The Refined | The home of Refined Design Inspiration » Clever Ideas http://www.the-refined.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:34:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Simply brilliant! http://www.the-refined.com/2009/12/simply-brilliant/ http://www.the-refined.com/2009/12/simply-brilliant/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:32:00 +0000 Refinery http://www.the-refined.com/?p=815 Tokujin-Yoshioka_display_01

This amazing window display designed by Tokujin Yoshioka needs few words, speaks volumes on its own. Brilliant!!

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Ive seen this before some time back, but have decided to post as its one of my favs. Having done some work recently for Amnesty International, I know how tricky these campaigns can be, so my hat goes off to Publicis Mojo for this clever placement.

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]]> http://www.the-refined.com/2009/12/clever-ketchup/feed/ 1 Handy and well designed to do list! http://www.the-refined.com/2009/12/handy-and-well-designed-to-do-list/ http://www.the-refined.com/2009/12/handy-and-well-designed-to-do-list/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:28:54 +0000 Refinery http://www.the-refined.com/?p=794 teuxdeux_listI love the usability of this to do list designed by Swissmiss. Its dead simple but obviously very well thought out. Ive always been a massive fan of to do lists, and this is by far the best one Ive come across to date. Worth a look.

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Clever little ash tray by Burak Kaynak.

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One of the most amazing forms of art making I’ve ever seen. Stunning!

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Very clever recycling idea out of Japan.

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So wrong, yet so clever. Produced by McCann Lowe in Belgium.

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I REALLY like this one. A mobile provider in India mounted a real inflatable dinghy on a billboard in Mumbai (which is known for monsoonal floods) with the line “In case of emergency, cut rope.” Sure enough a few weeks after the billboard was erected the floods came, and the rope was cut, and the boat was actually used to ferry people to safety.

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Some nice ideas I haven’t seen before.

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]]> http://www.the-refined.com/2009/08/interesting-business-card-ideas/feed/ 0 Absolutely brilliant! http://www.the-refined.com/2009/07/absolutely-brilliant/ http://www.the-refined.com/2009/07/absolutely-brilliant/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:28:12 +0000 Refinery http://www.refinements.net.au/?p=184 The following posters were aimed at attracting students to a design school. The posters had to effectively seperate the people that think visually, to those that think… well… like everybody else. Best series of ads I’ve seen in a long time.

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 Project 7’s basic mission, strives to build a better world by creating a collective awareness and improvement in the seven areas of need – build the Future, Feed the Hungry, Heal the Sick, Help those in Need, Hope for Peace, House the Homeless, and Save the Planet.

Fantastic cause! Brilliantly designed by 29 Agency.

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The billboard on the left is for Audi, the billboard on the right for BMW was strategically erected at a later stage to challenge the Audi ad. Billboard rage, Love it!

Sometimes it pays to know where your competitors are advertising.

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