Advertising with Zombies – Zune’s Piece of Me, Piece of You (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Zune’s new ad came out a couple of days ago and it is not lacking in creativity and, um zombies. “Very Tim Burton”, says adrants. Indeed. The ad is somewhat reminiscent of Burton’s quirky and often dark style but the aptly titled Piece of Me, Piece of You manages to be very cheerful and totally cool…

Fairytale Commercials – Toma Leche Milk Ads (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Toma Leche campaign was produced by Grupo Gallegos. “Toma leche” is Spanish for “drink milk” and apparently, if you do just that, and you are a butt-ugly, nasty-ass “bruja” or witch, you will turn into a beautiful, regular chick.

Cute fairytale-influenced commercial. Very cute.

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Write An Essay About Pet Love And Win A Mansion In Florida

(TrendHunter.com) Clementia Marie Giovanetti is a woman with a difficult task. She’s been trying to sell her mansion for a cool $1.25 million bucks. But in today’s depressed economic times, who has a million and a quarter bucks laying around? So Clementia (a published author) has decided to hold an essay-writing cont…

Faking Naughty II – 5 More Ads That Made You Look Twice (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Sex will always sell ,but making erotic images with the mundane and ordinary is truly clever.

Geared to the male psyche, these ads invoke images that stir the imagination. They feature optical illusions of desire like beer and sweaty female thighs, inviting you to “Lust for Kingfisher lager”, orang…

Funky Barcodes – D-Barcode Spices Up Packaging (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Who knew that barcodes could be so much fun? Barcodes are the machine-readable representation of information most of us are familiar with.

A Japanese firm named D-Barcode has been “decorating” these codes and their products are now used all over Japan. Great, fun concept.

Faking Naughty – 5 Ads That Made You Look Twice (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) From the 12th International Erotic Cinema of Barcelona ad (my favorite) to ordinary bread, super sexy ads always make you look. These photos prove my point.

The endless fascination of womens’ bodies, the eternal love affair with phallic symbols, as in the “Bread is Life” ad, all combine to bring o…

Social T-Shirt Shopping Communities – Rumplo

(TrendHunter.com) Rumplo, a newly launched, but already very active community, aims to provide a home to the most creative t-shirt designers from around the world. Not only is it very easy to search through the ever growing library of great designs, but it provides a great platform for designers and means that it wil…

Car Shoes – Opel Agila Heels (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These aqua-colored Opel Agila high-heel shoes are real. They were designed by Luca Stappers and were unveiled on April 2nd at a special party that took place at the Shoebaloo Boutique in Amsterdam. The stunt is part of Opel’s promotional campaign for the release of the new Agila minicar.

Classic Portraiture in Modern Showrooms – Koya Abe Art (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is a project by artist Koya Abe that explores two apparently different periods and art traditions. One area is the tradition of European portraiture and the other is the “art” of modern commercial designs and presentations. One one hand,we have masterpieces intended for an exclusive audien…

Incoherent Commercials – A Drunk Jeff Goldblum for Apple iMac (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This is a TV commercial for the Apple iMac starring actor Jeff Goldblum and he is seems to be completely wasted. I’m sure there was a reason for that but the result is very amusing.

Luxury Fashion for Less – Comme des Garcons for H&M;

(TrendHunter.com) Japanese design house Comme des Garcons is going to launch an affordable line at H&M;stores this Fall. Following the success of other designer collection for H&M;including Viktor & Rolf, Roberto Cavalli and Stella McCartney, the global fast fashion retailer is teaming with Japanese design house, Rei…

Design Cans 2 – Pepsi Artco Cans

(TrendHunter.com) Last year, we saw Diet Coke launch limited edition “design” cans featuring art from top Irish artists. It was a great idea, and now Pepsi’s on board with a similar promotion.

Cary Lietzes of ARTCO is trying to find the right blend of art in packaging design. Her new project for Pepsi includes artw…

Bottled Ice Cream Floats – Schweppes Root Beer Float

(TrendHunter.com) For years, beverage makers have tried to crack the code to develop an indulgent drink that tastes like a homemade rootbeer float. Cadburry Schweppes, with its brands A&W;and Sunkist, is introducing a drink which is supposed to match the flavours of home-made floats.

According to the company, “They…

Airplane Privacy Chambers – Delta Cozy Suites (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Oh finally! An architectural way to avoid the chatty guy next to you! Delta is installing the Cozy Suite on its international 767s and 777s. It is a staggered seating plan designed by Thompson Solutions that gives each passenger their own individual space. The chair is even designed to wrap around y…

Marketing Rap – Design Coding by Poetic Prophet (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Here’s an educational rap about web design by Poetic Prophet. Listen to the lyrics and pick up some tips about how to design your own web page. Marketing rap is big, but I’m so out of touch with hip-hop that I will have to leave this type of lesson to the geniuses among us like Ayman. Right On!

Mile-High Tower (UPDATE) – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The big building competition in the Arabian Peninsula is really heating up with a really ginormous tower just announced for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Although we revealed this project would be under construction, we didn’t know where it would be built.

The plans show it will be twice as big as the alre…

Coffee Softdrinks – JavaPop Organic Coffee On-The-Go (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Who, besides the British who have their tea, is able to start the work day without that much-needed shot of caffeine? That being said, who has time to brew a nice fresh cup of coffee?

In recent years, the US consumer market for on-the-go coffee exploded. Most beverage manufacturers hastily introdu…

Rest in Peace on the Moon – Memorial Spaceflights Take Your Ashes to Space

(TrendHunter.com) Celestis, Inc., the pioneer in Memorial Spaceflight, announced recently it has reached agreement with two companies to launch payloads containing human cremated remains to the surface of the Moon as soon as 2009.

Going on vacation to the moon might be an unattainable dream… But getting your ashes…

Pawning Wine – Paris Hock Shops Accept Wine

(TrendHunter.com) For the first time in history, pawn shops in Paris that normally only accept antique family heirlooms are accepting wine. According to experts, the Credit Municipal de Paris is located in a building that “happens to have 18th century cellars below ground, providing the perfect storage area for the…

Mingling with Journalists – Get Out in New York With “Time Out New York”

(TrendHunter.com) Really interesting what Time Out New York has been doing lately. In each issue there are real-world ways to meet and hang out with the editors, writers and staff of the magazine.

The magazine was starting to feel somewhat corporate, but this brings it back to the streets where it all started. For …