Shock Fashion for Awareness – I Was Raped T Shirt

(TrendHunter.com) Rape survivor – Heather Corinna – has turned her terrible experience into something positive and set up a support group for fellow survivors. But it is the “I was raped” shirts which people were talking about. Designed to try and break down the stigma many people is attached to this crime. I will l…

Unconventional Motivation – Gold’s Gym Ads

(TrendHunter.com) Encouraging words sometimes aren’t enough to get someone to work out — sometimes, a good visual is a lot more powerful. In my opinion, this ad for Gold’s Gym could have been drawn with the signs reversed as well.

As this image implies, you walk into Gold’s pinner, you walk out a buff and built st…

Fighting Discrimination – Canadian Nudists To Paypal: Don’t Cut Us Off, Eh! (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These photos of seniors doing the bunny hop is just down right scary and I AM a senior! A group of naked Canadians are looking into a class action lawsuit against PayPal. The Federation of Canadian Naturists (FCN), aka Canadian nudists, claims that after four years of business, PayPal suddenly cut o…

Diesel Trees – Grow Your Own Oil (Copaifera langsdorfii) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Can this be a reality for our future? In the wet tropical region of North Queensland, Australian farmers have bought over 20,000 diesel trees with the intention that in 15 or so years, they’ll have an oil mine growing on their farmland.

The Brazilian “Copaifera langsdorfii” can be tapped just li…

Royalty on YouTube 2 – Queen Rania of Jordan (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Queen Rania is a very young, influencer of Jordan, and she’s dedicated to keeping positive ties with the west. One technique to develop good relations and appeal to today’s younger generations has been the launch of her own YouTube channel.

In her clips, the beautiful queen asks the YouTube commun…

Space Furniture – Metallics at Milan Design Week

(TrendHunter.com) Design Week Milan 2008 is just around the corner; this sneak peek reveals that metallic colors are going to be just as popular for furniture as it has been for clothing.

Although they look like it, these chairs aren’t inflatable, but they still look fantastic. Designer Arik Ben Simhon used full cu…

Construction Sitevertising – Gym Ad Covers Urban Eye Sore (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) When I think of construction sites, I can’t help think the guys are muscular and manly — which is why the placement of this gym ad is so perfect! It covers up the eye sore of the not-yet-completed high rise while promoting fitness and strength.

It’s not currently being used anywhere as it’s still…

Oversized Briefs – Calvin Klein Underwear Ad

(TrendHunter.com) Again the question is asked…Is bigger really better?
An enormous Calvin Klein underwear ad was unveiled on the side of the old Ritz Carlton hotel in Kong Kong. The multi-story ad can be seen from the harbour and features Blood Diamond actor Djimon Hounsou artfully posing in nothing but a pair of t…

Viral Tech Ads – Sony: Store The Impossible (II) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Following their hugely successful “Store The Impossible” campaign for Sony MicroVault Tiny 2GB, Promoseven advertising agency, Dubai has come up with an equally creative campaign for Sony MicroVault Tiny 4GB that just won a Dubai Lynx 2008 Print Gold award on 2 April, 2008.

However, instead of havi…

Biker Buildings – JaThe NE Apartments for Motorcyclists Only (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Japanese love their motorcycles, and property is at an ultr-apremium, so a huge percentage of the population lives in apartments.

The small-space restrictions considered, it only makes sense to have an apartment designed for motorcyclists only. The JaThe NE complex consists of eight apartment …

Medicinal Marijuana Ads – The Tom Cruise Purple

(TrendHunter.com) A strain of marijuana in California has been baptized as the “Tom Cruise Purple” and is promoted with a label showing a picture of the actor laughing like a crazy person; Cruise and his reps are not exactly elated about this. The weed in question can be found in clubs where marijuana is used legal…

Scared Straight Ads – Horror Night on Discovery Channel (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is a French ad for the Discovery Channel that says, “Coming soon, Horror Night on Discovery Channel.”

This is pretty funny! I like the “shrunken head” effect as the three people cower and shrivel up inside their clothes.

Creative PLAYB0Y Billboard – PLAY, BOY!

(TrendHunter.com) Oh, how I love creative subtle advertising like this PLAYB0Y outdoors billboard in Germany.

The challenge was to create a billboard that makes men aware of PLAYB0Y in a subtle unusual way using the idea of “PLAY, BOY!” without using nudity.

The Philipp und Keuntje ad agency, Hamburg, Germany came …

Illusionads – Koleston Hair Colours Lips

(TrendHunter.com) Koleston’s ads always merit a second look; they’re so creative, and they’re also award-winning. At first glance, this photo looks like an image of a very full pair of cherry red lips. The ad is for Koleston Hair Colours, so it makes sense that when you take a closer look, the image is actually of so…

Extendads – Google Offers “Scroll for More” Ads

(TrendHunter.com) Google wants to leverage the real estate publishers have allocated to display their ads by giving readers more ads at their option. Have you noticed the little < > arrows? They will let you scroll to get more contextually appropriate ads to click on. With click through rates falling rapidly, Google…

Assvertising – 5 Billboards + Top 5 Assvertisements (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Although boobs are probably the number one used body part in advertising, the ass does get its fair share of attention as well. It even has its own “assvertising” ad gimmick name.

Here we bring you five billboard ads utilizing the ass to sell various products, from jeans and clothes to gym membersh…

Mobile Work Spaces – Digital Office Assitant (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Instead of turning the nearest flat surface into your mobile office, Michael Kritzer designed this four-wheeled Digital Office Assistant so you can have a productive work environment that truly is mobile.

This system is not only a great space for laptops, but also for accommodating a hard drive, a…

When Bad Ads Attack – Biopiscinas (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I have seen my share of mediocre and poorly executed ads, but this one takes the cake hands down.

I am all for being intrigued by an unusual image, but there is a big difference between an intriguing ad and a confusing one. And these ads for Biopiscinas pool cleaning products fall in the latter cat…

iPod Capsules – Cradle With Speaker (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Gee it’s Nano everything and people with big fingers may not like these. Peter Hwang’s small concept for the Apple iPod has a ‘Home’ button that when touched allows browsing the same way as with the iPhone. Docked to the mini speaker cradle, you can simultaneously send and receive data in the i…

Strange Surveys – Leaders buy more Sneakers

(TrendHunter.com) A survey of 7,500 has found that people who buy more than three pairs of sneakers a year are 61 percent more likely to have the qualities of a modern leader. Additionally multi-sneaker buyers were 50 percent more likely to be very assertive and 47 percent more likely to be spontaneous. You heard it,…