30+ Examples Of “Good Design” That Outshine Even The Funniest Design Fails

Great designs might not be a dime a dozen, but every now and then, something so brilliantly crafted pops up that it deserves a shout-out – much like we do for those infamous design fails.

It’s true, design fails often hog the limelight, but when those hidden gems of genius design surface on the r/GoodDesign subreddit, it’s only right to roll out the red carpet and give them their well-earned moment in the spotlight.


1. “This Toilet Paper With A Mini Roll Of Toilet Paper Inside Instead Of An Hollow Cardboard Roll!”

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2. “My Puzzle Came With A Stand For The Box”

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3. “Really Appreciated The Removable Sticker Brand Name For A Reusable Canister”

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4. “Clever!”

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5. “The Middle Snap On My Baby’s Onesie Is A Different Color To Help Align The Buttons.”

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6. “This Pasta Packaging”

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7. “Love That!”

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8. “This Chair In The Food Court Of A Mall Has A Notch Cut Out For Your Bags”

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9. “You Only Can See This At Night”

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10. “The Tiger Face On My Bag Of Nuts Spells Out Tiger Nuts”

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11. “The Tear Offs On This Poster For Domestic Abuse Have The Phone Number Disguised As A Barcode”

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12. “These Public Benches Are Reversible, So You Can Choose To Look At People, Or Boats”

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13. “Love The Design For The Spine Of These Books”

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14. “Crosswalk Projected On A Dirty Winter Road”

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15. “Incorporating A Wheelchair Ramp Into Stairway Design”

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16. “Never Crane My Neck Again!”

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17. “These Shoes Are Pretty Neat!”

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18. “Decathlon Now Sews The Labels Onto Small Scraps Of Fabric Instead Of The Actual Clothing Item, So It’s Easier To Cut Them And They Don’t Leave Any Itchy Residue Behind”

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19. “This Is A 1954 Camper With A Boat As Its Top”

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20. “The ‘One A Day Banana’ Pack, Containing Several Bananas Of Different Ripeness So That You Can Eat Them Over Several Days. (Korea)”

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21. “Tesla Cars Have A Feature That Lets Bystanders Know That The Car Is Air-Conditioned And The Pen Inside Is Safe”

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22. “Shades By Design Logo Is Correct When Read Up And Down And When Read Left To Right!”

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23. “Cool”

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24. “My 3 Tacos Came In A Container That Was Made To Hold 3 Tacos Upright ?”

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25. “I Possibly Found The Best Ever Pencils. After Using Them You Can Plant Them In The Soil And Then A Sapling Will Grow From The Green Bottom!”

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26. “Someone Requested A Pop-Up Sloth Hook”

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27. “My Shirt Has A Cloth For Cleaning Glasses Sewn Into It”

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28. “My Empanada Says What Meat Is Inside”

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29. “4 Handles So That More People Can Hold It + These The Handles Don’t Connect To The Floor So That The Floor Can Be Cleaned Easily”

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30. “Where Are These When I Forget My Sunglasses. They Put Rails Under The Benches In This Park So You Can Always Be In The Shadow”

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31. “This Is Exactly What Makes Good Design! Oklahoma Manhole Covers Have A City Map On It With A White Dot Showing Where In The City You Are”

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32. “This Remote Has A Headphone Plug In It To Listen To TV Quietly”

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33. “This Pill Can Be Split Into 5 mg Doses Or 7.5mg Doses Depending On Which Side You Break It”

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34. “A Drum Pedal Was Repurposed To Provide A Zero-Contact Hand Sanitizer Station”

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