Hot Customized Branding - DIY 3D Printed Branding Irons from Shapeways::Shapeways, the 3D printing company, has a new co-creator for making mini-branding irons that work with a lighter. Users type in text or provide a logo and the Shapeways folks model and 3D print the information… [More]

HD Vending Machines - Sapient Interactive 'uVend' Interactive Coke Machine Hits North America::Sapient Interactive has created an interactive Coke vending machine called uVend. uVend replaces the standard front of a vending machine with a 46” LCD touch screen rich with HD video, bluetooth and flash… [More]

Sushi-Loving Liquor - The Award Winning Maru Wine from V&S::V&S Wine won the silver medal at EPICA (a European advertising competition) for their Maru Wine. Swedish design firm Silver came up with the packaging for Maru Wine, a blend from Alsace that is meant to… [More]

Flower Showers - PR Agency 'Cow' Brightens People's Day With Publicity Stunt::It’s not every day you see cannons giving flower showers off the top of a bus. It’s also not every day that you get free flowers to take home. That’s what PR and brand communications agency Cow did to… [More]

Chocolate Bar Mosaics - Peter Blake Creates Packaging-Inspired Artwork for Green & Black's::World famous artist Peter Blake has helped launch Green & Black’s packaging redesign by way of chocolate bar mosaics. The artwork is made entirely out of the company’s colorfully covered chocolate bars.… [More]

Rockstar Wines - Mark Beaman Creates Wine for the Music and Wine Connoisseur::Wine has never rocked as much as when Mark Beaman makes it -- and I mean that literally. His rockstar wines are inspired by some of the most memorable album covers like Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon'… [More]

Pirate Lore Branding - Kraken Rum Blends Spiced Rum With Giant Creatures of the Deep::The cephalopod trend of octopi and squids donning just about everything from t-shirts and handbags to jewelry has now spread to liquor. Of course… Sailors are famous for their love of dark spiced rum and… [More]

Casket-Shaped Cigarette Cases - R.J. Reynolds 'Antismoke Pack' Reminds Smokers of Cigs' Dangers::This 'Antismoke Pack' cigarette pack design by R.J. Reynolds turns the cardboard carton into a mini-casket. This subversive packaging creation reminds smokers of the dangers associated with cigarettes… [More]

Hashtag Powered Sites - Bot Beverages Website Controlled by Twitter Users::A boutique beverage company from New Jersey is taking a unique approach to reaching its audience: it’s letting them change its web site in real-time.  Bot Beverages, whose vitamin-enhanced water is distributed… [More]

Color-Coded Wines - 94wines Uses Numbers and Colors for Customer Personalization::If you’re a wine connoisseur, it’s probably unimaginable to buy wine in which you have no idea what country it was from and when it was made. The Dutch company 94wines, however, is offering numbered and… [More]

DIY Head Shrinking - National Geographic Ads Opt for a Unique Promotion::To promote their expedition week, the National Geographic Magazine created an online headshrinker. You can upload your photo and choose between some headshrink designs. After a few seconds you will see… [More]

Botanical Pop Bottles - The Coco-Cola PlantBottle is Made out of Plant-Based Materials::Almost 1.6 billion servings of Coco-Cola beverages are served each year--that’s a lot of plastic being made and discarded into the environment. The Coco-Cola PlantBottle, the company’s most recent development… [More]

23 Unique Coke Bottles - Imaginative and Creative Packaging from Coca-Cola::The classic contour bottle from Coca-Cola will celebrate it’s 94th birthday this year. The iconic soda pop packaging was created in 1915 for the brand with the single most recognizable logo in the world.… [More]

10 Blank Innovations - From Blank Ads to Blank Keyboards::Sometimes writers, inventors and even trend hunters have difficulty finding inspiration. When trying to be creative they just draw a blank. Such was the case a few minutes ago when I was stuck on what… [More]

Kitschy Illustrative Packaging - The Dumpling Dynasty Brand Uses Vintage Asian Influences::If you thought the name ‘Dumpling Dynasty’ was good, take a look at the brand’s unique packaging designs. Illustrator Fiona Hewitt and ‘Asian Kitschology’ expert Andy Tainton have created fantastic packaging… [More]

Paint Dripping Kicks - The Adidas: Create Your Adicolor Ads by TBWA::Barcelona-based Spanish advertising agency TBWA created these vividly colorful Adidas: Create your adicolor ads. The campaign features the classic Adidas shell-toe sneaker being formed by an outpouring… [More]

3D Hairstyle Facades - The Hair Couture Salon Exterior Design by X Architekten::What better way to market your business than with a storefront that looks like your product? The Hair Couture Salon exterior received a unique redesign by architecture firm x Architekten, now mimicking… [More]

