“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

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2. These next-level bike racks in Kansas City

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3. This optometrist’s office with the best sneeze guard ever

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4. This devilish door hook

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5. This kick-drum sanitizer station that’s both badass and hands-free

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6. This never-ending railing

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7. This excellent use of an ugly wire

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8. This “Black Mirror” ad

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9. This necessary breakfast table addition

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10. This business card from the world’s funniest divorce attorney

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11. The floor at the U.S. Postal Museum

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12. This boombox toilet paper packaging

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13. This octopus chandelier that refuses to follow the rules

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14. These “oven-fresh” cookies

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15. This not-so-subtle watch ad

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16. These intensely no-frills labels

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17. This clever and thought-provoking PSA design

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18. This multifunctional interior “P” for Popeye’s counter

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19. This transformation of a thing you have to look at every day but never use into art

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20. This polite house that didn’t ask the trees to move when it was built

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