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.

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

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

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

4. “Clever!”

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

6. “This Pasta Packaging”

7. “Love That!”

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

9. “You Only Can See This At Night”

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

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

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

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

14. “Crosswalk Projected On A Dirty Winter Road”

15. “Incorporating A Wheelchair Ramp Into Stairway Design”

16. “Never Crane My Neck Again!”

17. “These Shoes Are Pretty Neat!”

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”

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

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

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

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

23. “Cool”

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

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!”

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

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

28. “My Empanada Says What Meat Is Inside”

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”

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”

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”

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

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

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