“Ah, I See What You Did There”—20 Clever Designs
We cover a lot of human fallibility here at Ruin My Week. We can’t help it, people just keep doing dumb, funny stuff. But sometimes humans get it right, impressively so. Sometimes they use that overgrown monkey brain for something other than Karening or getting questionable tattoos.
Such is the case with these design feats we dug up over at Reddit’s own hub for aesthetics-based drooling, r/DesignPorn.
Here we have examples of people combining form and function to startle, delight, or make others stop and think.
This is humanity at its most clever and feng shui.
1. This goldfish-shaped teabag
2. These next-level bike racks in Kansas City
3. This optometrist’s office with the best sneeze guard ever
4. This devilish door hook
5. This kick-drum sanitizer station that’s both badass and hands-free
6. This never-ending railing
7. This excellent use of an ugly wire
8. This “Black Mirror” ad
9. This necessary breakfast table addition
10. This business card from the world’s funniest divorce attorney
11. The floor at the U.S. Postal Museum
12. This boombox toilet paper packaging
13. This octopus chandelier that refuses to follow the rules
14. These “oven-fresh” cookies
15. This not-so-subtle watch ad
16. These intensely no-frills labels
17. This clever and thought-provoking PSA design
18. This multifunctional interior “P” for Popeye’s counter
19. This transformation of a thing you have to look at every day but never use into art
20. This polite house that didn’t ask the trees to move when it was built
