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The Post-Pandemic Future of Retail
The Post-Pandemic Future of Retail
Retail Innovation in 2022
It used to be that retailers were built to last, but now we know that they are built to change; as we look to the future of post-pandemic retail, this has never been more true. As the retail... MORE
Nature-Inspired AI-Curated Concerts
Nature-Inspired AI-Curated Concerts
Huawei's 'Sound of Light' Combines Music, AI & Northern Lights
After a 10-hour flight I found myself in the beautiful country of Austria to attend Huawei’s AI-curated musical experience called ‘The Sound of Light:’ a concert powered by the Mate 20 Pro... MORE
Luxury Estate Car Retreats
Luxury Estate Car Retreats
Trend Hunter Travels to Calgary to Test Drive the 2017 Buick Envision
Earlier this month, I had the privilege of traveling to Calgary, Alberta to test drive the all-new 2017 Buick Envision—the brand’s first luxury compact SUV. In an effort to personify the... MORE
Asian-Themed Princess Art
Asian-Themed Princess Art
This Graphic Artist Recreates Disney Princesses with an Asian Twist
French graphic designer Arto Saad created a series of Disney princess art using an Asian theme. The artwork was inspired by Kokeshi dolls, which are handcrafted wooden figures that portray Japanese... MORE
Backtracking Earth Hour Ads
Backtracking Earth Hour Ads
This Earth Hour 2016 Ad Shows a Woman in 2090 and Backtracks to Today
This creative ad for Earth Hour 2016 begins in the year 2090, as an elderly woman reminisces about the environmental progress that has taken place over her lifetime. Since the ad begins in 2090,... MORE
Pop-Up Bunny Spas
Pop-Up Bunny Spas
The 7th Heaven Spa Promotes the Brand's Cruelty-Free Approach to Beauty
The ‘7th Heaven Spa’ is set to be erected in London, England to raise awareness of cruelty-free beauty. Those attending the pop-up spa will be introduced to cuddly bunny rabbits that... MORE
Speed-Testing Sneaker Billboards
Speed-Testing Sneaker Billboards
Reebok's Running Challenge Gives Free Sneakers to Fast Runners
This gamified billboard created for Reebok displays sneakers, while encouraging pedestrians to participate in a running challenge in order to receive free running shoes—only the fastest runner... MORE
Reminiscent Candy Campaigns
Reminiscent Candy Campaigns
Zedd and Aloe Blacc Team Up to Celebrate The M&Ms 75th Anniversary
In honor of M&M’s 75th anniversary, Zedd and Aloe Blacc teamed up to create a brand new song, appropriately titled ‘Candyman.’ This ad features the musical duo recreating the... MORE
Unlimited Cheese Festivals
Unlimited Cheese Festivals
This Official Midwestern Cheese Festival is Called 'Cheesetopia'
Inspired by the rising consumer demand for cheese and gourmet dairy products, Chicago decided to create an official cheese festival titled ‘Cheesetopia.’ This surreal event is set to... MORE
Self-Inflating Sleeping Bags
Self-Inflating Sleeping Bags
The Bundle Bed is a Sleeker Version of a Sleeping Bag made for Travel
The ‘Bundle Bed’ is essentially a light-weight sleeping bag that contains a full bed in one simplified rolled-up design, which can be used anywhere. James Clark and Lucy Bartlett... MORE
Emoji Movie Posters
Emoji Movie Posters
This Artist Recreated Oscar-Nominated Films Using Compatible Emoji Symbols
Portuguese designer Teresa Gonçalves created these emoji movie posters as a tribute to this year’s Oscar nominations. Each image makes use of a classic emoji to represent one of this year’s... MORE
Eco Embroidered Gowns
Eco Embroidered Gowns
These Dresses by Valentino Feature Extreme Floral Embroidery
This latest collection of dresses by Valentino features massive displays of floral and eco-themed embroidery. These images present the two newest Valentino collections. One of the lines is the &#... MORE
Dubbed Superstore Ads
Dubbed Superstore Ads
This Ad for Kohl's Uses Voice-Overs of Oscar-Winning Acceptance Speeches
