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Good design isn’t just about looking good—it’s about making life easier, more efficient, and even a little more fun. The coolest designs solve problems you didn’t even know you had, with clever solutions that leave you wondering, “Why didn’t I think of that?”
In the gallery below, you’ll find some innovative examples of design brilliance, from small, everyday conveniences to big, game-changing ideas.
These good designs are proof that the simplest ideas can sometimes be the most genius, and the minds behind them deserve all the praise.
1. “This Furniture Hardware Is Sorted By Step Rather Than By Type”
2. “Design For Roommates Or Siblings”
3. “Traffic Signals With LED Lights On The Pole Itself”
4. “These Dog Poop Bags Lets You Know When There’s Only Three Left On The Roll”
5. “Packaging Communication At It’s Simplest”
6. “My New Wok Has Circles For Measuring Oil”
7. “The Wine Box Is Designed To Be Reused As A Birdhouse”
8. “My Son’s Onesie Has A Different Color Button In The Middle So It’s Easier To Line Them Up Properly”
9. “Great Customer Experience Design”
10. “The Spoons In This Japanese Restaurant Have A Little Nudge On Their End So They Don’t Fall Into The Bowl”
11. “These Reversible Benches Allow You To Decide Which Direction You Prefer To Face While You Sit On Them”
12. “This Rooftop For Bicycles So The Saddle Won’t Get Wet”
13. “Wildlife Overpass, Trans-Canada Highway, Banff National Park, Canada. The 38 Passes And Fencing Have Reduced Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions By More Than 80%”
14. “My 3 Tacos Came In A Container That Was Made To Hold 3 Tacos Upright”
15. “Guitar Store”
16. “This Airplane Seat Has A Step To Help Short People Reach The Overhead Locker”
17. “This Cat Tree Comes With Instructions For Building A Cat House Out Of The Box It Came In”
18. “Green And Red Lights To Indicate Which Stalls Are Open”
19. “I Ordered Some Sample Colors For New Blinds, And They Sent Me Actual Tiny Little Blinds”
20. “A Simple Easy-Open Tab On This Computer Mouse Package Was A Welcome Surprise After A Long Day Of Moving Into A New Apartment”
21. “Solar Park Bench With USB Charging Ports”
22. “This Pill Can Be Split Into 5mg Doses Or 7.5mg Doses Depending On Which Side You Break It”
23. “Good Design Is Right Where You Need It”
24. “My Puzzle Came With A Stand For The Box”
25. “This Tub Of Toothpaste Tells You Where Its Ingredients Come From And What They’re Used For”
26. “Wildlife Refuge Has Diagonal Windows In Their Bird Watching Blind As A Simple Solution To Allow People With Diverse Heights And Observation Needs To See Birds And Wildlife In The Nearby Bay”
27. “My Empanada Says What Meat Is Inside”
28. “They Put Rails Under The Benches In This Park So You Can Always Be In The Shadow”
29. “Bathroom Stall Door With No Crack In Between”
30. “This Track To Help People Bring Their Bikes Up Or Down Stairs”
31. “Thought This Would Belong Here”
32. “On My Bedsheets”
33. “There Are Bins Along Cycle Paths In The Netherlands Which Allow You To Throw Out Rubbish Without Slowing Down”
34. “Pop Up Store”
35. “This Flannel Button Up Has An Orange Thread On The Bottom Button Hole So That You Don’t Misalign The Buttons”
36. “Tells You That You Won’t Finish The Movie”
37. “Finally”
38. “This Clever Idea To Make The Material Reusable!”
39. “My Whey Has A Little Hook To Put The Scoop On”
40. “Depending On The Colour Tape That’s What In The Box”
41. “A Beer Bucket With A Beer Opener On The Side”
42. “My Gas Bill Came With A Scratch And Sniff That Smells Like Natural Gas”
43. “Now This Is Great Marketing”
44. “Family Size Cereal Comes In Two Half-Sized Bags”
45. “Funny Bathroom Door”
46. “Cutout In The Packaging Allows Fitting Test”
47. “This Restaurant Only Prints Their Very Short Menus On Business Cards”
48. “This Bus In Japan Has An Emergency Brake That Can Be Activated By Passengers If The Driver Becomes Incapacitated”
49. “Scam Alert Warning In A Grocery Store”
50. “Well, It Certainly Gets The Point Across, It Certainly Doesn’t Fit. (About A Constipation Ad)”
h/t: r/GoodDesign