Intentional Ugly – 8 Posts For the Ugly Obsessed

(TrendHunter.com) Why pursue only beautiful things when the world is full of so much ugly? Ugly is ‘more real’ and can even be adorable. Accordingly, today we offer you this diversion from pretty objects of desire.

From an ugly model agency to glasses that make your food look ugly, these posts demonstrate that …

35 Badass Designs for Ordinary Products (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) AyMan’s list of 6 BadAss Designs has inspired me to create a mega list of ordinary products gone ‘bad ass’.

From a gun hairdryer to terror fashion, these products will add a danger to your reputation.

Almost every time we see an ordinary product made dangerous, traffic ensues. Accordingly, desi…

Top 25 Innovations in Eyelashes, Eye Shadow and Eye Balls (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Eyes are the window to the soul, so why not class up your window with diamond-studded eye lashes, Barbie cosmetics, metallic make-up or video game style contact lenses?

If there’s one thing you’ll take away from this list, it is that the cutting edge of eye enhancement has no limits.

And guys, t…

15 Digital Paper / e-Paper / Electronic Ink Innovations (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) For several years, we’ve been watching breakthroughs and ideas in the world of digital paper / e-paper / electronic ink. The concept is that paper thin digital screens will eventually redefine our consumption of paper and applications for display technology.

Unfortunately, the world still hasn’t s…

AyMan and His Top 20 Trends (Featured Trend Hunter)

(TrendHunter.com) Although Ayman is one of our newest Senior Trend Hunters, he’s also been one of our most active. He’s also knocked our server off-line with several blazingly hot discoveries. His quick publication of the controversial Running Free ad was even quoted in The National Post.

Ayman describes himself a…

5 Trends So Popular They Knocked Trend Hunter Offline

(TrendHunter.com) Over the last two years, Trend Hunter has outgrown its server on several occasions, often marked by killer trends that knocked the server offline. This month, several of these trends pushed our traffic up to nearly 3,000,000 monthly views. Accordingly, we are about to make our final server migrati…

Top 18 Hello Kitty Products – Childish Icons for Adults (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Hello Kitty has invaded the world, growing from a pop culture craze in Japan to becoming a world wide icon. There’s are products like the Hello Kitty toaster featured, Kitty shotguns, contact lenses and even an entire air line in theme.

The little white, anime cat looks like a children’s cartoon c…

Top 33 Mood Sensitive Technologies – Emotional Futurism

(TrendHunter.com) When people think of technology, they often think of cold or emotion-less electronics. Judging by the recurring mood-sensitive innovations we’ve featured, that doesn’t look to be the case. In fact, incorporating human emotion has become a key attribute of a lot of future gadgets, from emotion-sensit…

9 Zaha Hadid Designs + Guggenheim Hermitage Museum (SUPER GALLERY) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter has featured numerous designs by the talented Zaha Hadid. Here we present you with her latest design that won a competition to design the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania.

According to Zaha Hadid Architects, “The new centre for international art will house pieces fro…

Neg’s Urban Sports (RIDICULOUS) – Top 6 Games to Prank Your Way to a Good Time (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Bored? Downtown? Neg’s Urban Sports are outlandish challenges where contestants disrupt social norms, pranking victims in score-able challenges. For example, how long can you ride a big stranger? When you knock on a stranger’s door, how long can you keep them from closing the door? Be crazy, and …

Top 10 YouTube Music Videos of All Time

(TrendHunter.com) This collection showcases 10 of the hottest Youtube music videos of all time (+ 3 bonus videos, because I couldn’t stop myself). To videos were hand picked from Trend Hunter’s collection of more than 2000 viral flicks.

Each of these videos exude creativity and demonstrate the power of thinking o…

Chief Trend Hunter Turns 30 + Jeremy Gutsche and His Top 10 Trends

(TrendHunter.com) As anyone familiar with Trend Hunter knows, Jeremy Gutsche has built an incredible trend spotting community. Breaking new records, Trendhunter.com had over 300,000 views today, just in time for his 30th birthday, which he’ll surely celebrate with a medium well steak.

Astoundingly, at only 29 years …

36 Freaky Robots With Human Jobs

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter’s robot section features several hundred robots, but none are more freaky than these 36, which each have human jobs. Having said that, I did cheat a little on this list, adding some unemployed robots that are simply human-like and freaky. Enjoy!

Robots Receptionists

Robot Secreta…

Top 29 Underwater Innovations, From Deep Sea Golf to Fashion Photography (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Fancy a round of underwater golf? What about eating in an underwater restaurant? We’ve done an underwater trends feature before, but we have so much more to add to the list!

Underwater activities are no longer limited to submarines, snorkeling or diving. With advancements in technology, a rise in …

6 Political Beatbox Videos – Bush, Clinton, Obama, Blair and Tom Cruise (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I’m quite happy to have discovered the world of political beatbox and musical remix. In the last week, I’ve posted a couple videos in this category, but today I’m featuring them all.

My favorites include Bush singing ‘Imagine’, Tony Blair singing ‘Should I Say or Should I go’, and of course, Bus…

Top 33 LEGO Creations – Innovating Retro Toys (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) You didn’t think LEGO died with the rise of video games and the internet, did you?

Until the last of us who played with LEGO as kids die off, the fascination with the little plastic blocks will continue.

The following 33 bits of Trend Candy prove that a popular toy can retain its appeal for deca…

Top 7 Spontaneous Public Spectacles – Improv Everywhere (SUPER GALLERY) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) I’m even more convinced that Improv Everywhere is the world’s most creative guerrilla marketing company!

“GuerilLA had folks who seemed like strangers spontaneously come together for a game of Follow The Leader at the Getty Center,” Improv Everywhere explains.

Another project was Human Dominoes …

Top 10 Fashion Watches + Orb Bracelet Watch – Time for Style (SUPER GALLERY) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) With most people relying on their mobile phones to tell the time, designers are coming up with creative, fashionable watch designs that try to bring the watch back into your lifestyle as a fashion accessory.

The Orb Bracelet Watch is a unique take on traditional watch design with a modern and futur…

Top 72 Ways to Get Clean – Innovations in Hygiene (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Taking a bath or shower doesn’t just involve soap and water anymore. From products like glow-in-the-dark bubble bath and soap that looks like French fries to the actual showers themselves, which now come with coloured water, mood tiles and the ability to kick you out for wasting water, innovations i…

Top 21 Architectural Monsters – World’s Tallest, Biggest Buildings

(TrendHunter.com) Since I’ve started writing for Trend Hunter, it seems we’ve covered, “the world’s largest” or “tallest” building several times. On each occasion, after getting ready to file it as duplicate, I have discovered the new blue prints are, in fact, bigger than the last.

The race is on the become the bigg…