Cool Trends :: Social

Jeremy Gutsche and TrendHunter.com in Glamour Magazine
(TrendHunter.com) Jeremy Gutsche and TrendHunter.com were featured in GLAMOUR Magazine (Italy) this month. In the article, Jeremy profiled rental culture and recycled garbage turned into fashion. Somehow a colored blackberry…
USB Train Tickets - The Weneo ID Smart USB Card (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) The Weneo ID Smart is a USB train ticket created to help streamline the train ticketing process. The concept is being tested by the French public transportation company SCNF. The project intends to make…
Musical Junk - Ugly Noisemakers (VIDEO)
(TrendHunter.com) These mechanical music playing devices that were devised by people with way too much time on their hands. Unlike the old calliopes and hurdy-gurdy machines, these are pretty ugly. As for the music? Have…
Spicy Flavored Liquor - Tabasco Tequila (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) Following in the footsteps of Absolut Peppar and Ukranian Hot Pepper Vodka, Heaven Hill Distilleries is planning to roll out their own take on the hot-pepper liquor trend: Tabasco Tequila. Yep, the ubiquitous…
$100,000 Barbie Dolls - The Diamond Castle Collection Doll (VIDEO)
(TrendHunter.com) Barbie is continuing her climb into upscale. This latest Barbie doll won’t go on sale, but it is said to be worth $94,800. Its a promotional item in the for the “Barbie and the Diamond Castle” presentation,…
Chic Scuba Gear or Eco-Awareness - ‘High Tide Heels’ Mystery (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) ‘High Tide Heels’ have been making the rounds of the blogosphere causing confusion as to who was the actual inventor of the footwear. Are they real or not? Where can I buy them? The high-heeled flipper…
Risque Rabbit Alphabet - ‘Alphabunnies’ Font by Airside (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) ‘Alphabunnies’ letter-forming poses are both provocative and imaginative. They are part of a series of 26 (obviously) from a typeface all fashioned from long eared, long legged female cartoon rabbits.…
Green Polar Bears - What is Happening at the Japanese Zoo? (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) The fur of the polar bears at Japan’s Higaghiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens has turned green. Visitors to the zoo are shocked this weekend to see the emerald coats on the normally white arctic bears, and…
3D Travel Websites - ‘OnionMap’ 3-D City Exploring (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) ‘OnionMap’ is a cool interactive website with 3-D maps of some of the largest cities in the world. The site has compiled 33 browsable maps with easy to use zooming and navigating tools. In addition, users…
Anti-Smoking Ads by a Tobacco Company - Japan Tobacco's Line Ads (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) Anti-Smoking public service ads by a tobacco company? These ads are among the 70 PSA posters, produced by Japan Tobacco, all of which ar in the same style of green and white line-drawing art. One must…
Steampunk Watch for the Well Off - $600,000 WX-1 Timekeeper (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) The Dewitt WX-1 steampunk watch is priced at $600,000. Because luxury watches requiring winding, the WX-1 has a USB port to plug in and have your computer do the winding. It is a fantastic looking watch,…
Virtual Chicken Petting - Caress your Pet Chicken via the Internet (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) Are you a pet lover? Do you prefer chickens as your pet? No me neiter… But if you did, what would you do if distance tears you apart from your dear chicken? Now, you don’t have to worry. You have the…
Braille PIN Cards - Visual Assistance Cards for the Blind (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) Kyle Lechtenberg of Auburn University created these Visual Assistance Cards. Basically, the special cards go on top of touch screen PIN devices at retailers who don’t have Braille keypads. This allow…
Actors Turned Country Singers - Kevin Costner Covers “Cowboys and Indians” (VIDEO)
(TrendHunter.com) Kevin Costner is on the premier cover of Cowboys and Indians magazine - as a musician. If there was a movie called ‘Cowboys and Indiana’, I would understand this, but I don’t. Assume for a minute that…
Obsession WIth Celebrity Teen Pregnancy - Stars and Siblings Having Babies (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) In 2008, it seems that the world has become obsessed with celebrity babies. Even celebrity SIBLING’s are generating buzz. From Oprah, who hid a pregnancy at 14, to Anna Nichole who had a baby with her…
Product Placement in Hotels - iMacs in Every Room
(TrendHunter.com) The iMac is being placed into high-end hotels all over the world as the latest in luxury. Apple has been installing iMacs in hotels such as: City Inns, Fountainbleu, Tribecca, Hotel Diva. The Fountainbleu…
