There’s nothing quite like a good design that sticks with people. Just think of it… Imagine Apple without its half-bitten apple, or McDonalds with no golden arches, or the never-changing look of Leica camera, which shows that when you keep being different from everything, changing makes no sense.
These are some of the best design examples of our times, but that doesn’t mean it stops here. There’s a whole Reddit community dedicated entirely to design goodness of all kinds, whether it’s graphic design, advertising, architecture, furniture, or product design.
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From a really cool design made for the Tokyo Olympics to animal pics made from as many pixels as that of the endangered species’ population, these are some of the most creative ideas that prove just what an art a good design can be. Scroll down, upvote your favorites, and let us know which ones you like the best in the comment section!
#1 A Bench In The Library Of Alexandria
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#2 “Safety Glasses” That I Made For My Wife’s Optometry Office.
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#3 If You Put All The Mexican Coins Together They Turn Into The Aztec Calendar.
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In order to find out the secret to timeless, captivating, and game-changing design, Bored Panda reached out to Emanuele Abrate, an Italian graphic designer who specializes in creating visual identities and brand logos. We previously wrote on two of Emanuele’s projects, where he recreated blank logos in a sleeker way and revealed the fonts behind the world’s most iconic brand logos.
Emanuele told us that the key aspect in timeless design is simplicity. “A simple logo is easily memorable, it enters people’s minds and sticks to them.” However, it may be easier said than done. “Obviously, creating something simple is not easy at all, because it must be simultaneously engaging, non-trivial, and suitable for the context it has to represent,” the designer explained.
In order to do so, one has to study good concepts. “Think of the Nike logo. It’s such an extremely simple sign that virtually anyone could reproduce it. At the same time, it conveys the concept of dynamism and speed.”
#4 This Ad
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#5 Poster For Better Shark Culling Laws
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#6 Really Great Minimalist Billboard Ad
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In order for a project to go viral, it has to have features that will make people share it. There are some techniques to follow.
“First, the sense of humor is key. Secondly, any project that aims to become viral should have something that’s well-known to people. And thirdly, it should feature a collection of images.” In other words, a low-volume project with a single image which has nothing recognizable or universal in it for people to relate to is unlikely to go viral.
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However, Emanuele believes that every designer has their own method of coming up with unique designs, and it’s up to the creator to decide which way works the best for them. “The beautiful thing about this creative field is that everyone always has something to learn from other creators.”
#7 I Thought This Volkswagen Ad Belongs To Here.
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#8 The Spines Of These History Books [1280×960]
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#9 Each Picture Is Made Of As Many Pixels As That Of The Endangered Species Population- Designed By Yoshiyuki Mikami
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#10 Very Direct Ads From The City Of Toronto Against Littering
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#11 Vietnam’s Daring Golden Bridge
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#12 Daring Add By A Company That Sells Hats
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#13 Eraser That Turns Into A Tiny Mount Fuji After Some Time Of Use
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#14 This “Seatbelts Save Lives” Campaign
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#15 All The Hooks And Shelves You Need!
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#16 Time Magazine Covers From 2017, Early 2018, And This Week.
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#17 This Swiss Bottled Water
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#18 Literally The Logo Of The Year
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#19 Perfect
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#20 Saw This On Facebook, By Invisible York
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#21 This Alzheimers Awareness Ad
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#22 This Japanese Restaurant Logo Is Simultaneously A Japanese Crane And A Hand Holding Chopsticks
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#23 Studio Ghibli Designed This Dvd Case So It Looks Like The Characters Are Checking Their Reflection In The Water.
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#24 Adidas Sandals Ad
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#25 Minimalism Is King
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#26 Milk Box Design Of Vera Zvereva.
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#27 This Frosted Mirror Display For A Squeegee At IKEA
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#28 The New National Geographic Cover
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#29 A Clever Way To Show What Ancient Ruins Looked Like… [600×400]
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#30 Tp Holder
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#31 These Piranha Plant Slippers W/ Tube Holder
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#32 Let Us Make This International Fixed Calendar Work
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#33 Elevator Kick Buttons
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#34 This Shop Has A Option To Shop Alone Or With Assistance.
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#35 Ad For An Eyewear Company
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#36 New Iceland Sports Team Logo Depicts The Four Mythological Protectors Of The Country. Landvættir.
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#37 I Really Like The Privacy!! :))
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#38 A Campaign Ad For Universal Design In Hong Kong
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#39 Surfrider Foundation Sushi Ad
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#40 This TV Poster [1066×1500]
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#41 Ben&jerry’s Call For Participation In Youth Climate Change March
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#42 I Found This Bird Table Quite Charming.
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#43 2020 Is The Year Of Mouse, This Is The Best Red Envelope Design I’ve Ever Seen
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#44 Space Exploration Monument In Moscow. 100m Tall.