These humorous ads for Kohl’s superstore use dubbed voice-overs of past Oscar-winning speeches. The team at ‘Anomaly and Huge’ created the commercials, which take up 30 to 60 seconds... MORE
Anti-Bullying Smartphone Ads
Anti-Bullying Smartphone Ads
This Android Ad Uses a Rock, Paper, Scissors Game to Boast Diversity
This heart-warming Android ad presents the audience with animated rocks, paper and scissors while recreating a nostalgic childhood game. In a new rendition of the class game ‘Rock, Paper,... MORE
Stem-Free Wine Glasses
Stem-Free Wine Glasses
These Luxurious Wine Glasses Use a Metal Base and Eliminate the Stem
French goldsmith Puiforcat created these luxurious wine glasses that alter the classic form of a stemmed glass, to present a collection of metal-based cups. Instead of sculpting a wine glass with... MORE
Ominous Juice Packaging
Ominous Juice Packaging
These Alluring Black Bottled Health Juices Represent the Zumería Juice Bar
Design studio Estudio Yeyé recently created the black bottled juice packaging for Maxican raw juice bar Zumería. The ominous packaging is a fresh design that stands apart from traditional clear... MORE
Horrifying Literacy Campaigns
Horrifying Literacy Campaigns
This Ad Promotes Education By Alphabetizing Global Illiteracy Issues
This commercial sheds light on global illiteracy by reciting the alphabet while addressing issues that have evolved through lack of education. The ad presents the entire alphabet and focuses on one... MORE
Boy Scout Milk Campaigns
Boy Scout Milk Campaigns
This Cookies and Milk Campign Pairs Girl Guide Cookies & Boy Scout Milk
In an incredibly clever marketing campaign, the ‘Scout Milk Mission’ seeks to combine cookies and milk by encouraging Boy Scouts to sell milk wherever Girl Guides are selling cookies.... MORE
Animalistic Sticky Notes
Animalistic Sticky Notes
These Cutesy Cat Pads are Designed to Look to Kittens in Cardboard Boxes
These adorable cat pads are essentially sticky notes designed in the shape of kittens perched inside cardboard boxes. The Etsy store called ‘DubuDomo’ recently released an entire collection of... MORE
Wakeful Princess Portraits
Wakeful Princess Portraits
This Artist Created a Series of #WokeUpLikeThis Disney Princesses
The #WokeUpLikeThis Disney series is created by artist Isaiah K. Stephens and imagines what animated princesses would look like after a good (or not so good) night’s sleep. The images showcase... MORE
Multi-Paneled Spring Hats
Multi-Paneled Spring Hats
This Fashion Brand has Released a Six Panel Multi-Colored Hat Collection
Accessory brand ‘Noah’ recently released a new collection of spring hats that contain six differently colored panels. The stylish new baseball hats feature the traditional six-paneled... MORE
Heroic Female Action Figures
Heroic Female Action Figures
The 'DC Super Hero Girls' were Collaboratively Created by DC & Target
In a collaborative effort between superstore Target and DC Comics, these female-honoring actions figures called the ‘DC Super Hero Girls’ are set to be launched. The idea behind these... MORE
Retro Gamer Entertainment Systems
Retro Gamer Entertainment Systems
This DIY Nintendo Home Theater System Looks Like a Real Game
This highly creative DIY Nintendo home entertainment system consumes the entire wall of Tylerfulltilt’s living room and looks just like a retro 80s gaming console. This home project, which... MORE
Emerald Menswear Collections
Emerald Menswear Collections
Designer Joao Paulo Guedes Unveiled His Latest Fashion Line at TOM16
Toronto-based designer Joao Paulo Guedes recently unveiled his Fall/Winter 2016 collection during a runway fashion show at Toronto Men’s Fashion Week 2016. The pieces in this menswear... MORE
Shell-Shaped Snack Bowls
Shell-Shaped Snack Bowls
Celebrate World Pistachio Day with This Nut-Inspired Green Pistachio Dish
This uniquely shaped bowl is the ideal snack dish to use while celebrating World Pistachio Day and munching on a nutty treat. The bowl itself is shaped like the shell of a pistachio, which means... MORE