Flirty Dresses - Latest From Betsey Johnson, Katy Perry is a Fan (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) Punker Katy Perry loves Betsey Johnson! Although these flirty little mini dresses aren’t all her style, they definitely are recognizable as Betsey Johnson. Katy Perry says that’s what she likes about…
Charitable Network Cooperation - All 3 U.S. Networks "Stand Up for Cancer" (VIDEO)
(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter has covered a few different angles related to the ‘Stand Up for Cancer’ campaign. One of the more recent breakthroughs was that the event was simulcast on all three US networks. Hence, we…
Geeky Celebration - Google Turns 10 Today (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) Google is ten years old today, September 7 2008. Will there be an earth-shattering announcement today? The Sergey Brin and Larry Page story of Google is well documented, but always wanting to surprise…
Leaked iPhone Nano 4G - Case Maker Accidently Releases Photos (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) iPod Nano fans have long been waiting for the official announcement of an iPhone Nano. Hamas, the maker of a line of iPod cases leaked pictures of what the iPhone Nano 4G will look like (although it may…
Return of the American Supercar - Hurst 500 HP Dodge SRT8 for NASCAR Fans (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) Is there such a thing as a street legal NASCAR that you can drive? This might come close. For muscle car fans and lovers of high horsepowered NASCAR race cars, there is no strong brand image than…
Aerodynamic Eco Vans - Creative Unit's Hinterland Electric Cars (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) Hinterland’s eco vehicles are shaped with a sleek shell and sturdy designs for excellent aerodynamic power. Hinterland I and II are different models that suit city driving ideal for electrical motor choice.…
Light Balancing - Stimuli 3.0 Lighting Reacts To Surrounding Light (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) Simply put, the Stimuli 3.0 Lighting System, by Chris Natt, is a smart light that reacts when indoor and outdoor light meet—throughout any given time of the day. Natt describes the system as follows:…
School Bus Drag Racing - Summertime Torque Trials (VIDEO)
(TrendHunter.com) As this video shows, not all drag racing school buses are created equal--especially those capable of an 11-second quarter mile. This is not your run-of-the-mill school bus. For one thing, the front end’s…
Furry LED Pillows - The d-light Illuminated Pillow (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) D-light Huggable pillows were created by Diana Lin Design from Boulder, Colorado. Diana Lin used sunlight as her inspiration for the cushions. The intention was that the glowing pillows would be used by…
Random Piercings - Body Mods in Odd Places (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) I can more or less promise you that the vast majority of people reading this piece would have not even thought to have piercings in the areas pictured. Pierced areas featured in this gallery include…
Vegetarian Food Branding - VEGE by Design Frying Pans (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) This is a really cute and clever idea about how to brand your food as vegetarian friendly. Called VEGE by Design these cast iron frying and bilini pans come from Selki-Asema. The pattern they leave in…
Retiree Wii Gamers - The AARP Life@50 Expo (VIDEO)
(TrendHunter.com) The Nintendo Wii booth at the AARP Life@50 Expo was a hot booth. Seniors and Baby-boomers crowded around to see live demonstrations and participate in impromptu challenges. Nintendo has “brain-training”…
Insulated Glassware - The Double-Walled Champagne Flute
(TrendHunter.com) Like most extravagant designs, these double-walled champagne flutes have a functional reason behind their beauty. The extra weight adds comfort and durability, while providing extra insulation to maintain…
Duct Tape Drawings - Art of Joe Girandola (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) I can’t even wrap up a parcel with tape without getting yards of it stuck in my hair, on the cat and so forth. Hence Duct Tape Drawings by Joe Girandola totally blow me away. Joe was classically trained…
The Art of Sitting - The Eco-Chair Designs of Jolyon Yates (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) Jolyon Yates worked in the car and boat business for years before becoming a chair artist. He now offers these handsome furniture designs showing the range of his art and love for flowing forms. He puts…
Pork Pie Ice Cream - Disgusting British Flavoured Ice Cream
(TrendHunter.com) A range of 20 ice creams were created with Britain’s best-known delicacies. The results, sound disgusting. The ice cream was created as a PR story for laterooms.com. The company worked with Morelli’s…
Political Tattoos - Candidates Get Permanent Vote (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) Make your vote count with political ink, like this Obama tattoo, Clinton tattoo or even a Barack Obama tattoo. Studio 13 Creative Skin Design created the Barack Obama tattoo shown here, and it seems…