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#45 A Repurposed Church [1000×1491]
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#46 Dank Bird Scissors
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#47 Ignoring The Politics, This Anti-Gun Pro-Adoption Poster Design
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#48 Anti-Smoking Poster [499×666]
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#49 A Satisfying Use Of Space
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#50 Highlight The Remarkable [1130×1600]
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#51 The Picture Of The Japanese Movie Advertisement Is Printed On Two Sides Of The Newspaper, So The Full Picture Could Be Seen Under Light
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#52 Really Cool Design Made By Daren Newman For The Tokyo Olympics
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#53 This Tie Has Mice Of Both The Rodent And Computer Species
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#54 This Ad For The British Shoe Maker Clarks.
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#55 Black Mirror Advertisement
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#56 This Unbelievably Creative Logo!
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#57 Floor Tiles At The Us Postal Museum
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#58 Mouthwatering Booth Design From Krispy Kreme
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#59 George Orwell 1984, Becomes Less Censored Overtime
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#60 Social Distancing Article
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#61 The Barcode For This Pasta Product
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#62 This Mercedes Christmas Ad
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#63 The Cover Of 1984
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#64 The Origins Of The Bluetooth Symbol
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#65 Chess Designed By Bauhaus In Which Each Piece Symbolizes The Direction Of Its Movement
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#66 This Shirt Has Buttons On The Inside That Prevent The Dreaded Boob Gap!
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#67 What A Fantastic Advertisement Idea.
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#68 Jeep: Explore The Great Indoors
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#69 LEGO Advertisement
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#70 Perfect Head Placement
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#71 I Designed And Built This Squirrel Bar From Scratch. Anything You Would Change?
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#72 9/11 Memorial Piano Concert 2007 Advertisement
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#73 Continuos Banister
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#74 Beautiful Example Of Design
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#75 1920s Perfume Holder
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#76 Hexagonal Paper For Drawing Organic Compounds
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#77 McDonald’s Valentine’s Ad
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#78 These Measuring Cups Are Designed To Visually Represent Fractions For Intuitive Use!
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#79 The Way They Made The Entrance To The Building
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#80 An Adidas Ad Warning Against Fake Products.
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#81 This Poster
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#82 Hair Product Billboard
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#83 This Pasta Packaging.
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#84 This Collaboration Between Two Breweries
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#85 This Jbl Add
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#86 When The Plane Won’t Fit
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#87 This Smart Business Card
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#88 This Coffee Advertisement
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#89 The Hardwood Floor Grew A Table.
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#90 This Tree Needs Money For Its Family
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#91 This Jaws Poster.
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#92 Soundtrack Cover For The Game Firewatch
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#93 This Cap [944×944]
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#94 This Durex Add
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#95 This Cover From Sports Illustrated
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#96 Tokyo Olympics
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#97 Ray Bradbury’s ‘Fahrenheit 451’ Bound With Striking Paper And A Match
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#98 Maybe This Is A Paradox, I Think This Is Great Design.
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#99 This LEGO Bag Makes It Look Like You Have LEGO Hands
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#100 Interesting Redesign Of U.s $20 Bill
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#101 Happy Holidays
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#102 “Now You See Him, Now You Don’t” – Brazilian Anti Drunk Driving Poster [2014]
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#103 Amazing Campaign Aimed To Potential Organ Donors
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#104 Posters For Deaf Awareness
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#105 The Snowflakes On The Los Angeles International Airport (Lax) Sign Are Made Out Of Airplanes
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#106 Advertising Flights To Other Countries Who Are Hidden In The Norwegian Flag
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#107 This Magazine Cover
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#108 Local Artist, Rudolf Kohn, Transformed A Mangled Car Into An Emoji As An Anti Texting & Driving Psa In Miami
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#109 Found In Twitter
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#110 A Silly Light [470×606]
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#111 I Repurposed My Broken Imac, Touch Controlled Dimmable, Even The USB Ports Works As Phone Charger.
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#112 Great Combo Of Color And Shape – Mosque In Iran [2500×1667]
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#113 Logo For A Wine Company We Carry
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#114 This Door Handle At A Butcher’s
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#115 Rassen Chopsticks By N. Meister In Collaboration With Hashikura Matsukan For Nendo [581×969]
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#116 This Is Awesome. Campaign For Animal Adoption
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#117 Time Magazine Cover
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#118 The Oreo Logo Has Extra White (Cream) Behind It On The Double Stuf Package.
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#119 New Yorker Cover For Coronavirus
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#120 A Skate Shop & A Butchershop Are Located Next To Each Other. They Share One Sign.
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#121 This New Zealand Remambrance Plaque In Flanders
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#122 The Way The Name Of The Arctic Monkeys Album ‘Am’ Is Hidden In The Album Art
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#123 Advertising Their Pens And Razors Simultaneously.
