“Opposite Of Bad Design”: 50 Brilliant Design Ideas That Went Viral And Totally Deserved It (New Pics)
Being a designer – whether it's interior, graphic, advertising, or public space – takes a lot of creativity and skill. Sure, lots of people are good at their jobs, but only a few might be geniuses. This time, we're highlighting the best of the best in design: creations so practical and satisfying to look at that one can't help but say, "Wow."
The pics come to you from the subreddit whose name we can't really mention here, but let's just say that it rhymes with "Design Horn." It's a subreddit dedicated to amazing "architectural, graphic, industrial, furniture, & product design." So scroll down and be inspired or simply marvel at the things the human mind and hands are able to create!
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Poster About Reproductive Choice In The US With Stitches As President's Signature
That signature is interesting. Look at how small and closed in it is, like there's something that needs to be hidden. And so tightly controlled.
I am confused by this. Isn’t it Congress that makes these laws? What does Trump have to do with it?
Lol does your name describe what your brains were replaced with
Load More Replies...A Very Clever Ad For The World Wildlife Fund
Fountains That Look Like Dandelions
Make a wish and blow REALLY hard. You never know until you try.
Load More Replies...If there's one thing Mad Men taught us (aside from how to cheat on your wife with multiple women), it's that working in advertising takes a lot of creativity and pizzazz. Some of the awesome design examples you see on this list are from advertisements, and their genius often lies in a perfectly executed idea through beautiful graphic design.
Take the WWF campaign urging people to protect wildlife. The Twitter bird turning into an X is a clever representation of what happens when we ignore conservation efforts, but in the animal kingdom. The campaign was created by a German chapter of WWF in 2023 together with the advertising agency McCann Germany.
"The whole world mourns the loss of the Twitter bird," the caption of the ad reads. "Around 1 million real animal species are threatened with extinction. Today we are in the midst of the greatest extinction of species since the end of the dinosaur era. A quarter of mammal species, one in eight bird species, more than 30 percent of sharks and rays, and 40 percent of amphibian species are threatened. Help us save the animals. An initiative of WWF Germany & us!"
A Wooden Door From The 1930s With An Owl Design In Copenhagen, The Beak Being The Door Knock 📸frans De Waal
[ad Campaign] Sea's Biggest Predator- Plastic
There's a really good documentary about this issue. I think it's called "Seaspiracy", and basically all the sea creatures that unalive due to plastic waste are a direct result of the waste left behind by the commercial fishing industry. This ad itself was paid for by subsidiaries of the commercial fishing industry. Plastic straws and bags are infinitesimal (tried to think of the "smallest" word I knew) in comparison.
Having been on a couple of cruises, it's disgusting how much plastic refuse is in the major shipping channels!
My Power Went Out And I Realised This Fridge Magnet Glows In The Dark
Probably as they leave the room, looking forward ?
Load More Replies...Fountains shaped like dandelions sure look pretty. Many cities know that; that's why they've built similar versions of the one you see in this list. Our example is from Baku, Azerbaijan, aptly named Fountains Square. There's also one in Houston, a small version in Dresden, and one along 6th Avenue in Manhattan.
Sydney, Australia, also has one. It was built in 1961 as a commemoration of the Battle of El Alamein in Egypt during WWII. It has 211 "stalks," but it's the hundreds of saucer-shaped films that extrude water, making it look like a giant thistledown. The fountain's artist, architect Robert (Bob) Woodward AM, became so famous after designing this piece that he gained prominence internationally.
Creative Wording
I have a t-shirt with that that I often wear to the VA. People who work their are forbidden from discussing politics but they are allowed to laugh. I watch their eyes as they scan down and then smile.
I feel like an idiot, but for this I require an explanation, if someone happens to know what this means.
Fvck Elon (Musk) and the felon (convicted felon Donald Trump)
Load More Replies...A Gate At The Atlanta Botanical Gardens
Save Driving Awareness Ad
So do speed limits. But compliance with them is almost zero.
Load More Replies...I'm watching a slasher flick as I go through this list, so the safety message of this picture is on a back burner to seeing other ways that a spine gets severed. Merry Christmas, everyone!
I think it's time to stop telling people to buckle up. It's 2025. This way nature will just take its course with the people who don't want to.
