Hiding in Retail Plain Sight

Why?

A game to make your customers more involved in shopping.

How?

Print a photo of a part of an item’s packaging, so that if you stick it at the same place as depicted in the photo, you’ll have to take a second look to realize it’s a picture attached to the packaging. On the other side of the photo print a voucher for a gift or a discount coupon. When the customer ones such a “hidden in plain sight” voucher they can take it and use it to get the gift or discount.

 

Clear the Clutter in Your Picture

Why?

You see something a bit away from you, but there are objects in the foreground obscuring your view.

How?

A smartphone app that uses the camera to show you the parts you want to see without the obstructing elements in the foreground. It does so by asking you to move the camera in an as large area as you can, scanning the scene up and down, left and right. You then choose the distant object you want to see, and the app will work out – using the multiple exposures it continuously takes when you move the phone around – how to build a picture without the obstructions in the foreground.

 

Only Themed Pictures

Why?

For those obsessed with one visual theme.

How?

A picture sharing website or collection of websites, where users can browse and upload their pictures in various themes (only windows, only phone booths, only glasses, etc.)

 

Remember Your Visit App

Why?

Has this ever happened to you? You return from a vacation and don’t remember what you did on what day.

How?

An app that alerts you whenever you arrive at a place to take a photo and caption it, and when you leave alerts you to write a short note (text or audio) about the place you just visited. At the end of the trip, you have a textual and visual timeline that you can export as a video, an HTML page, etc.

 

3D Printed Frames of Famous Paintings

Why?

If you have a reproduction of a famous painting, why not have it framed like the original?!

How?

Make 3D printed replicas of famous paintings’ frames.