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Brandon Bastaldo

Digital Media Consultant/ Journalist
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358
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Location
Toronto
Member Since
Feb 2013
Hi, I’m Brandon.

I’m a Digital Media Producer living in Toronto, Ontario. I graduated from the University of Toronto in 2012 with a Honors Bachelors of Arts degree and double majors in English and Film Studies. Since then I’ve been writing, producing visual media, taking photos and interacting with the world via social media.

I enjoy reading, eating delicious meals and watching great films.

Of course, combinations of all three are always welcome.

Check out more of my work at: www.brandonbastaldo.com
What is unique that's not in your bio?
I've seen Ghosts of Mars an incalculable amount of times.
What's your favorite accomplishment?
Two movie previews I wrote got published in Tribute Magazine. That was my first time being published in-print in a nation wide magazine.
How do you define cool?
Simple, sophisticated and chic.
What is your secret to uncovering trends?
I visit websites with a "no link left behind" attitude. My mission isn't complete until every photo, video or link that catches my eye on a web page has been clicked.
What do you enjoy most about Trend Hunter?
Being able to constantly be up on cutting edge tech, ideas and overall innovation. There's a lot going on on the internet and TH helps me to focus on the things I really care about.
What is your favorite trend?
Anything involving gummies.
What are your tips for writing a juicy post?
Write fast, but be simple and effective.
How do you reset to be creative?
Research. The more you know about a trending topic increases the amount of different angles you can come at it from.
What inspires or excites you?
Innovation in any field. Seeing people going beyond the status quo is always exciting.
Predict something awesome for 2020?
Life on Mars.
Mortality-Themed Clothing Brands
Mortality-Themed Clothing Brands
Fame Kills Clothing Brings Us Fashion from Beyond the Grave
You’d be hard pressed to get anyone to admit that they take fashion cues from the deceased, but Fame Kills Clothing is making sure that dead celebrity-centric fashion stays as popular as ever.... MORE
Urban City-Inspired Fashion
Urban City-Inspired Fashion
'Big City, Big Dreams’ Recently Dropped an Inspiring Indie Comme
When three best friends created Big City, Big Dreams, a clothing line that represents Toronto’s “hustle hard, dream big” mentality, they hardly had any idea of the incredible impact their... MORE
Independent Canadian Skate Wear
Independent Canadian Skate Wear
TUPO Clothing Makes Skate Wear for Even the Chilliest Climates
When most think of skate wear and Canada, the two don’t tend to mix. When thinking of Toronto in particular, visions of icy, snow lined streets filled with hustling commuters are some of the... MORE
Viral Instructional Video Spoofs
Viral Instructional Video Spoofs
John McAfee Discusses Anti-Virus Removal in a Humorous Production
In this bold, yet very funny video, John McAfee explains how to uninstall his largely popular McAfee anti-virus software. John McAfee, creator of McAfee Software, shows the world a different side... MORE
Plus-Size Pride
Plus-Size Pride
Armida Ascano Discusses the Confident Revolution of Plus-Sized Models
For quite sometime, plus-sized models were only used in fashion photoshoots as examples of some of the alternative body styles that many women sport. But recently, there has been a widespread... MORE
Live Performance Film Screenings
Live Performance Film Screenings
360 Screenings Makes Movies Come Alive
360 Screenings is a Toronto-based events company that specializes in unique, intricate and fun live performance film screenings. On Saturday June 1, 2013, patrons piled into the Christie Mansion,... MORE
Clever Cooling Products
Clever Cooling Products
Jaime Neely Discusses Devices with Certified Cooling Capabilities
Many people who live in warmer climates are now riding the new wave of clever cooling products that see consumers capable of keeping both their temperature and their style chilled. For centuries,... MORE
International Mixology Competitions
International Mixology Competitions
The Disaronno Mixing Star Competition Comes to Toronto
The Disaronno Mixing Star Competition is a world-renowned event that sees only the best mixologists in certain cities competing to create delicious, award-winning cocktails. In the early half of... MORE