Colorful Contraception Ads
Colorful Contraception Ads
This STD Campaign Uses Phrases Spelled Out in Unwrapped Condoms
These highly creative ads were designed by Serve Media in order to promote the Women’s Fund of Omaha’s STD campaign. The design team created images that display sensual words, which have... MORE
Portable Fire Pits
Portable Fire Pits
This Cube-Shaped Fire Basket is Made of Steel and is Completely Transportable
Designer Thomas Kaiser created this portable bonfire pit titled CUBE, which is essentially a modernized fire basket. Each pit is shaped like a cube and made of 100% stainless steel. The lower half... MORE
Colorful Cereal Cakes
Colorful Cereal Cakes
This DIY Fruit Loop Cake Lets You Enjoy Sugary Cereal for Dessert
Los Angeles-based Kelly Mindell recently created a Froot Loops cake that people can make for themselves if looking to enjoy a fake bowl of cereal for dessert. The clever design of this cake looks... MORE
Geometric Ice Cream Branding
Geometric Ice Cream Branding
The Cubic Ice Cream Pints by Green Girl Bakeshop Use Retro Packaging
The branding team at Design Womb created a new identity for Green Girl Bakeshop’s cubic ice cream pints and dessert sandwiches. In order to stand out in the vast culinary marketplace, the new... MORE
Competitive Burger Billboards
Competitive Burger Billboards
This Massive Vertical Billboard Promotes McDonalds Over Burger King
McDonald’s created this over-sized vertical billboard to promote its 1,000 convenient drive-thru locations—compared to Burger King’s 20. In a recent act of playfully competitive... MORE
Presidential Toddler Campaigns
Presidential Toddler Campaigns
The 'Zoe for President' Ad Urges Childhood Education & Protection
The creative team at Droga5 worked with the YMCA to launch this ‘Zoe for President’ ad in order to raise awareness and monetary donations for Y’s new campaign. This quirky ad... MORE
Portable Egg Lights
Portable Egg Lights
This Handheld Lamp Called 'Eggie' is Water Resistant and Rechargeable
Eggie is the recent creation of designers Gavin Chu and Andrew Geng. The adorable nightlight is a highly practical product that looks just like an egg—but this one is waterproof, lights up and... MORE
Animalistic Wine Labels
Animalistic Wine Labels
This Wine Brand Adorns Liquor Bottles With Hybrid Animal Portraits
Creative agency ‘Onice Design’ recently conceived these animalistic liquor bottle labels for the Benazzoli wine brand. Each of the four wines displays a different wildlife graphic that... MORE
War-Themed Texting PSAs
War-Themed Texting PSAs
These Texting and Driving Ads Compare Casualties to Deaths on the Road
The Miami Ad School created these texting PSAs to raise awareness of the deathly outcomes that have occurred due to people texting while driving. In order to generate a greater amount of interest,... MORE
Turtle Shell Chandeliers
Turtle Shell Chandeliers
This Suspended Lamp by David Trubridge was Inspired by a Sea Turtle
Talented designer David Trubridge recently unveiled his latest creation, a turtle shell-inspired chandelier. The sea creature-themed designed is titled Diatoms. Each of these LED lights is created... MORE
Lace-Up Rubber Boots
Lace-Up Rubber Boots
The Newest Addition to Hunter Footwear is the Original Rubber Lace-Up Boot
The Hunter footwear brand recently unveiled its latest addition, the ‘Original Rubber Lace-Up Boot.’ These sleek new boots are designed with the reliable quality and minimalist... MORE

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Colorful Card Game Packages
Colorful Card Game Packages
The 'Rackare' Wordplay Game Uses a Family-Friendly Packaging Design
The all-ages wordplay game called ‘Rackare’ was given a delightful packing design created by Joakim Bergkvist for Ninja Print. The game itself is similar to ‘Cards Against... MORE
Sci-Fi Geometric Illustrations
Sci-Fi Geometric Illustrations
This Artist Created Images of Geometric Star Wars Characters
