Cowbag
Creative
London · Member since Mar 2007
1,973Published Articles
3.2MArticle Views
To come - did not want to write something glib so I'll sit on this for a bit (not literally).
Featured Ideas
Interactive Love Story
Story Telling on PavementsInteractive Street Art — Opportunity for artists to create interactive and engaging street art installations that capture consumer attention and emotion.
Humanimal Masks
NorthFur FX Animal Nose ProstheticsAnimal-Inspired Prosthetics — Creating realistic and detailed prosthetics of animal features presents an opportunity for the film and cosplay industries to enhance their characters and costumes.
Men In Tights Campaigns
E-MANcipate Promotes Acceptance of Male SpandexMen in Tights Fashion — Opportunity to disrupt traditional gender norms and promote the acceptance of men wearing tights as a fashionable everyday attire.
Treats for Geeks
Star Wars Millennium Falcon CakesStar Wars-themed Cakes — Opportunity for bakeries to tap into the fandom and offer customized Star Wars-themed cakes for special occasions.
Guerrilla Sacred Sites
Lithuania's Hill of CrossesGuerrilla Art Installations — Opportunity to anonymously express political views and rebel against popular culture.
Inventing Your Own Potato Chips
Walker's Flavour ContestCrowdsourced Flavors — Food companies can utilize crowdsourcing to create unique and innovative flavors by allowing customers to suggest and vote on new flavor ideas.
Luxury Public Toilet
Luxury Public Restrooms — The use of upscale materials, design, and services in public restrooms to offer a more premium experience to consumers.
Anime Geishas
Natalie Shau's Gothic Girls Have a Beautiful DarknessAnime-inspired Art — Opportunity for artists to create unique and captivating artwork that combines elements of Japanese anime and Gothic aesthetics.
Strap on Animal Feet
Tralin Tracks for Fake FootprintsNovelty Footprints — Opportunity to create and market a wide range of novelty footprints for fun and entertainment purposes.
Fighting with Lighting
Japanese Fluorescent Light WrestlingFluorescent Light Wrestling — Opportunity for the development of new wrestling events incorporating fluorescent lights as a unique element of spectacle.
Extreme Origami
Is Paper Folding A Sport?Extreme Origami — Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing advanced origami techniques for medical applications such as surgical implants and drug delivery systems.
Exterior Padded Fashion
Marilyn Sweat Shirt With Breast PaddingExterior Padded Fashion — Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new ways to incorporate padding in fashion items, creating unique and eye-catching designs.Q&A with Cowbag
What is unique that's not in your bio?
I wrote so many tattoo trends I ended up getting one on my birthday in 2008.
How do you define cool?
You can't define cool - that's it's definition.
What is your secret to uncovering trends?
Don't be sacred of offending people or that you have to be safe - always look for your own trends and news. Don't always rely on discoveries from other sites but hunt down your own. A great example of this (if I say so myself) is my tattoo or cupcake trends - amongst my most viewed. Find what inspires YOU - be it a piece of street art or amazing bakery - take it as your spring board and go discover. Always think about how you can build on it, or make it that little bit more funny or even more sick and twisted.
What do you enjoy most about Trend Hunter?
It is hard proof / fact that every single day creative brilliance is created for the World to share and enjoy. Also a merry band of people from around the World meet in this one place to share ideas and news. People from all background who would never meet in real life. That ROCKS!
What is your favorite trend?
Please don't make me choose - it changes daily as it indeed should!
What are your tips for writing a juicy post?
Always think about how you can build on it, or make it that little bit more funny or even more sick and twisted. Never be scared of offending people.
How do you reset to be creative?
My best piece of advice is if you can't do it you just can't do it. If you have to step away from yourself for a few days just do it. I know when I am in bad creative zones so do things overtly offline / creative like go horse riding, visiting Dungeness Nuclear Power Station or just walking the dog on the beach.
am not a snob - I will do ANYTHING from reading a children's book (Enid Blyton is great for inspiration) to going to an art gallery.
What inspires or excites you?
Heartbreak was particularly inspiring - apparently you can see that dark period in my trends portfolio.
Predict something awesome for 2020?
I think (fear) children will be taught online. Awesome but not great.
Author Categories
Prison Replication Inns
Edible Pop Star Treats
Fishy Fundraising
Fugitive Holiday Documentaries
Film-Inspired Paste-Ups
Whistleblowing Elf Tweets
Metal Band Mixing Apps
Album-Inspired Art
Subversive Cake Snapshots
Crowdsourced Art Shows
Edible Horror Movies
Cake Harvests
Album Art Shows
Musical Art Shows
Limited Edition Art Stores
Artistic Film Competitions
Subtlemobing
Bad Contestant Haircuts
Online Pantomime Planning
Elderly Yoga Masters
Amphibian Taxidermy
Movie Monster Costumes
Noseless Celebrities
Ancient Automobile Photographs
Full-Face Tattoos
Unisex Body Painting
Explosive Body Art
Macho Olympics
Cutevertising for Conservation
Knitted Cigarette Packs
Cheerleader Photodocumentaries
'Tomb Raider' Gardens
Grilliant Ink Designs
Celebrating Bad Hair
Tragic Tattoos