Chic Makeup Parties
Chic Makeup Parties
The Maybelline Beauty Trends for Fall/Winter 2013 Prove Stunning and Stylish
Trend Hunter attended an exclusive sneak peak showcasing some of the wonderful Maybelline beauty trends planned for this international makeup company’s upcoming Fall/Winter 2013 collection.... MORE
Eclectic Accessory Boutiques
Eclectic Accessory Boutiques
Toronto Fashion Boutiques Like Elle Hardware are All About Quality
Toronto fashion boutiques like Elle Hardware are showing consumers that custom designed, quality products should be the new standard for even an average shopping experience. For some time, buying... MORE
Fashionable Flight Uniforms
Fashionable Flight Uniforms
Air Canada Rouge Creates an Elegant in-flight Experience for Travelers
Anyone who loves to travel is sure to be a fan of Air Canada Rouge, a new initiative from an iconic flight company that sees flight attendants dressed to impress and delivering great service.... MORE
Gamified Sleeping Products
Gamified Sleeping Products
Jamie Munro Discusses Clever Tech-Infused Sleeping Devices
If you’re someone who struggles to wake up using a standard alarm clock, these clever tech-infused sleeping devices are great ways to get over your groggy slump. For those whose work... MORE
Sophisticated Anime
Sophisticated Anime
Armida Ascando Explores Different Companies Advertising with Anime Art
This list of stunning anime art is a great indication that many companies of today are looking to this traditional Japanese drawing style to market their new products. Anime is an old art form that... MORE
Customized Tattoo Stickers
Customized Tattoo Stickers
StickerYou is a Stylish Service That Offers Personalized Looks
Thanks to intuitive manufacturers like StickerYou, companies are getting new and more eye-catching ways to promote their brand-specific messages. In the past, most major corporations felt that the... MORE
Live Action Film Screenings
Live Action Film Screenings
360 Screenings Creates Immersive Movie Experiences for Cinema Lovers
As directors continue to develop new and ingenious ways of bringing their films to life, mind blowing events like live action film screenings are showing that cinema patrons are trying to take their... MORE
Technicolor Hair Hues
Technicolor Hair Hues
These Hair Coloring Ideas Make Artwork Out of Everyday Hairdos
If you take a walk down any busy city street, it’s clear to see that many people are looking to creative hair coloring ideas in order to take their personal style up a notch. In the past,... MORE
Alphabetical Chocolate Collections
Alphabetical Chocolate Collections
Enjoy Custom Chocolate Creations at Nadege Patisserie Toronto
Nadege Patisserie Toronto is an exclusive pastry boutique that aims to tickle your senses with excellence. Besides making mouthwatering macrons and many other types of artistically inclined bakery... MORE
Customizable Cupcake Parties
Customizable Cupcake Parties
Pink the Town Offers a Cupcakes and Couture Event at Le Dolci
Pink the Town is a website and company that works to directly connect women with their favorite interests and brands. The company’s Cupcakes and Couture event that brings together dozens of... MORE
Military-Inspired Clothing
Military-Inspired Clothing
GSUS Sinsdustries Showcases its Autumn/Winter 2013 Collection
GSUS Sindustries invited Trend Hunter to take an exclusive look at its upcoming Autumn/Winter 2013 collection, that sees designers using traditional Russian folk prints and military-inspired... MORE
Bird-Shaped Door Stops
Bird-Shaped Door Stops
Cas Moors Designs a Sleek Oak Doorstop That is Home Decor Friendly
Even the most detailed home decor planner would probably never think about coordinating with a doorstop, but creations like Cas Moors smooth oak doorstop may be soon changing this oversight.... MORE
3D Printed Bike Frames
3D Printed Bike Frames
The VRZ 2 Comes Accentuated with Stunning 3D Printed Titanium Lugs
Designers and consumers are continually thinking up new and craftier designs for their bike frames, but the VRZ 2 bike is using 3D printing technology to take two-wheeler customization to new heights.... MORE
Micro-Sized Paintings
Micro-Sized Paintings
Linden Gledhill Miniature Masterpieces with a Microscope and a Projector
Linden Glendhill is a biochemist and his latest work sees him enlarging microscopic images to create the beautiful, blown-up artwork set to some similarly captivating music. Linden Glendhill is a... MORE
