Red Neck Burials – Beer Can Coffin

(TrendHunter.com) The Beer Can Coffin is the ultimate way to honor a thorough-bred red neck. If if you know someone proud of their hickish ways, you know they wouldn’t get fulfillment from a traditional burial in the afterlife anyway.

This coffin was designed for Bill Bramanti of Illinois who happens to be a major …

Freesat takes to skies to rival Freeview

LONDON – The BBC and ITV have joined together to launch Freesat, a free-to-view satellite TV service to rival Freeview, the digital terrestrial TV service.

Dissecting Vodka – Absolut Ad Mixes Media

This ad for Absolut vodka shows a dissection of a bottle of vodka. What’s special aboutt his ad is that although the glass dissection shown is computer-generated, the water filmed in the ad is the real deal.

A balloon with the same shape as the bottle filled with water was blown up and filmed at 8…

Absolut: Dissection

Absolut: Dissection

Advertising Agency: TBWA/Chiat/Day, New York, USA
Worldwide Creative Director: Rob Smiley
Creative Director: Lew Willig
Copywriter: Meghan Simons
Art Director: Megan Williams
Producer: Jamie Grady

Production Company: Psyop, New York
Directors: Marco Spier, Chris Staves, Mate Steinforth
Designer: Mate Steinforth
Director of Photography: Martin Ahlgren
Executive Producer: Lucia Grillo
Producer: Nathan Jew
Assistant Producer: Tarun Charaipotra
Live Action Producer: Paul Middlemiss

Visual Effects Company: MassMarket, New York
VFX Executive Producer: Justin Lane
Technical Director: Jacob Slutzky
Lead Flame Artist: Nick Tanner
Flame Artists: Chris Staves, Theo Maniatis
Pre Visual Artist: Damon Ciarelli
Editor: Cass Vanini
XSI Team: Dave Barosin, Jan Bitzer, Andrea Gebhardt, Jae Ham, Bashir Hamid, Andy Hara, Florian Witzel, Miguel Salek, Boris Ustaev, Jason Vega, Lee Wolland
Roto Artists: Leslie Chung, David Marte, Joon Park

Sound mixer: Peter Holcomb, Sound Lounge, New York
Music: Small Sails, Somnambulist

Alien Furniture – The Chankley Bore By Marteen Baas (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We always had a sense that extraterrestrial life existed. We knew aliens live among us. But what we also always knew is that they are made by man. Just one look at this collection of furniture designed by dutch artist Marteen Baas will leave everyone in agreement.

The collection named ‘The Chankley…

Fantasy Kids Rooms – Cartoon Furniture (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If looking at the pictures in the gallery remind you of Toon Town, you’re bang on, because both were inspired by the same world of children’s designs. Cartoon Furniture, started by Randall and Sharon Porter, is a company that specializes in cartoon-inspired children’s furniture.

The product line i…

Recession Makes Me Want to…Shop!

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MHO there’s nothing better than reminding me of our country’s financial woes to entice me to spend more money.

Asda funds TV show on Sky channel

LONDON – Supermarket giant Asda has today launched a new sponsored documentary programme on the Information TV channel, broadcasting on Sky Digital.

Teens on Big Brother – Corey Worthington on BB Australia

(TrendHunter.com) Corey Worthington is set to further his celebrity status by joining the Australian Big Brother series of 2008. Not a stranger of controversy, the teen first made world headlines when he threw an out of control party which ended in police chaos and international media coverage.

Entering the BB hous…

Cupid Boot Camps – Terra Soulmate Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) How cute is this campaign by dating site Terra Soulmate? The ads guarantee “The love of your life won’t get away” thanks to their highly trained Cupids!

I love that the typically delicate Cupid angels are being trained in rough military style to illustrate the quality of the dating site. Seeing the…

WPP Group Bid for TNS Rejected

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — TNS, one of the industry's top research providers, rejected an unsolicited $1.87 billion takeover bid this weekend from ad holding company WPP Group. The bid came only days after London-based TNS announced a proposed merger with German research company GfK, which would make it the world's second-largest information group by revenue, according to TNS.

Anti-Slip Banana Peels – Slip No More Decals

(TrendHunter.com) Got a boring bathtub? The Slip No More banana decals add cheeky personality to any tub. They’re not just quirky, they’re also smart. The non-skid banana peels are reminiscent of an Andy Warhol screen print. Be the first one on your block to have pop-art in your shower. Just peel the banana and stick…

What if life was more like Facebook?

Thanks Darryl at brandflakesforbreakast for reminding why I loathe facebook so while giving me a laugh. 🙂

Eyeblaster is official Bannerblog sponsor for 2008

I’m happy to announce that Eyeblaster has come on board as the official sponsor of Bannerblog. As we’ve mentioned before this site takes a considerable amount of time to maintain and having Eyeblaster support us financially and also creatively is a great help to us.

The easiest part for me is that I use Eyeblaster almost daily at Soap. So I know the product inside out.

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I’ll also be helping Eyeblaster with their own banner creative showcase called the “Creative Zone.” I’ll also be stealing a few ideas off the site too as it’s built much better than this site. (Don’t view source)

You’ll see the site change slightly with a few additions but these will all be for the better and the site will remain free to use for a long while to come.

Designer Glass Competitions – Pick the Best Martini Glass (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The makers of Bombay Sapphire Gin conducted a competition to find the best martini glass. They have rounded down the entries to ten finalists and they want you and me to pick the winner. The selected entries, as you can see from the gallery, run the gamut from quaint, innovative and ingenious to dow…

Advertisers Disappointed in the Merger That Wasn’t

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Advertising clients appeared disappointed yesterday that Yahoo and Microsoft couldn't make a merger work. But it wasn't because they won't have the chance to do business with Microhoo; rather, they were letdown that a stronger challenger to Google wasn't created.

McCain Beefs Up Ad Roster for General Election

WASHINGTON (AdAge.com) — Sen. John McCain's campaign has quietly tapped two veteran GOP advertising executives to bulk up the team for the fall fight, one of whom is Fred Davis, who had left last year during darker times for Team McCain.

Wild Posting Wordplay Delivers the Beef

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So…how do you get the word out about your grass-fed meat?

Home Office poster campaign warns men sex trade is ‘rape’

LONDON – The Home Office has launched a test poster campaign to raise awareness among men who pay for sex, informing them that using trafficked prostitutes is rape.

Dissecting Vodka – Absolut Ad Mixes Media (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This ad for Absolut vodka shows a dissection of a bottle of vodka. What’s special aboutt his ad is that although the glass dissection shown is computer-generated, the water filmed in the ad is the real deal.

A balloon with the same shape as the bottle filled with water was blown up and filmed at 8…