10 Creative Uses of the New Facebook Profile

Facebook users are showing off some serious creativity by taking advantage of the new profile page photo layout.
French artist Alexandre Oudin (below) has been identified as the creator of the craze, and more and more designs are now emerging. People have been playing around with their profile pics since Facebook first launched, but the new redesign allows for some inspired fun including clever animations, typography and photography magic
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Have a look through our gallery of 10 of the best new Facebook profile pic hacks and share any cool creations that you’ve seen in the comments below. And if you’ve been getting crafty with your profile, we want to see it!

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1. Alexandre Oudin

The French artist credited for starting the craze, Oudin's Magritte-inspired profile puts the "fun" in the new Facebook.

The French artist credited for starting the craze, Oudin's Magritte-inspired profile puts the "fun" in the new Facebook.

1. Alexandre Oudin

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Nic Refauh is a VP of creative at McCann Digital. He's certainly put his creative skills to good use on his Facebook profile page.

2. Nir Refuah

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Jason Keiter has used food as the inspiration for his pic hack. Now that's what we call a "decent portion."

3. Jason Keiter

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Pac-Man, the perennial geek favorite, has invaded Thibaut Le Brasseur's profile page to great effect.

4. Thibaut Le Brasseur

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Ouri Stopek's playful profile features lasers firing across the screen. Pew-pew!

5. Ouri Stopek

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The sweetest offering of the lot, this profile creates a tender portrait using a photo montage.

6. John Robert-Nicoud

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Antony Legrand's illustrated example shows you don't have to use photographs to create a memorable profile page.

7. Antony Legrand

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This Florida-based company uses a Facebook profile as its business Page, but still knows how to have fun with the design.

8. BestBuddies DogBoutique

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Jayden Tan takes the face-hack idea a step further by adding extra images for even greater impact.

9. Jayden Tan

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We've saved our favorite for last with Jon Yang's genius use of the format. Now that's a slam dunk!

10. Jon Yang

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1. Alexandre Oudin

The French artist credited for starting the craze, Oudin's Magritte-inspired profile puts the "fun" in the new Facebook.

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2. Nir Refuah

Nic Refauh is a VP of creative at McCann Digital. He's certainly put his creative skills to good use on his Facebook profile page.

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3. Jason Keiter

Jason Keiter has used food as the inspiration for his pic hack. Now that's what we call a "decent portion."

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4. Thibaut Le Brasseur

Pac-Man, the perennial geek favorite, has invaded Thibaut Le Brasseur's profile page to great effect.

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5. Ouri Stopek

Ouri Stopek's playful profile features lasers firing across the screen. Pew-pew!

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6. John Robert-Nicoud

The sweetest offering of the lot, this profile creates a tender portrait using a photo montage.

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7. Antony Legrand

Antony Legrand's illustrated example shows you don't have to use photographs to create a memorable profile page.

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8. BestBuddies DogBoutique

This Florida-based company uses a Facebook profile as its business Page, but still knows how to have fun with the design.

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9. Jayden Tan

Jayden Tan takes the face-hack idea a step further by adding extra images for even greater impact.

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10. Jon Yang

We've saved our favorite for last with Jon Yang's genius use of the format. Now that's a slam dunk!