Some public service messages need to be constantly repeated because each year new people join the relevant cohort. For example, a young person with their first car and driving for the first time without mum or dad might be tempted to not wear a seat belt.
Load More Replies...Good image, that's exactly how I would look if I had been wearing my belt when I got hit in the side. Impact displaced the lower mounting point in and back 18 inches. If you think that's survivable, I invite you to have someone shorten your belt 18" while you sit in your seat. Fact is, seatbelts CAN save lives. They are equally likely to k**l or injure you. They will never release the data showing how many people came out worse because of the belt and/or airbag because it will disprove their campaign. Media is always quick to say "person wasn't wearing", but they never point out if it would've made a difference. Likewise, in a fatality they will never say "victim was wearing and that's what k****d them."
The "Less Plastic" campaign in the UK that depicts plastic knife heads as shark fins was created by a U.S. ad agency, Project Worldwide, in 2018. Other posters included in the campaign used other plastic cutlery as symbols. Forks resembled the hands and arms of a possibly drowning person. A plastic straw looked like the Loch Ness monster. And a plastic bag formed a wave, reminding people that there might soon be more plastic in the oceans than water.
Brickwork On Sidewalk Which Turns Into A Public Bench In Shiraz, Iran
Macbeth Advert Poster
Japanese Designer Yasuhiro Suzuki Created A Giant Zipper-Shaped Boat That Gives The Illusion Of Unzipping The Water As It Moves
BP automatically hides comments with URLs in them, so I will reply to my own comment with the video links ;)
Load More Replies...The "One click could change your future. Belt up. Drive safe. Arrive safe" poster you see on this list is one of three that Western Australia's Road Safety Council made for its road safety campaign in 2008. It was the creative baby of the Perth-based agency Marketforce, and the other two posters depicted X-rays of a brain and a skull detached from the cervical spine.
Batman Cover Showing The Villain Penguin When Flipped
The Rear Elevation Of This Architect’s Office
Slightly tricky to enter/exit and, in fact, see out of, if that were the front
Load More Replies...A Preschool In My Neighbourhood
The incredible posters for the Korean stage production of Macbeth are the creation of the Japanese photographer Yuni Yoshida. Many experts praised Yoshida's use of negative space and incorporation of the play's themes into the artwork. The director of the play, Yang Jung-woong, described how his staging is still relevant to modern audiences. "It vividly portrays the inescapable downfall that follows ambition, along with the sense of loss, guilt and moral conflict that come afterward."
"The Swimmers", Bathroom Floor Mosaic Tiles By French Atelier Suzanne Manufacture
I absolutely adore the two swimmers on the left just chillin on the edge and also the swimmer in the upper left hand corner who just dove into the pool!!
Ooh. Wished I would have seen this before now. It would have inspired so many more details in a set design I did, many years ago, for the play Master Harold and the Boys.
Ad Against Drive Drunk In India
Very effective. I've never seen a drunk driver anywhere in India. That's either due to the poster, or the fact that I've never been there.
We have bars with drive-through windows. Yee-Haw go Nashville! Seriously like... what the actual fuck.
Akhavan Historical House In Kashan, Iran
I love the curves and I bet they were all smoothed by hand. Beautiful.
The lizard gate at the Atlanta Botanical Garden looks cool and fits its location perfectly. Created by blacksmith Andrew Crawford, it was installed at the Gardens' entrance to the Japanese Garden in 2012. That year, an Atlanta Blooms event took place, and the gate was the addition to the Gardens for that occasion. Crawford has also designed another gate for the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, the "Herb Garden Gate."
Storm Drain Covers Designed To Look Like Rain Hitting Water
Found in Somerville, MA, near the Union Sq. T stop.
