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35 Clever Designs That Made Everyday Life A Little Better

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Nate ArmbrusterByNate Armbruster

I appreciate clever design because it’s one of the few things that can make me stop what I’m doing and think, “Well, that’s neat.” Most of the time I’m just trying to get through my day without pulling on a door that says push or walking into a pole because I was looking at my phone. Good design makes life easier. Great design makes you notice it.

Some of these designs solve everyday problems in surprisingly smart ways. Others take an ordinary object and make it a little more fun, a little more memorable, or both.

At the very least, they’re a nice reminder that somebody out there is putting more effort into their work than I put into picking a Netflix show. I wish my brain worked this efficiently. My main contribution to society is noticing these after someone else already thought of them.

1. A Monument In Russia Honoring The Laboratory Mice For Their Sacrifice In Genetic Research

A playful mouse sculpture wearing glasses and holding a DNA strand on a stone pedestal.
via lyna812 


2. Minimalism Left My Body Once I Saw This Novelty Pencil Sharpener

Cute yellow lion pencil sharpener with a lion's face and tail, on a white background.
via JudgeJudyJr 


3. Interesting Design Of Sauce Bowl

White bowl with water and a bowl with tea showing a torii gate reflection.
via Huge-Pizza7579 


4. Cool Cat Design

Interlocking concrete pavers in gray and light beige colors arranged in a pattern.
via phillygirllovesbagel 


5. Ceiling Fan Pull Identifiers

Ceiling fan pull chain with light bulb and fan blade.
via kaprixiouz 


6. This Yoga Sign

YOGA signboard on sidewalk near yellow building and black brick wall.
via Kipperis 


7. Logo Design – “Polar Bar”

Sign with a bear face illustration on a building wall.
via Aygie 


8. Coffee Shop Door Handle Is A Coffee Bean

A door handle shaped like a coffee bean on a wooden door.
via These-Ticket-1318 


9. Serbian Acrylic Ruins “Visualizer”

Ancient stone tower with modern glass display and surrounding greenery.
via LazyCondition0 


10. Funny Surprise From A Retired Squeaky Toy

GAME OVER.
via Exact-Beginning9967 


11. Handrail – Schwabisch, Germany (Hope It Serves Its Purpose :))

Sculpture of a dog pulling a person up stairs with a leash.
via AnbuAttack 


12. A Depression Awareness Ad (U Have To Look Closer)

A man with gray hair and a green jacket sitting on a bus, looking tired and sad.
via RedPittPott 


13. A Scissor By Jean Marie Roulo, 1930

Golden bird-shaped embroidery scissors with a pointed tip on a beige fabric background.
via Chintanned 


14. A “Make Your Own Mount Fuji” Eraser From Japan

Japanese eraser shaped like Mount Fuji with 1000 yen bill design, plus label included.
via JudgeJudyJr 


15. Scissor Arch Added To Wells Cathedral In 1338 To Redistribute The Weight Of The Tower

The intricate architecture of a Gothic cathedral interior with soaring arches and stained glass wind.
via clawstuckblues 


16. Umbrella Pole

An umbrella attached to a park bench in the rain.
via saif-with-curls 


17. Trophy For The 2025 Chess World Cup In India

Golden peacock-shaped trophy with a curved body and multiple small peacocks on top.
via theindieboi 


18. The Reflection Of This Sunset Lamp On A Glass Window Looks Magical

Warm yellow and white hanging lamps glowing against a blue evening sky with trees in the background.
via JudgeJudyJr 


19. Spiral Staircase. Eye Of Tower, Verona, Italy

A spiral staircase with a green eye-shaped opening at the center, viewed from above.
via Representative-Mix-9 


20. This Otter Tape Dispenser Puts The Fun In Functional

Cute sloth holding a tape dispenser with a bear face on its head, sitting on a wooden surface.
via JudgeJudyJr 


21. Fishes By Barber & Osgerby

Bright blue staircase carpet with yellow fish pattern, viewed from the top looking down.
via AnbuAttack 


22. This Ad

Golden retriever lying on its back with fleas, promoting flea and tick spray.
via skibidikakakott 


23. Watch Dog

A robot dog sculpture with a camera head on a rusty wall background.
via PhillyPhresh 


24. The Rio De Janeiro Government Took Out An Anti Vaping Campaign

Strawberry-flavored emphysema depicted as a pair of strawberries with a trachea in the middle.
via di745 


25. Reflection On The DVD As A Part Of Design

A woman and a girl with a pig character in a lush green forest scene.
via pfilzweg 


26. The Bar Code On The Back Of ‘Everyday Essentials” Spaghetti Bolognese

Minced beef and pork in tomato and herb sauce with cooked spaghetti.
via InformationCrazy9659 


27. Film Billboard Where Portrait Of Dracula Appears At Night From Shadows Of Stakes

BBC Dracula billboard advertisement for the new series, displayed outdoors at night.
via Representative-Mix-9 


28. A Mouse That Can Take Both Aa And Aaa Batteries, Just Not Both At The Same Time

Wireless Mouse TM250G with battery compartment and USB receiver.
via takuonline 


29. “Politicians’ Lies” By Marco Melgrati

A woman in a suit appears to be speaking into a microphone, with a large shadow behind her resemblin.
via Brone9 


30. Any Mistakes In Art Is Design

Wooden chair and round table with ashtray in a cozy cafe setting.
via AnbuAttack 


31. Cool Benches I Spotted At The National Library Of Kuwait

Unique bench designed to look like an open book in an urban setting with skyscrapers in the backgrou.
via HappyStrategy1798 


32. Christian Dior S/S 1992 ‘Palladio’ Dress, Designed In Paris By The Late Gianfranco Ferré Who Had A Degree In Architecture

Ancient Greek columns and architectural fragments, classical style.
via AnbuAttack 


33. Kansas City Public Library

Stairs with rounded, ribbed design leading up to a building entrance, with a lamp post nearby.
via phillygirllovesbagel 


34. Pencil Bollards On A School Street In London

Street bollards and a parked red vehicle on a sidewalk.
via morganmonroe81 


35. Elephant Slide, East Germany, 1960s

Concrete playground slide shaped like an elephant in an outdoor area.
via howard10011 

Nate Armbruster

Nate is a writer and stand-up comedian living in Chicago. He enjoys finding the internet’s funniest corners so you don’t have to.