World Body Painting Competitions - Festival Expansion into Asia (VIDEO)
(TrendHunter.com) All of these images are from the “World Body Painting Festival”. A cult event that for those involved in the art of body painting. As you can see from the attached images it really does showcase some…
Top 10 Pouting Starlets - Blistex Campaign Suggests Keira Knightley Pouts Best (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) In a unique ad campaign, Keira Knightley has been voted as having the best pout in showbiz by Blistex. 3,000 women were surveyed. The 23 year old says she doesn’t pout to be sexy, she thinks it makes her…
Bad Taste Campaigning - John McCain & Sarah Palin Use 9/11 in Ad (VIDEO)
(TrendHunter.com) Nothing is bared in a world where John McCain and Sarah Palin start using 9/11 videos to campaign for US Presidency. Decency and good taste has been abandoned. John McCain & Sarah Palin aired footage…
Pendant Chandeliers - The Sputnik Hanging Light
(TrendHunter.com) The Sputnik Hanging Light is essentially a pendant design applied to a chandelier. This is absolutely superb - Hanging Lamp Sputnik Deluxe - it’s just explosive, an intergalatic design blow-out. The… The…
Mid-Life Name Crisis - Chad Johnson Changes Name to Chad Ocho Cinco (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) Bengals receiver Chad Johnson has changed his name to Chad Ocho Cinco, a more brandable name that his head coach hates. In fact, his coach, Marvin Lewis, is calling the receiver “Ocho Psycho”. So what…
Star Wars-Inspired Culinary Art - The Jar Jar Binks Salad (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) In a gallery (kitchen) far far away someone come up with the idea of making a Jar Jar Binks salad - no light sabre required. Both the pictures and the artists statement around this piece (ie how rubbish…
Giant Wave Jumping - The Latest in Extreme Water Sports (VIDEO)
(TrendHunter.com) There isn’t enough money in the world to make me ever want to go wave jumping. Not one part of it fascinates me in any fashion. Jumpers don full-body wetsuits, then look for the biggest waves they can…
Equine-Inspired Fashion - Animal Tails for People (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) Paul Seville has a Horsetail Belt. Todd Lynn has stilettos with tails. And there’s more. Seems that there are enough tails in fashion now that it’s worthy of being officially recognized by Trend Hunter.…
Silly Airplane Safety Cards - Odd Characters Illustrate Safety Procedures (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) This is too good - in case of an emergency landing, please follow Willy Wonka? Brilliant. If you were flying with an airline it would be nice to think they took your safety seriously. But look closely…
Political Remix - Chris Crocker Britney Spear Viral Remixed to ‘Leave Sarah Palin Alone’ (VIDEO)
(TrendHunter.com) The original Chris Crocker ‘Leave Britney Spears Alone’ flick was good but this Sarah Palin remix is brilliantly done… The ‘Leave Britney Spears Alone’ film was an exceptionally successful viral video,…
Water Levitation - Flying Car Gets Lift from Fire Hoses (VIDEO)
(TrendHunter.com) In this video, firemen successfully create a flying car with water from their fire hoses. We’ve all seen the old cartoons where a character is lifted up by the water that comes out of a hose, but not many…
Upside-Down Architecture - 'The World Stands on its Head' House (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) The upside down house called “The World Stands on its Head” was built as a tourist attraction in Trassenheide, a German town on the Baltic Sea island of Usedom. The Polish born German business man who…
40 Animalistic Ads (CLUSTER)
(TrendHunter.com) Animals are a valuable resource in advertising. Depending on the context, adding an animal to an ad can easily make it cute and endearing or totally creepy and shocking. Trend Hunter has featured many…
42 Unique Billboards That Push the Advertising Envelope (CLUSTER)
(TrendHunter.com) When a billboard is boring, it’s a brutal waste of money; a unique billboard, however, is positively compelling. Consider these clever marketing ploys that use the giant canvas a billboard provides to…
Female Bikevertising - Biker Babe Marketing (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) Hot chicks plus motorcycles equals an advertiser’s dream--at least, according to Biker Babe Marketing founder Leslie Slaasted. It’s still relatively uncommon to see a female riding a hog on the road. Slaasted…
Digitized Barware - 25togo Customizable Pixel Coasters (GALLERY)
(TrendHunter.com) If you like to customize every aspect of your decor, try these pixel coasters at your home bar. You’ll receive a book of 50 sheets of square coasters. Each square or coaster is composed of 110 1x1cm2 individual…
18 Insect Inspired Designs (CLUSTER)
(TrendHunter.com) I kept seeing trends inspired by insects and bugs popping up so I decided to check out what was in the Trend Hunter vault. This cluster of insects includes many versions of mechanical bugs. Some are designed…