This Graphic From The Atlantic. *chef's Kiss*
The better one was the Time Magazine cover from his first incumbency, where his image was positioned so the spikes of the 'M' in 'TIME' looked like horns coming out of his head. If memory serves, the editor claimed it was 'accidental', but I think he had his fingers crossed behind his back when he said it 🤞🏼
Not anarchic. Anarchy is where there is no organised power, and people do the right thing out of social sense and cooperation. Quite the opposite. Perhaps better autocracy (I rule because I say so), oligarchy (me and my pals rule), or straight monarchy (just one person rules)
Worse than that, we can't 'take' - i.e. , presumably, be happy with - the death of truth in power, widespread kleptocracy in politics, and flagrant law-breaking requiring 'pardons' for his supporters, lawfare against anyone outside his tribe, and US armed forces executing anyone they choose, in international waters. The USA used to have the Constitution and the rule of law - now all that remains is a dictator and the rule of fear. I live in fear of a second Civil War - which would be 'settled' by Russia , dividing the country and taking all the best bits for themselves.
Load More Replies...Samurai Vodka (First Place In The Dieline's 50 Favorite Liquor Package Designs World Competition)
Which of these showcases of excellent design impressed you the most, Pandas? Rank your favorites in the comment section below! And while you're here, don't forget to visit our previous design appreciation posts featuring pics from the very risqué-titled subreddit here and here!
Gamecube Logo
This Orange Juice Cap Didn’t Need To Be So Designed As Such But They Did It Anyway
Good idea when you're in a fog getting morning coffee so don't mix it up with milk carton.
I have creamer and egg whites in blue and white containers. Yeah one is round and the other square but I have started to make scrambled creamer on at least one 'firing on 3 cylinders' morning.
Load More Replies...Norway’s Powerlifting Logo Is A Barbell That Looks Like Their Flag
A Nature Inspired Electrical Pylon In Estonia
I’ve always hated the electricity pylons in this country (UK). They’ve always scared me.
I always thought they were like big aliens stomping through the landscape
Load More Replies...Hide Restaurant Sign From UK
Save up first. It's Michelin starred and in one of the most expensive parts of London - Mayfair.
I've seen enough Lets Game It Out videos to know better than to go in there
Logo For Local Kuhar Family Farm
Love it that the animals are all animated, like the real things. I want to go there!
Staircase, Apartment Building, Rome, 1977. Designed By Gaetano Rebecchini And Julio Lafuente
Looks great and stylish but not so useful if you're someone who needs to use a handrail to get up and down
They are very nearly contiguous, imho they'd work fine
Load More Replies...Japanese Restaurant Ad Leading The Way To The Place
Umbrella Stand
No one said old or new, just clever design.
Load More Replies...WWII Lithograph By Abram Games At Philadelphia Museum Of Art
Building Number 909
Ogilvy Singapore Created This Brain Themed Design For The Economist In 2004
It took me a while to realize these were rolled up copies of the magazine. That makes it seem rather self aggrandizing, doesn't it?
And a design for someone *isn't* supposed to make them look good?
Load More Replies...My Friend's Helmet Comes With A Tag For His Blood Group In Case An Accident Happens
That’s a good idea, but I don’t know how closely people will be checking his helmet if he gets in an accident bad enough to warrant a transfusion!
I imagine at least one of the EMS workers would notice. Even if they do not, it does no harm to have the sticker on there. Perhaps this has become a common-enough practice that EMS would check the helmet. I've heard stories from my dad (he was in the Vietnam War) about how soldiers would write their blood types on their helmets or their boots, and medics knew to check those places first. I have a small medical/personal info ID tag clipped to my wallet that gives my blood type and also notes that I have no known allergies and no medical conditions. It also lists phone numbers for my next of kin. I don't know if EMS workers would check that tag, but it's reassuring to have it there just in case.
Load More Replies...Good idea but useless, unfortunately. As medical professionals we can’t use any information taken from helmet/bracelet/whatever. We can’t be sure the item is really yours, not borrowed. Even if the patient tells us his blood type himself, it needs to be checked in the lab. The test is quick and cheap, and not using the correct blood type can cause serious harm, possible death. Not worth risking.
Yes, blood samples are always taken for emergency blood typing before any transfusion as mistakes can be fatal.
Load More Replies...A better sticker would be one saying "do not remove helmet" - this has reminded me I need to get one for my current lid. Point is, if you've crashed wearing a motorcycling helmet and you're unconscious, there's a good chance you've got some sort of spinal injury. Leave the helmet removal to those with the training to do it safely.
.... if the casualty is clearly breathing, that is ...
