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Guitar cords as railroad track / Train train créatif?
February 4th, 2010 under Print & Outdoor, Travel, Leisure. [ Comments: 1 ]

train2004 train2010
THE ORIGINAL?
Eurostar Train “directly to London” – 2004
Source : 2nd Prize at French Art Directors Club
Agency : Leg Agency, Paris (France)
LESS ORIGINAL :
V Line Trains – 2010
“The only way to get to the (…) jazz festival”
Source : BestadsonTV “best outdoors of the week”
Agency : McCann Melbourne (Australia)
Au train où vont les choses toutes les idées auront bientôt été faites… et refaites!
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Get closer… to the original idea / Une coïncidence plutôt louche
September 10th, 2009 under Print & Outdoor, Travel, Leisure. [ Comments: none ]

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THE ORIGINAL?
Buenos Aires Zoo “Animals very close” – 2005
Source : Cannes Archive Online, AdForum
Agency : Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi (Argentina)
LESS ORIGINAL :
San Diego Zoo “get closer” – 2009
Source : street photo
Agency : Unknown? (USA)
A y regarder de plus près il semble bien que ce soit exactement la même chose…
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Zero evolution / Une idée qui n’a pas beaucoup évoluée
July 2nd, 2009 under Non classé, Print & Outdoor, Travel, Leisure. [ Comments: 4 ]

evolution2001 evolution2009
THE ORIGINAL?
The Animal World – 2001
Source : Cannes Archive Online,
Agency : Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi (Argentina)
LESS ORIGINAL :
Lisbon Zoo “125 years of evolution” – 2009
Source : Cannes 2009 Print Longlist
Agency : MSTF Partners Lisbon (Portugal)
Noitulove? À l’instar du fameux film Guiness l’évolution de l’homme est ici inversée… une idée tellement vieille qu’on pourrait dire qu’elle est préhistorique!
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Tramway as cable car / 2 remontées sur la même mécanique
May 30th, 2009 under Guerrilla & Viral, Print & Outdoor, Travel, Leisure. [ Comments: 1 ]

cabine2006 cabine2009
THE ORIGINAL?
Center Parcs “Now you can go skiing at center parcs” – 2006
Source : Cannes Archive Online, NY Festivals Silver Medal
Agency : Ogilvy & Mather Amsterdam (Netherlands)
LESS ORIGINAL :
Totally Snow – 2009
Source : Lijn Com Awards Winner
Agency : MortierBrigade Brussels (Belgium)
Parfois l’originalité ne tient qu’à un fil… quoiqu’il en soit les belges ont un tram de retard sur ce coup!
4 people like this post.

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From a closer look / France 1 – Pologne 0
April 19th, 2009 under Print & Outdoor, Travel, Leisure. [ Comments: 7 ]

closeup2005 closeup2008
THE ORIGINAL?
Eurostar “Paris-London : Think Big” – 2004
Source : French Art Directors Club 1st Prize
Agency : Leg (France)
LESS ORIGINAL :
Visit Poland / Polish chamber of tourism – Nov 2008
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : Young & Rubicam (Poland)
À y regarder de plus près, il semblerait bien que ce soit exactement la même idée… bref, encore des pompeurs pris en “flag”?
5 people like this post.

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It’s like posting yourself / Poste Restante?
February 16th, 2009 under Print & Outdoor, Travel, Leisure. [ Comments: 1 ]

timbre2003 THE ORIGINAL?
Alitalia Airlines “By Air” – 2003
Agency : Zapping Madrid (Spain)
timbrebody2007
LESS ORIGINAL
Evergreen Travel – 2007
“So cheap, it’s like posting yourself”
Source : Adsoftheworld,
Agency : Leo Burnett (Hong Kong)
timbre2008sncf
LESS ORIGINAL
SNCF Corail Intercités – 2008
“To travel more and pay less, let
the railroad do the job”
Agency : TBWA\ Paris (France)
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Fasten your seatbelts and enjoy / Télescopage aérien
January 18th, 2009 under Print & Outdoor, Same year, same idea, Travel, Leisure. [ Comments: 4 ]

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THE ORIGINAL?
Aruba – 2008
Source : CCSP (Creative Club of Sao Paulo)
Agency : Lew Lara (Brasil)
THE ORIGINAL?
Golden Holidays “malaysiaairlines.com” – 2008
Agency : Ogilvy & Mather Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Pas de quoi tomber à genoux, mais un beau télescopage d’idées. Sans doute un concept dans les airs (du temps).
4 people like this post.

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Karate school for kids / Ça casse pas des briques
December 15th, 2008 under Print & Outdoor, Sports, Events, Travel, Leisure. [ Comments: 5 ]

THE ORIGINAL?
Ed Parker’s “Karate for children 3 years and older” – 2001
Source : Cannes Archive Online,
Agency : JWT (Spain)
LESS ORIGINAL :

Seibukan Karate School – 2007
“Karate classes for children”
Source : New York Festivals BRONZE
Agency : Grey Dubaï (UAE)

Double Impact! Se rendre compte qu’une idée existe déjà, pour un créatif, c’est mauvais pour l’égo.
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The cheapest copycat ever / Pompe au rabais
July 17th, 2008 under Print & Outdoor, Travel, Leisure. [ Comments: none ]

THE ORIGINAL?
Eurostar train tickets promotion : “London cheaper” – 2002
Source : Cannes Shortlist and French Art Directors Club 1st Prize (Outdoors)
Agency : Leg Paris (France)
LESS ORIGINAL :
HLX.com travels – 2007
Source : Cannes Archive Online,
Agency : Scholz & Friends (Germany)
L’imitation d’imitation la plus naze que l’on puisse trouver…Tout est plus cheap dans l’annonce de droite, y compris le prix du billet?
2 people like this post.

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Out of the creative box / Carton plein!
June 2nd, 2008 under Print & Outdoor, Travel, Leisure. [ Comments: 3 ]

THE ORIGINAL?
RATP (Paris City Transit Autority) New Buses program – 2004
Source : Top Com Corporate Business, 2005 (First Prize)
Agency : DraftFCB (France)
LESS ORIGINAL :
Public Transportation RuterAS – 2008
Agency : Kitchen Oslo (Norway)
Une idée bien conservée qu’il a suffi de ressortir de la boite en éspérant qu’elle fasse à nouveau un carton.
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