Personalized Social Media
Personalized Social Media
Jaime Neely Explores Clever Forms of Personalized Social Media
These clever personalized social media creations are great examples of how people are using their experiences on the Internet to bring digital cool into the real world. The Internet has always... MORE
Illuminated Light Folders
Illuminated Light Folders
The Light Folder Brings Style and Light to the Modern Home
These clever light folders are a great example of how designers are looking for new ways to stylishly use the structure of old objects. The Light Folder is a home decor fixture that literally sees... MORE
Leaning Light Fixtures
Leaning Light Fixtures
The LeanOn is a Wall Supported Lighting System That Emphasizes Style
The LeanOn leaning light system is an incredibly chic creation that sees consumers actually using their already existing home structures to bring stylish light to their spaces. In today’s day... MORE
Demonically-Inspired Kicks
Demonically-Inspired Kicks
Solebox Teams Up with Reebok for the Fiery Classic Leather 'Red Devil'
It’s usually a bad thing when most people label things the ‘Devil,’ but Solebox Berlin teamed up with Reebok to craft the sinfully stylish classic leather ‘Red Devil’... MORE
Conversation-Encouraging Benches
Conversation-Encouraging Benches
This Design by Cas Moor Causes Interaction in an Ingenious Way
When finding a spot to sit in public, benches are ideal, but people like Cas Moor and his conversation-encouraging ‘Social Bench’ are trying to foster a new revolution of random public... MORE
Fashionable Tattoos
Fashionable Tattoos
Armida Ascano Discusses Stylish Tattoos That Mix Couture with Ink
These stylish tattoo creations show that consumers are looking to new chic ways to express their love for this edgy art. Nowadays, you can see anyone from the drummer in your favorite band to... MORE
Standing Smartphone Charger Cases
Standing Smartphone Charger Cases
The Juice Pack for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Cleverly Boosts Power
Now that smartphones are being used as a primary entertainment device by many, devices like this clever juice pack for the Samsung Galaxy S4 are ideal items that will see you never having to worry... MORE
Super Slim Wireless Keyboards
Super Slim Wireless Keyboards
The HB 2000 Slim Bluetooth Keyboard Sees You Typing On the Go
Even for those who bring their laptops and tablets with them everywhere, a device like the HB 2000 slim Bluetooth keyboard is a heaven sent gadget that will make working on the go even easier. Today,... MORE
Storm Simulating Installations
Storm Simulating Installations
MoMA's Rain Room Is an Exhibit That is Not Afraid to Get You Wet
rAndom International is an art studio that is pushing the limits of interactive exhibitions with their Rain Room installation set up at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. For most people,... MORE
Insect-Inspired Storage Boxes
Insect-Inspired Storage Boxes
'Les Ruches' are Stackable Storage Containers with a Beehive Design
When it comes to storing away objects like sunglasses and pens, designers like Perrine Vigneron and his hive-inspired “les ruches” boxes show that companies are now looking to the... MORE
Couture Biomorphic Furniture
Couture Biomorphic Furniture
Charlotte Kingsnorth’s Biomorphic Furniture Frames are Hybrid C
Designer Charlotte Kingsnorth’s biomorphic-infused chair frames come as part of this designer’s latest collection entitled Hybreed and are giving decor enthusiasts nothing like they’ve ever... MORE
Sandy Soled Sneakrs (UPDATE)
Sandy Soled Sneakrs (UPDATE)
Nikes' 'Beaches of Rio' Shoes are Ocean-Themed Runners
Nike’s latest pair of funky Air Max runners, entitled the ‘Beaches of Rio,’ sees this shoe company taking a trip south of the border for some vibrant inspiration. These Beaches of... MORE
Phallic-Shaped Skyscrapers
Phallic-Shaped Skyscrapers
The Headquarters for People's Daily Newspaper is Sexually Suggestive
It’s well known that most skyscrapers are meant to look like monumental structures, but the giant, phallic-shaped tower under construction in Beijing is being likened to something humorous.... MORE
Single-Loop Bucket Chairs
Single-Loop Bucket Chairs
Raw Edges' 'Kenny' is a Simple, Chic Seat Made From Single Loop Material
Chances are you’ve probably never seen, or sat, in anything like Raw Edges single loop bucket chairs made for Italian furniture company Moroso. That’s because the design duo known as... MORE