Load More Replies...As a Paramedic I always want to see the helmet of any motorcyclist involved in a collision, as damage can be a good indicator of the forces that the head has gone through. I was taught that the helmet always travels with the patient, as the medical staff in ED will do the same check, so it makes perfect sense to have blood group on the helmet. You can get Helmet ID tags in the UK as well, which can have vital emergency information on them, ideal for construction workers and motorcyclists (search helmet ID tag if interested...)
Hello UKDeek the paramedic. Curiousity leads me to ask: but I thought they alway checked blood type with a proper test before giving a transfusion? Am I wrong? If I'm not, what advantage is there in having any sort of tag with your blood type on it?
Load More Replies...Was on a hwy rescue for years. We did not care about blood type or med alert bracelets, DNRs etc. Our main focus was getting you out, stabilized as much as possible and into an ambulance with the medics and on the way to the hospital, although if time and conditions allowed we would start to collect info beyond vitals. It might be of use in the hospital but why trust a helmet that for all they know you borrowed from a friend?
1983 Araldite Glue Print Ad ‘It Also Sticks Handles To Teapots.’
They glued a real car to the billboard to show how strong the glue is.
Load More Replies..."It Was This High." Yahoo Japan's Banner For Remembering The 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake And Tsunami
I think anyone seeing a line that high knows it was terrible.
Load More Replies...The Entrance To A Furniture Store In The USA
The Midnight Sun Restaurant - Atlanta, Georgia - 1968
Located in Peachtree Center (originally named Garden Mall), the restaurant opened in 1968. Later, the restaurant closed in the late 1980s.
I wonder how much has to be added to the price of a sandwich to pay for the decor.
Canberra (Australia) Bus Stops Are Angled Towards The Direction The Bus Is Coming So You Can See It Approaching
In Toronto, the shelter is a box of glass, tempered so it smashes most spectacularly, and the Advertisement is on the up-street side, so you Can't See the bus coming from inside.
In San Francisco they hired an 'artist' to design the new shelters (skirting the rules for public input) and when it was pointed out that they don't keep out the rain he said, "Why would you want to be waiting for a bus in the rain?" They have translucent wavy red plastic roofs that aren't slanted so their valley have all filled up with detritus. I'd say Rule #1 for roof design is that they provide run-off, wouldn't you?
These bus shelters are so iconic they put them on Canberra merch. No really. You can get a coffee cup shaped like one.
Non-Electronic Study Aid Shows Answers When You Push Its Translucent Buttons
Which you have forever. No need to carry anything.
Load More Replies...I just used the multiplication table printed on the inside of my PeeChee, but this is funner
I had completely forgotten about this. There was one in my classroom grade 1-3 among the math "toys" you were allowed to use if you finished the assigned paged in your work book early. But we never got to that particular one since we didn't do multiplikation yet. I always wondered what it did. Didn't know I'd get the answer 30 years later...
Chair Designed Like Water Ripples
I hope those ripples are only on the underside and not on the surface of the seat
Love This One
Great shape, but if you really want to make the point, they should be all gray and black.
they will be, after a few days use.
Load More Replies...Lined Paper Blanket !
They also make round ones printed to look like flour tortillas and pepperoni pizza. The tortilla ones are very realistic.
Load More Replies...Amazing Bench(S) Bratislava, Slovakia
This Opticians Advertisement
They're very well known in the UK, so much so that a lot of residents will recognise the company even when it's this blurred. Their TV adverts are funny, worth a look on YouTube!
Load More Replies...A Signature Designed Like A Sailing Ship (Early 19th Century)
The Key Fob For The Hyundai Is The Brand Logo
and it is huge and doent fit in small pockets or tiny bags..so unnecessary.
This McDonald's Ad/Poster
It's a Polish ad, so presumably they mean recipe. All ingredients are grown locally. In some languages translations for receipt, recipe and prescription are mixed up. In Dutch for example 'recept' means 'recipe'. not 'receipt'. A prescription is also called a 'recept'.
Load More Replies...This Cassette Design
The Florida Aquarium's Sea Change Logo
A Captcha-Inspired Mirror Design
So useful for vampires there is the option to 'skip' if you don't show up in any of the squares.
Did you know modern vampires can see themselves? We now use aluminum instead of silver as mirror backing.
