Kids Drawings Made Realistic – The Monster Engine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Monster Engine harnesses the purest creativity found in children and transforms their scribbles and art work into more professional looking paintings.

Instead of just seeking inspiration from, or reinterpreting, their work, Dave Devries asks, “What would children’s drawings look like if they …

All Bran: Calendar

All Bran: Calendar

Regulates your organism in two weeks.

Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, Bogotá, Colombia
Creative Directors: Carlos Murad, Otavio Schiavon
Art Directors / Copywriters: Germán Espitia, Camilo Carvajal
Published: March 2008

Better Mobile Data Needed To Secure More Mobile Ad Dollars

Marketing via cellphones is forecast to be one of the next hot trends, but many advertisers are still hesitant to empty their pockets on mobile-ad campaigns. One reason: There isn’t yet a reliable source of data that show what Web sites and features consumers are accessing on their mobile devices.

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Measurement firms such as Nielsen and M:Metrics, which have relied mainly on monthly consumer surveys to gather such information, are developing electronic tracking methods that aim to provide more specific and accurate information.

So far, M:Metric’s software works only on high-end smart-phones, which account for just 12% of the market.

“If you think about advertisers, they don’t wake up in the morning and say, ‘I just want to reach people on BlackBerrys or Nokias.’ They want to reach all phones,” says M:Metrics Chief Executive Will Hodgman.

[via The Wall Street Journal]

Miracel Whip: Sandwich

Miracel Whip: Sandwich

Eat tastier!

Advertising Agency: JWT, Frankfurt, Germany
Creative Directors: Ralph Thamm, Klaus Schwope
Art Directors: Ralph Thamm, Reinhard Obinger, Pavel Bondarenko
Copywriter: Ralph Thamm
Photographer: Tim Thiel
Published: June 2007

Miracel Whip: Fish fingers

Miracel Whip: Fish fingers

Eat tastier!

Advertising Agency: JWT, Frankfurt, Germany
Creative Directors: Ralph Thamm, Klaus Schwope
Art Directors: Ralph Thamm, Reinhard Obinger, Pavel Bondarenko
Copywriter: Ralph Thamm
Photographer: Tim Thiel
Published: June 2007

Miracel Whip: Fries

Miracel Whip: Fries

Eat tastier!

Advertising Agency: JWT, Frankfurt, Germany
Creative Directors: Ralph Thamm, Klaus Schwope
Art Directors: Ralph Thamm, Reinhard Obinger, Pavel Bondarenko
Copywriter: Ralph Thamm
Photographer: Tim Thiel
Published: June 2007

Baden Baden: Embroidery

Baden Baden: Embroidery

Baden Baden. Handmade Beer.

Advertising Agency: Lew´Lara/TBWA, São Paulo, Brazil
Creative Directors: Manir Fadel, Braulio Kuwabara, Luciano Lincoln
Art Director: Filipe Cuvero
Copywriter: Roberto Kilciauskas
Photographer: Rogerio Miranda
Released: December 2007

Yatas: Pill

Yatas: Pill

The ultimate sleeping pill.

Advertising Agency: Art Grup, Istanbul, Turkey
Creative Director: Ates Cavdar
Art Director: Ahmet Berat Pekmezci
Copywriter: Odisseas Sevsevme
Photographers: Tayfun Rapayazdic, Okyay Yildiz
Published: May 2008

Reporters Without Borders: Castro

Reporters Without Borders: Castro

Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson, Geneva, Switzerland
Creative Director: Timo Kirez
Art Director / Illustrator: Angelo Sciullo
Copywriters: David von Ritter, Chantal Panozzo
Published: March 2008

Reporters Without Borders: Putin

Reporters Without Borders: Putin

Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson, Geneva, Switzerland
Creative Director: Timo Kirez
Art Director / Illustrator: Angelo Sciullo
Copywriters: David von Ritter, Chantal Panozzo
Published: March 2008

Reporters Without Borders: Ahmadinejad

Reporters Without Borders: Ahmadinejad

Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson, Geneva, Switzerland
Creative Director: Timo Kirez
Art Director / Illustrator: Angelo Sciullo
Copywriters: David von Ritter, Chantal Panozzo
Published: March 2008

Reporters Without Borders: Jintao

Reporters Without Borders: Jintao

Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson, Geneva, Switzerland
Creative Director: Timo Kirez
Art Director / Illustrator: Angelo Sciullo
Copywriters: David von Ritter, Chantal Panozzo
Published: March 2008

N Seguros car insurance: Transformer, 1

N Seguros car insurance: Transformer, 1

Bad things happen even to the finest cars. Be fully insured.

Advertising Agency: MSTF Partners, Lisbon, Portugal
Creative Directors: Lourenço Thomaz, Susana Sequeira
Art Director: Tico Moraes
Copywriter: Rui Soares
Illustrators: Andrei Szasz (3D), Retouching Furia
Published: May 2008

Lipsynching Models – Dolce & Gabbana Inspired by YouTube

Trying to keep their fingers on the pulse of the new generation, Dolce & Gabbana turned to popular video site YouTube for inspiration. Besides stupid stunts and lonely girls, one of the most popular YouTube categories is lipsynching to music.

From fratboys to teenage girls, YouTube is full of thes…

Untooning (Part IV) – How Sonic Would Look Alive (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) With the help of computer graphic technology, cartoon characters are “coming to life”. First it was the Simpsons, then Jessica Rabbit, Bowser and Mario. Well, now its Sonic the Hedgehog’s turn to be converted to realism.

The design by Marcus Blättermann (essenmitsosse) depicts how Sony’s Sonic wo…

3-D Paper Figurines – Bert Simons’ Sculptures (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Bert Simons makes incredible 3-D paper portraits, some of which are photo-realistic as you can be seen from the fourth image in the gallery. I really love the other female human figures and the camouflaged head among the greenery.

Simons is a Rotterdam-based artist who does graphic, product, inter…

Surveillance Via iPhone – iSpy? (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) A company called Lextech has created an application that utilizes the iPhone’s revolutionary multi-touch technology to allow easy control of advanced surveillance devices via your iPhone.

In addition to watching a live stream of the surveillance camera on your iPhone’s screen, control features suc…

Mountain Cave Homes – Kokopelli’s Cave Bed & Breakfast (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Kokopelli’s Cave Bed & Breakfast is a luxury hotel located in New Mexico near the Mesa Verde National Monument. The entrance to this usual B&B;is located in the cliff face. It can only be reached by walking down a steep path in an alleyway which is paved with irregular sandstone steps. The cav…

Giant Game Controllers – Coffee Table/ Storage Box/ NES Controller Works! (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What an awesome idea and execution. Kyle Downes wanted a convenient place to store his growing collection of video games, but instead of settling for a normal storage box, he came up with this totally awesome Coffee table/ Storage Box/ NES Controller that actually works!!

He made the 3-in-1 piece f…

Lipsynching Models – Dolce & Gabbana Inspired by YouTube (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Trying to keep their fingers on the pulse of the new generation, Dolce & Gabbana turned to popular video site YouTube for inspiration. Besides stupid stunts and lonely girls, one of the most popular YouTube categories is lipsynching to music.

From fratboys to teenage girls, YouTube is full of thes…