Redefined Neighborhoods - Inglewood Art Tours Seek to Redefine an Infamous Area::Inglewood doesn’t exactly have a glamorous reputation. New Inglewood art tours are seeking to change that, though. The project is called Inglewood Open Studios; it’s a guided tour to the galleries in the… [More]

Artful Plastic Surgery Sites - Medical Web Sites Compete to Show Their Aesthetic Abilities::If your company’s selling art, which plastic surgery certainly is, it’s important to present that image in all aspects. These plastic surgery sites are a representation of how important it is to have a… [More]

Color Burst Bread - The Silver Hills Redesigned Bread Packaging is Super Cute::You know it is a good day in the world when marketers get their hands on our bread and try to make it more hip. I can’t blame them for wanting to, especially after seeing the Silver Hills redesigned bread… [More]

Vampire Value Meals - Burger King's Adult Fun Meal Includes 'New Moon' Trading Cards::It was announced at Comic Con 2009, and now Summit Entertainment along with with Burger King have officially announced the release of the Burger King New Moon 6-pack BK Burger Shots Value Meal. Now there… [More]

Vegetable Vitality Ads - The International Vegetarian Union Advertising Campaign::You are what you eat--or so the saying goes. These International Vegetarian Union ads take this idea literally by using vegetables to recreate a man and woman’s internal organs.  The ads were created by… [More]

Surreal Graphic Branding - Kristian Russell Uses Neon Colors & Trippy Details to Attract Gen Y::These branded illustrations by Kristian Russell, a member of Art Department, are anything but boring. Complex, imaginative colors give soul through neon strokes and color-infused designs. Kristian Russell’s… [More]

Dripping Chocolate Ceilings - The Godiva Chocoiste is a Chocoholic's Paradise::I am a chocoholic and I think that Godiva’s new flagship store in Harajuku (an ultra-hip area in Tokyo, Japan) might be my mecca. Designed by Wonderwall the concept Godiva Chocoiste has a dripping chocolate… [More]

Rockin' Hotel Rooms - The Vegas Hard Rock Hotel Paradise Tower is a Rock 'n' Roll Haven::The new and exclusive modern rooms of the Vegas Hard Rock Hotel’s Paradise Tower are designed to make you want to party hard. With features including a 3500 square foot penthouse, interactive digital pool… [More]

White-Washed Ads - Elaborate All-White Advertisements for Unlimited Creative Group::These stunning all-white ads for Unlimited Creative Group show models painted completely white with elaborate hairstyles. The caption for the ads states “Hairdressing, beauty and esthetic for brands.”… [More]

20 Bits of Movie Poster Madness - From Twilight Move Poster Teasers to Gruesome Movie Promotions::You see them everywhere, literally. They are glued on to the sides of buildings, telephone poles, garbage receptacles, and any place there room. But at least with this you get 20 Bit of Movie Poster Madness… [More]

Social Nutrition Labels - Project Label Reveals a Company's Social Responsibility::With nutrition labels now mandatory on food products, the next step may be ‘social nutrition labels.’ Project Label creates these social nutrition labels to help track the social and environmental responsibility… [More]

Hatted Beverages - Innocent Drinks Helps the Aged and Tastes Delicious::Innocent drinks has joined forces with British grocer Sainsbury’s to raise funds in support of Age Concern and Help the Aged. Innocent drinks has behatted their delicious smoothies with adorable knitted… [More]

Collapsible Water Bottles - The Vapur Anti-Bottle Fits in Your Pocket When Empty::Vapur has reinvented the water bottle with their collapsible reusable plastic water bottle. Unlike your average chunky water bottle, the Vapur ‘anti-bottle’ folds to fit in your pocket (obviously when… [More]

Colorless Soda Cans - Harc Lee Design Makes a Coca-Cola Can Eco-Friendly::We've featured the eco-friendly designs of Harc Lee before, and this concept of colorless soda cans is his latest. Rather than the bright, printed packaging we're used to seeing on Coca-Cola cans, this… [More]

Using Pets to Sell Candy - Dogs in a Purple Lamborghini Joyvertise Cadbury Chocolate::Anyone who loves dogs can appreciate the sheer joy a dog displays while riding in a car, especially if they have the wind in their face. So choosing a dog to illustrate the joy of Cadbury chocolate was… [More]

Toughvertising Tiny Cars - Smart Car Ad Campaign Uses Fragility to Sell Durability::“Tougher than it Looks. Smart” is the tagline for Smart Car printed posters from BBDO, New York. Cutaway images of a marshmallow, an egg, and a balloon expose tough internal components to give the message… [More]