Load More Replies...Aston Martin Lagonda (1982)
Lotekguy: yeah, it's got the looks. Now do an on-line search and find out about how reliable the fancy electronics running that dashboard were. I'm not sure exactly what tech was used in that particular model. Some Lagondas used LCDs, some used cathode ray tube displays (TV tubes), and some used vacuum fluorescent displays. If any of them didn't break down much more often than any luxury car owner would expect, I've not heard of it... 🤣
Load More Replies...Movie Tickets Look In South Korea
This Billboard Ad For The Studio On Apple TV+
Local Burger Place’s Graphic Menu
Okay, the artistic side of me loves it, but the person-with-vision-issues side of me absolutely hates it XD
I was gonna say, "Great art, lousy menu design."
Load More Replies...I would go there. I'd like to try the sweet & spicy Hawaiian and the hangover
The Interesting Design Of This Staircase
I'm a certified klutz, classic version. I would definitely trip on these stairs :P
Open risers are such a tripping hazard, and I'd rather have a proper handrail. It's pretty, but definitely a case of form over function.
A few years ago, i had to use crutch for mobility and went to orthopedic doctor who moved his office into new multifunctional building. It had stairs like this and there was only one lift, that was out of service :D Doctor's office was on third floor. I appreaciated the irony.
Don't the steps look quite shallow? Like you need to take a million steps to get upstairs
You can always just stick with one color and skip over the other
Load More Replies...At least I would fall to my d3ath in a stylish environment. Yay?
The Reception Desk At General Motors Technical Center, 1965
It looks more like a giant bowl of soup to me. The whole picture looks like something from a "futuristic" dystopian movie.
Load More Replies...Notice the lack of phone switchboard. I'm guessing this person greeted visitors and directed them to locations
Nokia N93i. One Of My Favourite 2000's Era 'Smart'phones
Manufacturing Consent
Noam Chomsky wrote a book Manufacturing Consent. So this article refers to it in a witty way?
It's a play on words and the visuals - the message is supposed to be that mass media is manufacturing consent by manufacturing content. That basically means that when media publishes stories about something that have a certain spin on the story (say Fox News and how they are incredibly conservative and right-leaning) - they produce tons of content with that "spin" on it. So the people who consume that media start to believe that it's actually reality and not a politically-spun lie. Thus, the "consent" of the consumers changes to match what the media outlet is creating. Basically they are saying that mass media is a propaganda machine that can literally change peoples' minds and their opinions.
Load More Replies...Impressive Poster For Her By @messypandas
I feel as though I probably need to know something about this movie to understand the poster.
You can see her lips (dark) in his ear, maybe?
Load More Replies...This tells me precisely nothing about the movie. Nice but utterly useless.
Do you have to have everything shovelled into your brain like manure?
Load More Replies...Lacoste Ad
Stupid me read it as ''lactose''. Took me far too long >.< Luckily I have new glasses on the way :P
Mercedes Ad
Apple Graphic To Celebrate 20 Years Of Podcasts
I'm proud to say I've never listened to a podcast of any sort.The concept, the medium, not feelin it.
Load More Replies...“American Policies Remain The Same, Only Their Faces Change” — Iranian Poster (2018) Showing Presidents Trump And Obama As One
The current term that Trump is serving is completely different than his first term.
Yeah, well look at the source, real peaceful culture...BULLS**T!
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire Poster
You should see the movie it's a period movie about two women and some of the scenes are very ASMR friendly.
Load More Replies...These are two faces in profile, in black and facing each other, with a tight framing around their lips as if they were about to kiss.
Load More Replies...When you see spam like that below, don't just downvote it. Click on the 3 dots to the right of the username and report it as spam. It's much faster.
Load More Replies...The message on ads should be clear and legible. Some of the designs on this post were visually appealing, but the message was lost. Took a graphic design class years ago and they always said, if you are designing for a billboard, you have limited time to get your message across to someone driving by. Great advice
When you see spam like that below, don't just downvote it. Click on the 3 dots to the right of the username and report it as spam. It's much faster.
Load More Replies...The message on ads should be clear and legible. Some of the designs on this post were visually appealing, but the message was lost. Took a graphic design class years ago and they always said, if you are designing for a billboard, you have limited time to get your message across to someone driving by. Great advice
