made for an increasingly erratic and confusing customer experience — the opposite of what Hulu is supposed to offer.

Leadership Collective Aims to Unleash Creativity in Evolving Adland


With Ad Age as a partner, former VCU BrandCenter director and ad veteran Rick Boyko is joining forces with other top creatives to create a team that will promote creative thinking across different platforms.

Platform Wars: Amazon, Google, Windows 8 Dominate Advertising Week

Advertising Week was dominated by tech platforms offering their vision of the future of marketing. Here's a look at some of them who were trying to get advertisers' attention.

How Facebook Will Find Its Next Billion Users


Facebook crossed the billion-user threshold last week but where it finds its next billion is a tough question, especially since the world's largest internet market, China, is still closed to the social network.

Feline Fashion Accessories – The Knitted Scarf for Cats is Stylish and Adorable (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Your cat can get cold, especially if they spend their time roaming around outdoors, which is why you should grab them a Knitted Scarf for Cats. This hilarious yet totally chic neck warmer is sure to…

Java-Brewing Mugs – The Impress Coffee Brewer Makes a Hot Single Serving (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Take your freshly brewed java to go with the Impress Coffee Brewer. The coffee maker will instantly brew a single serving of delicious coffee inside of an insulated mug, so you can leave the house…

Sci-Fi Device Protectors – The Star Wars Phone Cozy by Life Geekery is Nerdy (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Life Geekery has a great collection of furry felt personal device protectors, and the Star Wars phone cozy collection has to be some of the coolest cases I’ve seen in a while.

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Futuristic Hardwood Heels – Givenchy Spring 2013 Shoes are Chic and Futuristic (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Givenchy Spring 2013 shoes designed by Riccardo Tisci show that less is more. Interestingly, most of the embellishments on these pumps are on the the heel.

The back of the Tisci shoe starts…

Hyundai Elantra: Miss Decisive

Advertising Agency: Innocean Worldwide America, Huntington Beach, USA
Executive Creative Director: Greg Braun
Creative Directors: Robert Prins, Max Godsil
Copywriter: Michael Duckworth
Copywriter: Steve O’Brien
Senior Art Director: Tom Gibson
Account Director: Valencia Gayles
Executive Producer: Will Woollett
Senior Producer: Helen Erb
Production Company: Smith & Jones
Director: Ulf Johansson
Executive Producer: Phillippa Smith
Producer: Megan Moore
Director of Photography: Andrzej Sekula
Editorial: Arcade Edit
Editor: Paul Martinez
Producer: Kirsten Thon-Webb
Music: Asche & Spencer

65 New-Age Libraries – From LED-Lit Libraries to Book-Lending Trucks (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) These new-age libraries are updating conventional book lending constructions to create more exciting literary environments for patrons.

With the rise of the Internet, and the increasing…

Bug Bite Syringes – The Aspivenin Mosquito Bite Suction Device Prevents Pesky Itchiness (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Heal the bite before it starts itching with the Aspivenin mosquito bite suction device. The syringe is used to suck up all the poison left behind by mosquitoes and other pesky bugs so that bites…

Recycled Camera Accessories – Seat Belt Camera Straps Can Hold Up to 6000 Pounds (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The seat belt camera straps are a fashionably fun way to customize your camera.

The easily identifiable straps are made from real seat belts salvaged from old unused cars. Available in a wide…

Mini: How Do You Drive Your Coffee?

MINI introduced the MINI COFFEE BAR. A unique testdrive to reach the working people of the Netherlands, via their beloved coffee. Companies can apply for this testdrive in a special MINI. Special computerchips in the MINI’s analyzes the driving style of the driver and automatically links it to a matching coffee profile. A mellow driver will get, for example, a mild americano, while an average driver is given a Lungo. The Lewis Hamilton kind of driver will get a strong ristretto, provided that he doesn’t crash the car. After the test drive was completed, the computer chips had analyzed their driving style, and a perfect coffee match was established and handed out, for them to enjoy.

Advertising Agency: JWT, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Executive Creative Director: Bas Korsten
Creatives: Jeena van der Heul, Ben Goedegebuur
Art Directors: Jeena van der Heul, Maarten Vrouwes
Copywriters: Jeena van der Heul, Friso Ludenhoff
Designers: Richard Beerens, Fâris van de Lisdonk
Concept Producer: Esther Berger
Development: Trilab

Ominous Medusa Photography – The Sylwia Makris 2012 Photo Shoot is Dark and Dangerous (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Sylwia Makris 2012 photo shoot is piercingly dark and abnormal. It features pale-white stark images of women encapsulated in a black background in Gothic formal-wear. The models wear headpieces…

Philips Azur Iron: The Art Of Ironing

The unique performance of Philips irons and steamers is demonstrated by the Art of Ironing. The classical Dutch paintings are re-created on a plain piece of white tissue with Philips ironing aids.

Advertising Agency: DDB, Moscow, Russia
Creative Director: Anna Denisova
Art Director: Ivan Davydov
Director: Anton Groves
Production: Yarche, Carioca Studio
Published: September 2012

Telge Energi: The Newborn

Advertising Agency: Masscreation, Stockholm, Sweden
Production company: Film de Liberté
Director: Markus Johnson
Producer: Anders Eklund

Ford: Rollercoaster

ford summer rollercoaster 2012

“>Get more fun out of your ride with new summer tires.”

Advertising Agency: Dedicate, Gothemburg, Sweden
Creative Director: Klas Ekstrand
Art Director: Valentino Ristevski
Copywriter: Torbjörn Wannerfeldt
Retouch: Black Friday

Rock Stadium

Rock Stadium est un projet de stade en sable qui va bientôt être construit aux Emirats Arabes Unis. Un projet estimé à 750 millions d’euros pensé par MZ Architects qui sera construit sous le niveau du sol dans le désert d’Al-Ain pour plus de fraîcheur. Plus d’images de ce concept dans la suite.

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Yasusuke Ota: The Abandoned Animals of Fukushima

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uring my short stay in Amsterdam, i enthusiastically entered the exhibition
Yasusuke Ota: The Abandoned Animals of Fukushima. What had i imagined that i’d see? Birds flying over beautiful urban ruins? Pets sauntering gaily on car roofs and pigs fooling around empty supermarkets? I couldn’t have been more mistaken continue

Magical Downpour Installations – Enjoy the Rain and Stay Dry in the rAndom International Rain Room (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The rAndom International Rain Room lets you sing in the rain without worrying about being drenched or catching a cold.

What is so mind-boggling about this magnificent art installation is that the…