(TrendHunter.com) The video is of Yves Behar, creator of the XO laptop for One Laptop per Child, speaking at the February 2008 TED conference in Monterey, CA.
He discusses his projects like the Leaf lamp, the Jawbone headset, a wristwatch designed to let you check it discretely and a morphing Swarovksi lamp as well…
(TrendHunter.com) Sharmila’s yoga classes in Hyderabad, India have become really popular thanks to some really clever advertising by ad agency, Mindset. The ads, which direct people to the location of Sharmila’s classes, look like roadsigns, and when you are driving, will certainly make you look twice. I question how…
(TrendHunter.com) Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain has just launched an online campaign to bring back the office tea trolley, a much missed tradition in the UK.
The campaign has a dedicated micro site which allows visitors to create and sign an office petition, view campaign videos and even win a tea trolley for the office (a…
(TrendHunter.com) Viral videos are monkeying around in Hollywood! Unbuttonfilms, the same company that brought us the â€Guys backflip into jeans†undercover ad for Levis, has launched Super Chill Monkey Does Hollywood.
One thing’s for sure, director Benzo Theodore loves drama acrobatics. This time he’s fe…
(TrendHunter.com) These ads make me a little uncomfortable and evoke great sadness, but making an emotional connection is crucial in awareness ads. This campaign for the National Centre for Domestic Violence sheds light on the emotional and psychological trauma inflicted on children subject to witnessing domestic vio…
(TrendHunter.com) One of the most basic things that even children know about advertising is that, as cliché as it is, sex sells. It really should come as no surprise then that that is the concept people came up with when entering a user-generated ad competition. It didn’t matter that the campaign was meant to be for…
(TrendHunter.com) Fans of the Indiana Jones LEGO game and pop culture phenomenon trilogy films must be really excited about the Indy game to be dropped shortly after the fourth film- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull- hits theaters in the USA on June 3rd. The latest trailer of the LEGO game includes …
(TrendHunter.com) Featuring cheesy family shots and corny music just won’t make the cut for Swedish McDonald’s commercials. In a way, it only makes sense to develop something as outrageous as this.
Since McDonalds has pervaded every urban city on this planet (hasn’t it?), people don’t notice it anymore. It’s like a…
(TrendHunter.com) While I applaud the message of this Family Network Foundation campaign, which reminds you to care for and pay attention to your parents, what the hell is up with the art direction?
The Thai campaign encourages you to care more for your parents and “Don’t make your parents jealous of your other lo…
(TrendHunter.com) As a celebration of their 75th anniversary, Lacoste unveiled a breath-taking futuristic 3D spot with a companion site.
The theme of the spot is “let’s reinvent the game†and depicts the future of tennis with a projection of what how tennis will be like after 75 years, in 2083.
The art direc…
(TrendHunter.com) If only Hitler could charge a fee for his face being used in so many ads! Following the Malaria campaign which painted Hitler & Stalin with mosquitoes to illustrate the danger of the disease, a new anti-smoking campaign uses a similar approach by drawing the Nazi leader and the notorious Osama Bin L…
(TrendHunter.com) A while back Trend Hunter told you about Nikon’s new campaign starring comedy actor Ashton Kutcher. The campaign has been very successful in reaching out to geeks, the celebrity-obsessed and the cool kids, all at the same time, thanks to the casting of the likable Kutcher.
Here are some of the pr…
(TrendHunter.com) This is Samsung’s latest commercial created to promote the Samsung Soul phone, titled “10 Optical Illusions in 2 Minutes”. Despite its title, there are no digital imaging tricks used. Each is performed just by a guy, some clever props, and a time span of two minutes. Watch and enjoy.
(TrendHunter.com) This is a guerrilla ad by a group of actors who surprised and shocked people waiting at Stansted Airport in London with an impromptu musical performance, a la Improv Everywhere. It’s always fun to see people’s reactions when they see actors pop out of nowhere singing and some even tap dancing.
Ther…
(TrendHunter.com) This powerful PSA campaign from Singapore successfuly illustrates how verbal abuse can be just as horrific as physical violence. This is an important issue to raise awareness of, as many people do not realize that vicious domestic verbal abuse can actually have longer lasting effects and hurt their …
(TrendHunter.com) There is a growing fad in Japan to have your MP3 player, cell phone or any other personal technology, designed by your favorite celebrity. A number of pop singers, actors and other famous people have signed on to design products that are marketed to the growing number of young, celebrity-obsessed co…
(TrendHunter.com) “Hi, I’m a PC and I am living with Vista!” That is the latest twist and (below the belt) hit Apple takes at Microsoft’s expense in their well-known “Hello, I’m a Mac. Hello, I’m a PC” series. The spot likens using the wildly ill-received and underwhelming Vista operating system to living with a dise…
(TrendHunter.com) I love commercials inspired by the fantasies of children! This clever Matchbox campaign looks like photo stills from class movies, only instead of handsome men and stunning women in the vintage cars, it’s kids who are still a good half decade from obtaining their licenses.
The toy car ads, by Ogil…
(TrendHunter.com) Take a look at this new advertising campaign from Brazilian business newspaper, Gazeta Mercantil. These print ads are sure to cause controversy, as they show the Dollar, Euro and Yen displaying important events that took place in each area of the world.
“For the U.S., that means 9/11, pot, oil, wa…
(TrendHunter.com) What a smart and cost-effective idea to use popular statues to model your latest fashion line. At least you know they’d show up on time!
That’s exactly what Blush swimwear “Stop Nudism” campaign did. The creatives at glow ad agency, Berlin took it to the streets and used statues as models with stic…
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