Plastic Bag Dresses – LUSH Green Awareness Campaign

(TrendHunter.com) LUSH, a company known for its dedication to environmental awareness, is engaging customers in an eye-catching live viral campaign. Outside of stores in the UK, LUSH sales reps were spotted in dresses made of plastic bags enticing customers to bring their bags in exchange for fun samples of their bea…

Jelly Bean Art 2 – Madonna Hard Candy Cover (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) At a promotional party in the UK for Madonna’s new album, Hard Candy, there was a lot of themed merchandise and decor including these jelly bean portraits.

The art was creative out of real candies, which was very suitable considering the album’s name. The colours were perfectly chosen to reflect t…

Fashion Before Passion – Amsterdam Red Light Fashion (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Amsterdam is best known for its red light entertainment industry as well as liberal drug scene, but what most people have overlooked is its rising status in the world of fashion and even haute couture.

The city of Amsterdam is trying to transform its image to be regarded instead as a hub for creat…

Remixed Retro Virals – Pussycat Doll Redoes Duran Duran’s Rio for Caress (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) When you combine a stunning Pussy Cat Doll, remix a wildly popular 80s tune and have a hot Brazilian theme to your campaign, how could it not go viral?

To promote Caress Brazilian Exotic Oil Infusions bodywash, Nicole Scherzinger is using her exotic appeal and stunning voice to a front a new campa…

Controversial Stencils – Hitler and Chaplin Ad for Hut Weber

(TrendHunter.com) Hat store Hut Weber crossed a very skittish line in Germany by using Adolf Hitler’s iconic mustache and hair in a stencil ad to promote its hats. The controversial image is right next to the equally iconic and recognizable bowler hat and mustache of 1920’s comedian Charlie Chaplin with the caption, …

Pro-Age Theatre – Dove Body & Soul Play

(TrendHunter.com) Dove is known for creating emotionally touching ads, particularly for those included in the Real Beauty campaigns. Dove’s latest addition to break traditional beauty stereotypes is a play called Body & Soul.

The theatrical production features 12 “real women,” none of whom have any modeling or acti…

Making Celebs Ordinary – Stars in Their Eyes Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The cheeky campaign for Stars in Their Eyes, a TV show where “ordinary Kiwis” are transformed into superstars for a night, illustrates how ordinary people can have their dream celebrity makeover then “return to normal” while still in character the next day.

The print ads show funny transformations…

Ads to Stir Awkward Emotions – AMAM Against Genital Mutilation

(TrendHunter.com) This extremely provocative and explicit ad for Association of Women Against Genital Mutilation (AMAM) just won an IAA Responsibility Award 2008 at the International Advertising Association first Socially Responsible Communications Awards 2008.

The shocking ad features a woman with her legs spread w…

Interactive Crime Scenes – Guerrilla Ad in German Bar

(TrendHunter.com) This is a very clever advertising campaign for 13th Street Suspense Channel. A bar in Hamburg, Germany installed a bloody crime scene in the bathroom that can only be seen with a special black light. When a person enters the bathroom, the regular lights are turned off and replaced by the black light…

SUV-Sized Shoe Sculptures – Adidas Originals Left-Right Project (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Following the lead of Onitsuka Tiger, which last year created an intricately detailed shoe made, as their tagline asserts, in Japan, Adidas has created a pair of giant shoe sculptures designed by rival West and East Coast creative crews dubbed The Left and Right Project.

The project, which pits Sur…

Olympic Inspired Gadget Design – Bird’s Nest MP3/4 Speakers

(TrendHunter.com) I’m sure there is going to be a long list of Beijing Olympic-inspired gadgets as the August games draw nearer, but this one inspired by the Bird’s Nest is a good start.

These cute little speakers are made for use with MP3, iPods or notebook computers and have been inspired by the modern shape of t…

Political Publicity Parodies – Benedict vs. Obama: POPE Parodies HOPE

(TrendHunter.com) ANIMAL has commissioned artist Michael Ian Weinfeld to create this limited edition “POPE” print of Benedict XVI.

The occasion? To commemorate Benedict’s first visit to New York City as Pontiff.

The print parodies the famous “HOPE” print for presidential hopeful Obama.

666 signed and numbered pri…

Humans To Depict Animal Abuse – What Goes Around Comes Around (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This dog abuse campaign by Bahía Blanca City, Argentina warns you against mistreating your dog; because as Justin Timberlake said, “What goes around comes around.”

The print ads feature solemn faces with multiple scratches and wounds.

Presumably, the wounds are the result of their karma coming …

Humans To Depict Animal Abuse II – RSPCA in Australia Gets Ugly

(TrendHunter.com) The RSPCA in Australia launched a new ad with The Campaign Palace Sydney Agency, taking a new approach to connect with their audience emotionally. They portrayed abused humans in order to emphasize the severity of the abuses pets undergo as a result of neglect and violent behaviour.

This is the se…

Walk-in Coffee Machines – The Javabot (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Javabot is a walk-in coffee machine that blends seven different kinds of specially roasted and ground beans, at the right temperature, to give you that perfect cup of coffee.

The Javabot “delivers a coffee with your favorite blend of seven beans, plus how they are roasted, ground and the tempe…

Sexy Senior Models – Goodyear Model for Tires that Never Get Old

(TrendHunter.com) This is a poster ad for Goodyear Tires featuring a scantily clad, rather mature model in a revealing pose. The accompanying text says, “Goodyear truck tires with max technology. The only thing in your truck that never gets old”. Pretty straight forward.

Illegally Skinny – French Bill Will Make Skinny Models ‘Illegal’

(TrendHunter.com) The French National Assembly has approved a bill that will make it ILLEGAL for anyone to ‘promote extreme thinness’. The law, if passed, would apply to advertisers in both print and online media.

If found guilty of promoting anorexia, violators could face fines up to $47,000 and possible jail ti…

Fitting Room for Cars – Does This Car Make My Ass Look Big?

(TrendHunter.com) Chevrolet has unveiled a car “fitting room” in South London which will show people exactly how they will look while sitting in the car they wish to buy. This fitting room will consist of three gigantic revolving mirrors that will let people check out how they will look (and most important, how other…

Cattle Branding Kids – Shocking Ads Portray Impact of Child Abuse (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter recently featured a very disturbing and powerful public service announcement video that shows the lasting effects of sexual abuse which haunt the victims to their dying bed. The Child Protection Foundation of Thailand has released an equally powerful print ad campaign illustrating the f…

Sneak Peak Leaked Virals – Budweiser True Dedication TV Spot (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Budweiser is launching True Dedication, a much anticipated TV spot, and we are the first to bring you the ultra exclusive footage! It won’t make it on Budweiser’s official site for another week, but Trend Hunter readers can get the first look at the new viral.

The Budweiser UK campaign features a p…