Paul Maccarone
Student
Toronto, Canada · Member since May 2013
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I want to live life like every day's my last and that means that I put 100% behind everything I do. I believe in strength, balance, and passion. Strength of mind and body. Balance for all things in life. Passion to light the fire behind everything I do.
Featured Ideas
Bohemian Coastal Campaigns
The Reserved Fall 2013 Campaign Highlights a Chic Country LookCountry Chic Mash-Up — Opportunity for fashion brands to create unique and edgy combinations of wild leopard skin patterns and black hats.Evocatively Vivid Portraits
Francoise Nielly Creates Fascinating Palette Knife PaintingsPalette Knife Art — The trend of using palette knives in painting allows artists to create evocative and vivid portraits that communicate emotional messages.Interracial Animal Graffiti
Alexis Diaz's Hybrid Octo-Elephant Creates Waves in LondonAnimal-inspired Graffiti Art — There is an increasing trend of using animal-inspired designs in graffiti art, providing opportunities for innovative artists to create unique and creative hybrids.Velocity-Inspired Abstract Art
The Surreal Paintings by Nigel Cooke Incorporate Kinetic MovementAbstract Art Revival — An emerging trend in the art world where artists are exploring abstract concepts in diverse and captivating ways, creating disruptive opportunities to push the boundaries of traditional artistic expressions.Wirelessly Charging Countertops
The DuPont Corian Solid Surfaces Double as a Device ChargerWirelessly Charging Surfaces — The integration of wireless charging technology into everyday surfaces provides convenience and eliminates the need for traditional charging methods.Conceptually Morbid Photography
Frieke Janssens' 'Your Last Shot' Series Has a Disturbing ThemeMorbid Photography — Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing digital platforms or apps that offer customizable templates for posthumous photography.Animalistic Surgical Masks
Samira Boon's Animal Snout Surgical Masks are Hilariously CleverHumorous Surgical Masks — Opportunity to disrupt the medical industry by offering surgical masks with humorous designs, bringing a touch of humor to an otherwise serious product.Multicolored Landscape Paintings
Scott Naismith's Vibrant Depictions of Scotland are BreathtakingVibrant Landscape Art — There is a growing trend towards using bold colors in landscape art which presents an opportunity for artists and galleries to experiment with color usageCarefree Cultural Editorials
Anastasia Popovich's Photos of Cailin Russo are Hipster-ChicHipster-Punk Style — The fashion industry can disruptively innovate by blending the edginess of punk fashion with the fun, colorful aspects of hipster fashion.Authenticity-Promoting Tees
The 'Stay Real' Tee from 'Brashy Couture' Supports Being GenuineAuthenticity-Promoting Tees — Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating personalized clothing that promotes authenticity and individuality.Handcuffed Sneakers
The London Donna Sneakers from Giuseppe Zanotti are Literally CaptivatingDistinct Design Sneakers — Opportunity to disrupt the sneaker market with unique and eye-catching designs.Whimsical Hamster Mansions
Heibonkinoko’s Ninja Mansion is Not Your Average Hamster CageWhimsical Hamster Mansions — Creating elaborate and imaginative hamster cages can provide unique and entertaining living spaces for pets.Q&A with Paul
What is unique that's not in your bio?
I cut my own hair. I started cutting my own hair because I wanted to save money and every hairdresser/barber I went to continued to screw it up.
What's your favorite accomplishment?
I don't talk about it that much, but my favourite accomplishment is beating depression when I was younger. Often it's the hardest things we go through that develop our character the most. It taught me a lot.
How do you define cool?
I think, therefor I am! Cool is all about perspective, as what's cool to me might not be cool to others. I think it's too broad to define because within every different person I meet, I try to find something "cool" about them. I will say this though, someone who is genuine is always cool in my books.
What is your secret to uncovering trends?
I think it's my craving to learn more and gain knowledge. My interests are all over the place and that allows me to have enough diverse content that I can appeal to numerous audiences.
What do you enjoy most about Trend Hunter?
I love that it's a hotbed of information. You can literally learn about anything, all through the trends that are posted.
What is your favorite trend?
Social Media!
What are your tips for writing a juicy post?
Understanding your audience and the message you want to convey to them will really pay dividends when posting trends.
How do you reset to be creative?
Meditate on it sometimes, or listen to music and browse through the web.
What inspires or excites you?
Seeing glimpses of the future I want for myself. Whether that's through friends, stories, music, reading, trends...etc I love seeing something that motivates me to work harder.
Predict something awesome for 2020?
Completely integrated life-system (financial, media..etc) with Google Glasses!