In-Camera Extravaganzas – Alison Goldfrapp’s Happiness (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) If there’s one trend that’s been sweeping promo and ad land over the last year or so it’s in-camera extravaganzas, and no-one does them better than Colonel Blimp/Blink director Dougal Wilson, who’s latest for Alison Goldfrapp, “Happiness” is a glorious hop, skip and jump… well alright, more of a j…

Social Shopping – 17 Year Old Woman Launches Rasba.com (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Rasba.com, launched by a 17 year old superstar, is a social shopping site that brings a new and innovative twist to the world of online shopping. In short, Rasba.com helps young shoppers connect with hip brands and share products. In short, brands/retailers come to Rasba and easily customizable st…

Skin Conditions as Art – Dermatographia Canvas (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This young woman has a rare skin condition known as dermatographia. This is an immune system skin hypersensitivity that releases histamine which is the chemical (neuro-transmitter) your body produces when you’re having an allergic reaction. High levels of histamine cause this woman’s blood vessels t…

Recycled Keyboard Purse – Keybag by Joao Sabino (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you are someone – or know someone – who spends their life at a keyboard, you will appreciate this Keybag designed by Joao Sabino of Portugal. Yes those are actual keys on a usable handbag. Joao draws his inspiration from life and collaborates with Mario Belem.

Innovative Stereoscopic 3D Videos – Bjork’s Wanderlust (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter has featured many trends about Björk’s innovations in music. Her latest is a breath-taking music video that is directed by duo Encyclopedia Pictura that has the blogsphere abuzz.

The eccentric Icelandic singer’s music video for the song Wanderlust that was shot in stereoscopic 3D with…

User Created Designer Ads – Armani Get Together Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Hugo Boss launched a neat ad campaign that asked the public to help in design, and now Emporio Armani has announced a similar project.

The fashion house announced a contest in which they asked the public to design a print or video ad for Armani’s new fragrance, Get Together. The winning spot for t…

Fake Stories Launch Real Products – Flying Penguins Launch BBC iPlayer (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Ah, April Fool’s. The one day that your friends can legitimately bray with laughter as you scurry to the dictionary to verify their assertion that the word ‘gullible’ isn’t in there.

A breathy Terry Jones (he of Monty Python fame) takes on David Attenborough’s mantle, walking amongst and…

Political Spoofs as a Protest – Hillary Clinton for Sunsilk (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The talented artist at Pretty On The Outside has created this artistic spoof of Hillary Clinton for Sunsilk campaign as a protest of the way the candidates have been acting. He finds it “odd that our presidential candidates are dancing on Ellen, appearing on Saturday Night Live, and worst of all, be…

$300 Billion Green Ad Campaign – Al Gore’s We Can Solve It (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Imagine: You’re extremely committed to stopping global warming, and you want to rest of the world to help you. You have a $300 billion budget. Your name is Al Gore.

Gore’s latest step to showing his pledge to stop climate change comes in the form of a $300 billion ad campaign, the first part of wh…

Reconstructing the Dead – Johann Sebastian Bach Looks Life-Like

(TrendHunter.com) The compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach are internationally well known, but what he looked like physically isn’t.

Although he only sat for one portrait his entire life, images of the composer are plentiful as are nicely sculptured busts.

Anthropologist Caroline Wilkinson used state-of-the-art c…

Top Secret Online Encyclopedia – Google Intellipedia

(TrendHunter.com) Google is supplying their search technology to government agencies. Much like the way you or I use Wikipedia, government agencies such as the FBI, CIA, NSA and others now have Intellipedia.

According to Sean Dennehy, chief of Intellipedia development for the CIA, the site has 35,000 articles makin…

Sensual Foodvertising – PETA Rude Food PSA (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) PETA’s been known to produce some pretty sexy ads. For the Rude Food PSA, they’ve steered away nude celebrities (who would rather go naked than wear fur) and instead used some very hot, steamy imagery without so much a glimpse of a person.

The video show that even fruits and vegetables can turned i…

Cell Phone Lingerie – Erokawa Underwear Cell Phone Straps (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Sexy lingerie for my cell phone? Yoohoo! Real Underwear Miniature Cell Phone Straps are really funny little panties and bras that you can attach to your cell as a strap. The Erokawa straps measure approx. 5.5 x 12cm/ 2.2″ x 4.7″ and they are tacky as hell, but still an absolute riot!

Retro Icons in Modern Ads – Monroe & Taylor Become Someone

(TrendHunter.com) Marilyn Monroe must be one of the most recognizable and used faces in our culture. And although dead stars have been unnecessarily used in ads before, Monroe fits perfectly in Color Bar’s “Become Someone” campaign promoting their make-up line. She is joined by none less than the legendary Elizabeth …

Jello Scapes – Architects for Aid (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Normally architects don’t like to deal with the jiggle factor when designing a structure. But when your raw material jelly, it is a prerequisite. Bompas & Parr are running a jelly design competition as part of this summer’s London Festival of Architecture. The resulting molds and preparatory materia…

Web Cams in Funeral Homes – Pay Per View Last Rites (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Pay-per-view funerals will start in Britain soon. If you can’t make the services, for a fee, you can log on and mourn. Wesley Music will offer the service to funeral parlors around the country for a one time payment of $150 for access to a funeral webcast. If the eulogy is half as good as John Clees…

Boombox Redux – The iPod Boombox from Urban Outfitters (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Now, this is really a boombox! Actually, retro boombox would be more apt due to the fact that this gadget has been actualized with up to the second tech. This is in fact an iPod Boombox from Urban Outfitters! Its design, shape and color are very similar to the annoying boomboxes of yesteryears but t…

YouTube Rick Rolling its Own Users

(TrendHunter.com) If you read Trend Hunter’s extremely popular list of the Top 40 Pranks and Prank ideas, you’d know all about Rick Rolling. In short, you send someone a link, but the link tricks them to see Rick Astley’s video, “Never Gonna Give You Up.” Then you get to say, “You Got Rick Rolled.”

Well guess wh…

Commercial Parodies – Russian Mail Order Bride Spoofs Dove Evolution (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Dove’s Evolution ad is one of the most viral internet videos of all time. Like many commercials that generate a lot of buzz, it’s been parodied, this time using a Russian mail order bride theme.

Some may be offended, some may think it’s funny. Regardless, here’s what it’s about:

In the original D…

Ultimate Fighting for Kids (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Ultimate Fighting or Cage Fighting has become increasing popular in the US with CBS becoming the first of the mainstream networks to broadcast it during prime time. Now kids are facing-off, punching and kicking, in the cage with their parent’s blessing.

Videos of kids as young as six fighting ea…