Michael Marucci, Trend Hunter

Michael Marucci

Michael Marucci
Trend Hunter

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Art Director
Los Angeles

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Marketing
Pop Culture
Design

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Trends (Posted): 52
Trends (Published): 50
Comments: 10

Michael is an art director who dabbles in trend spotting. Most of his trends relate to innovative new ads, because that's the way he rolls. In his spare time, he likes surfing and photography. [Full Bio]

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Shame on You Kit - Refreshment for the Morning After

The Shame on You kit is an aptly named refreshment kit that contains all the goodies you need for the next morning. Specifically, it includes, "toothbrush and toothpaste, a 1 size fits all thong, 3 condoms, phone card, packet of pain reliever and a “leave behind note” with envelope". Buy one for $26 from Flight 001. [More]

The Return of Black Death - Bubonic Plague Kills Monkey At U.S. Zoo

One of the most devastating diseases in human history - the Bubonic Plague (also known as Black Death) - has killed a capuchin monkey at the Denver Zoo. The disease is carried by fleas and is highly contagious.… [More]

MySpace Hands Sex Offenders Over To The Cops

MySpace will no longer be a safe harbor for convicted sex offenders trolling for unsuspecting victims. MySpace has agreed to share information with law enforcement and they will be working to rid the site… [More]

Needle Freaks - Extreme Tattoo Addiction (GALLERY)

There was a time when tattoos were thought to be a passing trend but for some people tattoos have become an addiction. Some people are opting to be body-locked - covering their bodies from head to toe… [More]

Naked People Pushing Skincare - Elave Has 'Nothing to Hide' (GALLERY)

Elave, an Irish skincare company founded in 1934, has launched a new campaign and interactive site that features naked people. The premise of the campaign is that Elave has "nothing to hide" due to the… [More]

Floating Logos - Look Ma, No Stands (GALLERY)

Matt Siber has created an interesting display of famous logos - they're all floating! Siber Art describes, "Inspired by the proliferation of very tall signs in the American Mid-West, Floating Logos seeks… [More]

Naughty Dollies - Lita The Burlesque Plush Doll (GALLERY)

Claiming to be a doll for adults who like burlesque does not change the fact that the only people who are going to want this doll are little kids. And what do little kids do when they get a new toy? They… [More]

Subliminal Advertising - New Book Disects Sneaky Trends in Marketing

Media researchers have compiled lists of examples of how the media is used and manipulated to subliminally coerce us... mostly to make purchases that we can't afford. Some of the main tricks of the trade… [More]

Garbage As Art - German Artists Create 1000 Statues From Domestic Refuse

The truth to the saying 'one man's garbage is another man's treasure' was underlined with a flourish when German artists created an exhibit of 1000 statues fashioned entirely of refuse. The statues were… [More]

Gun-Operated Alarm Clock

Hit that snooze button right between the eyes with the Gun-Operated Alarm Clock sure to knock 'em dead every time! And you can control the other functions too with the handy tilt-action design. [More]

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SpamShirt - Recycling Spam into Sparkling New T-Shirts
Nice concept.

Pole Dancing Exercise - Sexy Movements Become the Latest Form of Exercise
I've seen this in LA as well... Hot exercise!

Subliminal Auditising - Audi gets logo in Chevy Ad
Auditising... Nice one. I wonder if (or how much) this was digitally enhanced by an Audi driver...

Human Vending Machine
I think you can get a lot of great publicity for something like this. I could have used the concept for a couple client's I've had in the past.

College Notebooks Become Ad Medium - UNOTES
Free is good. Marketers are banned from most opportunities in high schools, but college and university students appear to be free game. I'm actually surprised this hasn't happened sooner and I wonder when we'll see a sponsored TEXT book (ie. not just a notebook).

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