Thailand-based illustrator and graphic designer Phuwadon Thongnoum created a series of geometric Star Wars images. The images are designed to mimic the classic characters seen in the galactic-themed... MORE
Multi-Sensory Art Museums
Multi-Sensory Art Museums
The Tate Sensorium Invites Guests to Experience Art in a New Way
The Tate Sensorium exhibit at the Tate Britain museum accompanies its paintings with sounds, aromas, food and props in the hopes of helping guests to develop a deeper connection and understanding of... MORE
Lightweight Luxury Bikes
Lightweight Luxury Bikes
This Diamond Shaped Bicycle is a Fusion of Off-Road Riding & Urban Design
To cater to the increased popularity of cycling in urban areas, Venn has created a semi-pro luxury bike to meet the demands of lightweight and speedy transportation. Diamante is the fusion of sleek... MORE
Social Drink Billboards
Social Drink Billboards
This Real-Time Ad Shares Name Facts When You Send It a Tweet
Coca-Cola has teamed up with Google to create an interactive billboard located in Time Square that will broadcast name facts when you send a tweet to it. This playful ad is an extension of Coca-Cola&#... MORE
Environmental Musical Instruments
Environmental Musical Instruments
The Meteorphonium by Nick Ryan Turns Sounds of Nature Into Music
British composer, sound designer and audio specialist Nick Ryan invented the ‘meteorphonium.’ This fascinating musical instrument interprets the unpredictability of weather and... MORE
Dinosaur Education Websites
Dinosaur Education Websites
This Site Lets Users Learn Real Facts about Jurassic Park Dinosaurs
Most dinosaurs might be extinct but their prehistoric existence is still an interesting subject of education and there is now an interactive website to learn all about Jurassic park dinosaurs. Chris... MORE
AIDS Awareness Soda Bottles
AIDS Awareness Soda Bottles
This Coca-Cola Bottle Aims to Raise Money & Awareness for AIDS
Coca-Cola and nonprofit organization ‘RED’ joined forces to raise monetary funding and awareness for AIDS and HIV. The two brands have worked together on similar initiatives, but this... MORE
Metal Screw Portraits
Metal Screw Portraits
This Artist Creates Beautiful Portraits Using Carpentry Screws
Artist Andrew Myers created these intricately detailed human portraits using carpentry screws. The use of this creative and nontraditional art material adds a textural aspect to each image. The... MORE
Effortless Rotating Wine Glasses
Effortless Rotating Wine Glasses
The Aura Glass Freely Swirls to Blend a Drink’s Aromas & Flavors
The Aura Glass is a unique wine vessel that effortlessly rotates itself in order to swirl and blend aromatics and flavors together. The goal for this wine glass is to enhance each consumer’s... MORE
Princess Softball Uniforms
Princess Softball Uniforms
This 'Frozen' Girls Softball Team Poses in Disney Princess Attire
This Disney-inspired ‘Frozen’ girls softball team posed for their team photographs wearing all blue princess dresses and their baseball cleats. The team is made of talented four and five-... MORE
Model-Inspired Champagnes
Model-Inspired Champagnes
This Golden Bottled Beverage was Created by Model Adriana Karembeu
Slovakian fashion model Adriana Karembeu collaborated with winemaker Isabelle Tellier to create a luxurious Champagne line. The new line will be titled ‘Tsarine by Adriana.’ Each of the... MORE
Celebrity Underwear Lines
Celebrity Underwear Lines
Rapper 50 Cent Designed a High-End Line of $100 Male Undergarments
Curtis Jackson, better known as rap artist 50 Cent, teamed up Frigo to design an extravagant line of $100 male undergarments. 50 Cent has called his line ‘Frigo Crown.’ The rapper says... MORE
Lip-Locking Photography
Lip-Locking Photography
Maggie West Captures Intimate Portraits of Diverse Couples Smooching
Photographer Maggie West captured the intimacy of couples kissing in her latest photography series called ‘Kiss.’ The setting for the photographs was a dim lit room that was illuminated... MORE