Female Stunt Drivers – Zhang Ziyi in Mercedes ‘The Contract’ Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Famous actress Zhang Ziyi shows us her driving prowess in the new Mercedes Benz spot entitled “The Contract”.

The commercial, which is inspired by the 1978 movie “The Driver”, shows Zhang Ziyi skillfully driving a Mercedes SLK which leaves two shady characters in awe and fear their life at the …

See-Through Billboards – Google Video Campaign (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Google has come up with a brilliant outdoor guerrilla campaign for Google Video using see-through billboards. The message is that Google Video gives you a realistic experience, as if you are seeing real people and scenes right in-front of you.

The see-through billboards, which were installed in Ger…

Tension-Breaking Chocolate – Kit-Kat Break Your Enemies Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This Kit-Kat campaign brings a whole new twist to the famous “Have a break, have a Kit-Kat” slogan.

The print ads shows people that annoy you (wife, boss, and bully) being broken in half the same way you break your Kit-Kat bars. The message is that whenever you feel angry, depressed, or annoyed tr…

Olympic Video Games – Sega Beijing 2008 Olympics (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Sega is getting into the summer Games action by featuring Olympic athletes in upcoming video games. The new Beijing 2008 Olympics video game which drops on June 24th, simulates over 35 Olympic competitions and some of them feature USA medal hopefuls Amanda Beard, Tyson Gay, Nastia Liukin and Reese H…

Movie Inspired Fashion – Sex And The City Lingerie (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Coinciding with the release of the much awaited movie version of Sex And The City, Bare Necessities has created the Cosabella Lingerie Collection ($22-$162), inspired by the fearsome foursome. Each of the characters Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte or Miranda, has their own collection. So you can choose …

Top 100 Solar Inventions – Part 2: Architecture & Power Plants (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The power of the sun is incredible, and with Earth Day coming up, we thought we’d highlight some of the top innovations in solar technology. This is part two of the solar cluster, featuring 30 solar powered communities, cities, individual pieces of architecture and other larger scale inventions.

I…

Secret Book Computers – The Future of Books Laptop (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Kyle Bean created a design to demonstrate how technology has changed the way we source information and relate to books. He made a laptop out of a cheap book to create a visual that illustrates the issue.

Yanko Design notes, “The book/laptop, has a CD-Rom drive complete with CD, a keyboard…

Quadruple Magazine Covers – Vogue Espana Has 4 Kate Moss Covers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Bianca recently treated us to a post on the double Nylon magazine cover featuring two Gossip Girl starlets, so I had to one-up her with a fashion magazine using not three, but four covers for a single issue!

The May 2008 Spanish Vogue quadruple cover extravaganza features four different covers of s…

Interactive Bus Stop Ads – Crank Up the Bikini Model’s Tan

(TrendHunter.com) Most of the time, people don’t pay much attention to bus stop ads, but every once in a while, there are ads so clever, you can’t help but be captivated by them. This interactive bus stop billboard from Johnson & Johnson, for example is a real head turner.

To grab your intitial attention, there is …

Guerrilla Tourism Ads – Time to Thaw: South Carolina Tourism (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you’ve ever been to Chicago in the winter, you know the temperatures can get brutal, and that a clever South Carolina tourism campaign like this one would have a good chance of getting your attention.

The Time To Thaw campaign was created by The Bounce Agency for South Carolina Tourism. Install…

Designer Lookbooks – Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2008 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re looking for tips on what to wear this summer, look no further than Dolce & Gabbana’s new Spring/Summer 2008 Lookbook which offers an explosion of style and eye-candy.

The lookbook features models Alexandre Kunha, Thomas de Oliveira, David Gandy, Julien Quevenne, Texas Olson, Mihai Neghi a…

Guerrilla Mirror Phones – Rogers Video Phone Ads

(TrendHunter.com) Rogers, one of the key mobile phone companies in Canada, used clever “mirror phone” guerrilla ads to promote their new video phone service.

The giant cell phone decals were placed around Toronto bathrooms in restaurants, bars and clubs, with the screen portion cut out so people would have a live v…

Haute Couture House Calls – Direct Fashion Sales

(TrendHunter.com) A growing number of clothing labels are making “house calls”. They new services are being refered to as direct fashion sales, and they’re already turning into a booming business. Essentially, it lets anyone have a personal shopper.

Companies like Worth, Carlisle and Bill Blass “Sell their clothing…

Garbage Seafood – Shock Visuals For Clean Seas (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As a seafood lover, these ads really spoke to me. The photography is exceptional, and at a glance, one might not notice the horrors hidden within each image.

A closer look shows that the sushi is not wrapped in seaweed, but in plastic bags. The fish isn’t covered in a delicious balsamic glaze, but…

Guerrilla Elevator Ads – Plea for Action in Guantanamo Bay

(TrendHunter.com) These fantastically creative ads are meant to bring awareness to the issues in Guantanamo Bay. It was created by human rights group, Witness for Torture, and was very successful. In fact, the campaign increased the traffic to the website by 35%.

The guerrilla ads feature a man in red prisoner’s su…

Hair’s Point of View – Head and Shoulders Ad Gives You New Perspective (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Ad agency Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi have produced clever outdoor and in-store ads for the “The Head & Shoulders Point of View” campaign. The ads literally show you the Hair’s point of view.

The ads give a bird’s eye view of the hair of iconic figures like the Mona Lisa sending out the mess…

Branded Recycling – “Drink 2 Wear” Fashion Made of Old Coke Bottles (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) To the brim with complaints from environmental activists that their plastic bottles are clogging up landfills, Coke has come up with a unique solution: turning recycled bottles into “Drink 2 Wear” apparel.

T-shirts that read, “Make your plastic fantastic” and “Rehash your trash” will appear at nea…

Mandatory Calorie Counts on Menus – New NYC Restaurant Rule

(TrendHunter.com) Here’s a scary stat: Over the last two years, New Yorkers gained 10 million lbs!! Isn’t that insane? Forunatley, the city is stepping up to address the issue and are implimenting a new law that restaurants must post calorie counts next to each item on the menu.

Would you still order the 740 calori…

Cooking on The Run – Heinz Cooking Contest (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This new ad campaign for Heinz Cooking Contest playfully shows you that they are “Looking for chefs wherever they are.”

It does not matter if you are a jumping athlete or a drumming rock star; if you have the chops and talent, send your cooking recipes to the contest mailbox!

The fun campaign was …

Cash Headwear – Davivienda Money Transfer Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is a very cute ad from Davivienda Bank from Colombia which seeks to encourage money transfers abroad. I like the use they make of the head coverings. Hats are an important element in many cultures, serving both practical and social purposes. I enjoy the way Davivienda tries to capture the count…