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Radiator Light Fixtures
Radiator Light Fixtures
The James di Marco SHINE is a Futuristic LED-Illuminated Heating System
Designer James di Marco’s radiator light fixture called SHINE, made for Italian design collective Caleido, is showing that although this in-room heating method may seem old fashioned it... MORE
Guinness Chocolate Floats
Guinness Chocolate Floats
Jamie Levine's Guinness Float is Filled with Bananas and Goodness
Guinness is a delicious Irish stout created in Dublin and has been around for over a century, so it’s always nice to see people like Chef Jamie Levine using this tried and tested beverage to... MORE
Japanese Comic Book Sneakers
Japanese Comic Book Sneakers
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Teams Up with Converse to Make Manga S
If you’re anything like me, you’ll love the latest shoe collaboration that sees long time sneaker provider Converse teaming up with Japanese comic book series Jojo’s Bizarre... MORE
Happy Hand Warmers (UPDATE)
Happy Hand Warmers (UPDATE)
The Tato Cute Hand Warmers Go Wireless
When Smoko Inc first launched its Tato Handwarmers about a year ago, the world was blown away by the ease and comfort provided by these soft, cute hand warmers that were powered via USB drive. Now... MORE
Cyborg Circuit Implants
Cyborg Circuit Implants
John Rogers' Skin Circuit Technology is the Rub-On Tattoo of the Future
For those who thought that a skin circuit implant was only a crazy idea of science fiction or a horrible and distant dystopian future, materials scientist John Rogers’ recently developed skin... MORE
Personalized Social Media
Personalized Social Media
Jaime Neely Explores Clever Forms of Personalized Social Media
These clever personalized social media creations are great examples of how people are using their experiences on the Internet to bring digital cool into the real world. The Internet has always... MORE
Towering Ice Cream Sandwiches
Towering Ice Cream Sandwiches
This Massive Ice Cream Sandwich is Amazingly Vegan-Friendly
When one ice cream sandwich isn’t enough for you, don’t hesitate to turn to this massive ice cream sandwich that has four fluffy filled cookie buns towering on top of each other,... MORE
Designer-Made Space Patches
Designer-Made Space Patches
Obey Creator Shepard Fairy is Making Outer Space Fashion for CASIS
Most know Shepard Fairy as an activist and street artist who helms the multi-million dollar clothing company Obey, but with his latest patch work project for CASIS, Fairy will be adding outer space... MORE
Customized Battle Costumes
Customized Battle Costumes
Daniel Hogh's Warhammer 40K Cosplay Creation is an Incredibly Nerdy Gem
For those not in the know, Warhammer is a popular table top miniature wargame that sees its dedicated patrons spending hundreds of hours painting and painfully detailing their prized figurines, but... MORE
Dystopian Film Tributes
Dystopian Film Tributes
Courtney Scharf Preps Viewers for the Hunger Games Catching Fire Release
As the second part of the dystopian Blockbuster trilogy known as the Hunger Games quickly approaches, Trend Hunter takes a look at some of the awesome artwork and tribute pieces that are being made... MORE
Curvaceous iPad Cradle
Curvaceous iPad Cradle
The Sne iPad Stand Makes Using Your Tablet a Comfortable Experience
Since its release, the iPad has been a constant seller that has attracted consumers because of its sleek, minimal design that promotes on-the-go living and overall efficiency, so this wonderfully... MORE
Chic Makeup Parties
Chic Makeup Parties
The Maybelline Beauty Trends for Fall/Winter 2013 Prove Stunning and Stylish
Trend Hunter attended an exclusive sneak peak showcasing some of the wonderful Maybelline beauty trends planned for this international makeup company’s upcoming Fall/Winter 2013 collection.... MORE
Topographic Vinyl Records
Topographic Vinyl Records
'Flat Earth Society' Delivers the Sounds of the Earth on Vinyl
While many artists struggle to get more in touch with mother nature, Art of Failure’s specially created ‘Flat Earth Society’ vinyl is cleverly combining the Earth’s... MORE
Twisted Bridge Postcards (UPDATE)
Twisted Bridge Postcards (UPDATE)
Clement Valla's Confused Google Earth Imagery Gets a Tune Up
Some people make art by painting original images while others only manipulate things that have already been created, but Clement Valla’s Postcards from Google Earth series see this clever... MORE