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#124 Royal Mail’s New Electric Delivery Van Is Just The Cutest [1956×2200]
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#125 A Lamp I Made Out Of A Skateboard
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#126 “A Different Point Of View” – A Print Advertisement Created By Tbwa, Argentina For Dos Miradas, An “Online News Medium That Proposes A Different Point Of View From The Traditional Newspapers.”
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#127 Does This Qualify? A Fictional Space Travel Holiday Agency.
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#128 A Bench Built Into A Wall
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#129 Apologies For The Slightly Political Post, But This Bloomberg Cover Looks Pretty Neat
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#130 Putramp
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#131 Good One
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#132 I Saw One Of These Ads On The Way Home, It’s Too Good To Not Share Here.
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#133 The Way These Headphones Look In Their Box
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#134 Best Condom Advert Ever ?
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#135 Cookie Packaging
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#136 Park Exhibit
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#137 This Graphic That Depicts Both The Bottom Half Of A Woman And The Chest Of A Suited Man By Graphic Artist Noma Bar [1817×1772]
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#138 City-Themed Coffee Table
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#139 This Rooftop Office In NYC’s West Village…
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#140 A Driving Safety Poster
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#141 This Ramen Cup Has A Hidden Message When You Recycle It Responsably ?
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#142 Hole Punched Cinema Ticket That Shows Row And Seat Number In The Dark, Designed By Li Peitong
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#143 Took A Trip Out To Peabody Essex Museum Last Weekend. This Exhibit Didn’t Disappoint.
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#144 Spartan
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#145 Imagine When It Rains
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#146 This Packaging For A Digital Polaroid Camera
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#147 This Economist Cover – Look At That Smile!
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#148 The Economist’s Latest Cover
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#149 A Clever Argentinian Awareness Campaign To Encourage Organ Donations.
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#150 This Advertisement
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#151 Pretty Cool Way To Deconstruct A Clock
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#152 A Sofa That Makes You Want To Dive Into It
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#153 This Brick Looks Like Wood To Me
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#154 They Clearly Know What They Are Doing
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#155 Grill Logo
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#156 This Nat Geo Cover
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#157 Turning Industrial Loft Into Living Quarters
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#158 This Jeep Ad During The Covid-19 Lockdown
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#159 This Mcdonalds Father Day Ad
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#160 This Store Sign
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#161 This Condom Ad
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#162 A Logo I Made For My In Game Name, Midair
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#163 This Logo.
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#164 Trident Gum Packaging [1240×877]
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#165 New York City Chess
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#166 Slurpee And Chupa Chups‘ Ad For Their New Slurpee Flavour
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#167 Frame Clock By Nazar Sigaher
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#168 North Korea’s Hall Of Science
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#169 Does This Staircase Qualify?
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#170 Local Northeast Ohio Chicken Joint’s New Logo
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#171 I Heard You Guys Liked My Sign? Pics And Construction Details In Comments.
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#172 Editorial Illustration Reflecting Upon The Opioid Epidemic
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#173 This Tent Logo
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#174 This Swimming Pool Ceiling
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#175 Lagoon Table
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#176 This Distillery’s Logo
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#177 Jbl’s Ad For Their Noise Canceling Headphones
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#178 What A Bottle Of Coke Looks Like In Galaxies Edge
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#179 This Ashtray Picturing The Damage Of Smoking
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#180 This Pro-Bike Sign
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#181 The Logo For Fort Worth Texas Tourism.
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#182 Minimalist Poster Design For Cinderella.
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#183 The WiFi Signal Makes A Burger
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#184 The World’s Deepest Swimming Pool Y-40 [1000×979]
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#185 Designer Mahmoud Tammam Transforms Arabic Words Into Illustrations Of Their Literal Meanings (Album In Comments)
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#186 The Tables At This Foodcourt Have Built In Wireless Charging.
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#187 This New Zealand Swimming Logo
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#188 This Poster
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#189 Pizza Place On Hollywood Blvd.
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#190 The Paris 2024 Logo Design
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#191 This Awareness Ad About Ocean Pollution
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#192 Newest Team In The Nhl, Seattle Kraken, Revealed Their Logos. Anchor Is The Space Needle.
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#193 Though A Truely Brilliant Design, ‘The Decline & Fall Of The Roman Empire’ Book Spines Should Be Henceforth Banned Since It Is Reposted Here Sooo Much!
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#194 This Ad Against Cyberbullying
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#195 Adidas Campaign For Fake Shoes!
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#196 This Banner For The TV Series “Penny Dreadful”
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#197 Minimalist Frosted Flakes
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#198 Orwell’s 1984
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#199 Electric Zebra Boat By French Designer Dimitri Bez [736×1233]
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#200 The Floor Tiles At The Us Postal Museum
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