Paper-Thin Packaging - Ecolean Makes Lightweight and Environmentally Friendly Drink Cartons::Ecolean is an eco-friendly, lightweight packaging solution. These beverage containers are an environmentally-conscious answer to the demands of the drink industry as well as the consumer's desire for clever,… [More]

20 Deathvertisements - Ads Depicting Death, from the Macabre to the Murderous::Our society has a fascination with death, which is why it’s not surprising that there are so many ads depicting death. We love seeing death in movies, reading about it in books, and hearing about it in… [More]

Plaid Pattern Cakes - The Isaac Mizrahi Cheesecake and Cookies for QVC::Isaac Mizrahi wants to do it all. The designer is launching a new collection for QVC which includes, among clothes, handbags, and teapots, the Isaac Mizrahi cheesecake—a tartan cheesecake with a chocolate-cookie… [More]

Commemorative Gimmick Kicks - The Reebok 20th Anniversary Pump Brings Back the Funk::Remember when all the rage was that silly pump in your shoes that, according to the commercials, would make you jump higher and win more games? In reality all it did was tighten the shoe around your foot.… [More]

Smart Carvertising - Oxford Science Park Makes Periodic Table of Elements Vehicles::Oxford Science Park, based in the U.K., has come up with an ingenious marketing scheme that combines vehicles and science. The advertising scheme that Oxford Science Park has come up with involves covering… [More]

Subway Floodvertising - Brazilian Advertising Campaign for the Movie 2012 Fakes Subway Flood::As part of the Brazilian advertising campaign to promote the release of the film 2012, the subway Cantagalo, in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is the recipient of a simulated flood. Graphics have… [More]

Positivity Refreshments - 'A Bottle Of' Spring Water Promotes Happy Messages::Building your brand through positivity may be especially effective in these economically turbulent times, which is what Australian company ‘A Bottle Of’ spring water is doing. A Bottle Of combines refreshment… [More]

32 Riveting Retail Spaces - Businesses With Unique Storefronts and Innovative Interiors::Now more than ever, a retail business can’t rely solely on its brand identify to sell. No, it takes much more inventiveness—a memorable experience, if you will—to engage customers, which is why many retailers… [More]

Unorthodox Fashionzines - Twin Magazine Plans to Distinguish Itself from Conventional Mags::Even with its untraditional goals—untraditional for a fashion magazine—I’m still skeptical about Twin Magazine. Twin Magazine is a fashion magazine set to launch in London, which plans to be distinct from… [More]

Fearless Flight Apps - The Virgin Atlantic iPhone App Helps People Too Scared to Fly::Not one to be scared of heights or flying, I probably won’t have much use for the Virgin Atlantic iPhone app, but I’m sure plenty of people will. The Virgin Atlantic iPhone app called ‘Flying Without Fear’… [More]

High-Top Hygienics - The Adidas and Jason Markk Cleaning Kit Will Ensure Crisp Kicks::You can now retain that fresh out-of-the-box appearance with the Adidas and Jason Markk Cleaning Kit. The best part about a new pair of kicks is that they are fresh and new. Like a newborn baby, they are… [More]

Raw Meat Fashions - The "Eat Your Steak. Be A Man." Campaign From Goodman Steak House::There are some things that don’t go together—white clothes and mud, bad breath and kissing—and you’d think raw meat and naked skin would be up there as well. Not according to Goodman Steak House and their… [More]

Gnarly Gamer Rides - The Toyota Tacoma ATG Lets You Game Anywhere::The Toyota Tacoma ATG is the geekiest ride out there, but it is super badass at the same time. The Toyota Tacoma ATG (All-Terrain Gamer) has a large list of gnarly features: an X-Box, a Monster energy… [More]

Cozy Hipster Blankets - The Weezer Snuggie Keeps People Warm and Cool at the Same Time::If you're a rock band with an indie-chic edge and a gaggle of adoring, hipster fans, take a marketing tip from Weezer who released the Weezer Snuggie. This may be the most brilliant piece of cross-promotion… [More]

Macabre Model Ads - New Zealand Boutique Suprette Tells Us To, "Be Caught Dead in It"::DDB New Zealand gets gory for Auckland boutique, Superette. The disturbing ads come with the tagline, “Be caught dead in it.” The ad agency uses ‘dead’ models to sell fashion which isn’t necessarily a… [More]

10 Bizarre Barcode Variations - Innovations Worthy of a Universal Product Code::When retail commercial items become mainstream enough to earn a barcode—Universal Product Code (UPC) numbers—one can safely assume that these items have earned some degree of widespread popularity. Perhaps… [More]