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…

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…

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…

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.

Uplifting Guerrilla Ads – Second Yellow Safety Line for Wonderbra Customers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Wonderbra’s clever print ad plays on the yellow safety line at above ground MRT stations. This yellow line tells people how far from the track they can stand and be safe. A second yellow line is used to show, that those who use Wonderbra’s bust-enhancing apparel, need to stand back even farther. I w…

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.

Crude Mafiads – New York Pizza Mafia Commercials (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Holland ad agency Selmore didn’t have any apprehension using crude language in the Damn F**king Tasty TV spots for New York Pizza.

If you’ve seen these commercials, you’d know not to serve Italian mafia anything but a “damn fuc**ing tasty” pizza! The series of three commercials parody the Scarface…

Sexy Mobile Branding – Playboy Phone: Alcatel OT-V770A (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Alcatel unveiled several during CTIA Wireless 2008 in Las Vegas and one of the more popular with the men (really?) were its Playboy-branded handset ‘OT-V770A’

It comes in Gold, Pink, or Silver metallic trim, and really plays up its Playboy affiliation. The Playboy phone supports a 1.3 megapixe…

Wearing Nothing – K-Lynn Lingerie 2nd Skin Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The 2nd skin underwear campaign by JWT Dubai for K-Lynn Lingerie just won the Dubai Lynx 2008 Print Gold award on 2 April, 2008.

The goal of the campaign is to show you just how comfortable you would be wearing them, as if you are wearing nothing.

The print ads are titled “bra”, “string” and “Pant…

Shockvertising Food – Swedish Fish: A Friend You Can Eat (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) At first glance, this appears to be animal cruelty at its worst. These ads, with their deceptively bright and cheerful colours feature snuggly bunnies and teddy bears ready to be eaten.

The “A friend you can eat,” campaign for Swedish Fish was created by ad agency, JWT, New York.

There’s a Kitty…