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The Opposite Of Design Fails: 50 Of The Most Brilliant Design Ideas That People Have Ever Shared In This Online Group (New Pics)
Some days it feels like the easiest way to go viral is to do something horribly. The internet loves poking fun at poorly designed stairs, terrible products, cake baking fails and certainly stupid things people have done. But every now and then, it might be nice to celebrate something that was actually done well. It may come as a surprise, but for every designer out there that you makes you question how they got their job in the first place, there is another one quietly creating masterpieces.
We found a subreddit dedicated to sharing “high quality images of interesting designs, including architectural, graphic, industrial, furniture & product design” and combed through their community to find some of our favorite pics. Enjoy this list of excellent designs that you might even deem “the opposite of crappy design”, and be sure to upvote the images that you find most satisfying and impressive. Then when you’ve finished this list, check out Bored Panda’s last publication on the same community right here.
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This Wooden Owl Door From Copenhagen, Denmark, Was Created In 1930
There must be plenty of amazing designers out there, but for some reason, the worst ones tend to find their work circulating around the internet. So where are all of the skilled designers hiding? Sergey Krasotin, design director and co-founder of Humble Team, wrote a piece for Medium titled “Why is it so hard to hire a good designer — and how to get a great one” detailing how surprisingly difficult it can be to find designers that will blow your mind.
First, Sergey sets a baseline of what makes a “good designer”. He notes that having a good set of "hard skills" is a must for designers. “Great designers are able to apply the best methods and practices to any project, without having to reiterate over and over. That means using design sprints and customer journey maps when they’re needed, knowing how to do design research and building a prototype,” he writes.
The Lost Class - The Agency Leo Burnett (Chicago) Held A Graduation Ceremony For The 3,044 Who Would Have Graduated This Year If They'd Not Been Killed In School By A Gunman
Nasir Ol-Molk Mosque, Iran. Built In The 18th Century
Sergey goes on to say that excellent designers are proactive and responsible for product goals. They should not require hand-holding. The best designers constantly come up with new ideas and pitch suggestions to improve products. Some additional characteristics Sergey recommends looking for when hiring designers are people that are team players, solutions-focused, born creatives, self-organized and individuals with great communication skills. “So how hard could it be to find a proactive designer with hard skills? As it turns out, pretty difficult,” Sergey writes. “Not because there are none on the market right now, we’re honestly sure it’s quite the opposite. The reason is that the working environment really matters." He remains optimistic, though. "With great team management and a team structure, any new designer will thrive — whether they’re senior or junior.”
Cool And Cute
A Well Designed Crossword
Corner Desk
The first problem Sergey notes when designers don’t have a great set of hard skills is that no one ever pushed them to reach their full potential. He explains that designers cannot simply work alone and discover how to get better, they require guidance and mentorship. If they are pushed out of the metaphorical nest too soon, they might not learn how to fly. “Without someone there to point out their mistakes and make suggestions for how to improve, they’re never going to get better,” Sergey explains. “They can create a horrible design and get away with that. They can stay on the same level for years without getting any better and no one will notice. There is no authority, no critics, no movement.”
This Dragon Bench, Carved From Wood...
This Billboard To Raise Awareness About Stutter
A Horrifying Cover From The New York Times
A similar repeated headline makes The Onion step away from satire with frightening regularity. I wish there was a solution that didn't involve firing every corporate lobbyist into the sun (if only because they're the only ones with the money for such a venture - hence the problem never going away).
Another problem product designers may encounter is being “marooned on their own in a product team”. Working on a team can be vital to keeping ideas fresh and innovative. Sometimes, two heads (or more) are just better than one. Being able to bounce ideas off of peers can go a long way, and it prevents one person from having to shoulder the weight of an entire team.
One designer who has been working solo in a product team for years wrote, “For the past few months, I’ve been working on an app for a plastic surgery clinic in Los Angeles. One of the app’s features is a direct chat between a doctor and a patient that allows them to exchange all the necessary information and prescriptions. And you know what? I’m building it all from scratch, from the ground, while a similar chat for collecting patient’s test data already exists, made by a guy who’s sitting one floor below me. He’s even done a user’s testing and fixed all the main bugs. And still, here I am, doing the same things over again.”
Rain Vortex
Poster By Polish Illustrator Paweł Jońca
You Ever Been Snitched On By A Cardboard Box?
When designers start to become burnt out, they tend to take a horizontal shift in their career. Feeling frustrated with too much work on a product team or being tempted to think they have reached the peak of their field, they give up on any vertical growth and decide to do something else. While it is understandable to want to mix things up, this puts them at a disadvantage. By starting at the bottom of another branch, designers make it even harder to ever attain a more senior position. Sergey stresses the importance of having a mentor, not only to keep an eye on a designer’s work but also to help them navigate their career trajectory. Skilled designers often move into product management or analytics positions before they have had the opportunity to reach their full potential as a designer. Then we end up mocking the new designer's work online in a list of design fails...
Subway Details In Sweden
Conservation Awareness Poster
Inclusive Picnic Table Design
When it comes to career opportunities for designers, graphic design is certainly a popular field. In the United States alone, there are currently about 175,000 graphic designers, and the industry continues to grow by about 1% annually. But as with any other industry, it is impossible to know exactly how it will be until you’ve entered the field. To help prepare aspiring graphic designers for their future careers, Brianna Flavin wrote a piece for Rasmussen University detailing all of the things she wished someone had told her before she became a graphic designer. The first thing Brianna notes is that boring work is just something graphic designers can expect. Another designer echoed this idea saying, “Being a professional graphic designer is just as much about working on tedious boring jobs as it is building cool brands that require lots of creativity. You aren’t always going to work on projects that are exciting and fun, but [less exciting work] is a huge part of the job that some find surprising at first.”
Roman Pool, California
This would be the indoor pool at Hearst Castle, by architect Julia Morgan. She was amazing and was also the first woman to receive the American Institute of Architects’ highest award, the AIA Gold Medal, albeit posthumously in 2014.
This Park Bench Can Fold Out Into A Table. All Park Bench Designers Can Stop What They’re Doing, We’ve Reached Elite-Park-Bench-Status
But they forgot to make it really uncomfortable for homeless people to sleep on it! (Seriously, I hate hostile architecture; I think it demonstrates everything wrong with our society's attitude towards the most vulnerable people, and I'm glad this designer didn't include any.)
This Amazing Door Design In Paris
Collaboration is apparently a very important aspect of graphic design as well. “It’s easy to feel possessive about your designs or your ideas; but when you are working as a graphic designer, collaborating with others is a huge part of the job,” Brianna writes. “There are always more variables to deal with when you add more people to the work you’re trying to do—but… teamwork can be a very gratifying part of the role.” Although not everyone is naturally a great team player, working together must be a full proof way to avoid ending up on any crappy design lists. With the input of several skilled designers, the end result of a project comes out as strong as possible.
This Pro-Abortion Poster
This Living Room In Turkey
An Advertisement Using Pedestrians As Ticks On A Dog
No matter how skilled a graphic designer is, they are never going to be perfect for every project. That might be another reason designs sometimes fall flat. “I went into this field thinking that a great designer can create for anyone,” says Shavanna Pinder, a graphic designer at Geek Powered Studios. “When in reality, client and designer pairing is much like any other close relationship; styles, temperaments, and values should complement each other.” Similar to how every client has unique preferences for who cuts their hair, who manicures their lawn and what doctor they feel most comfortable with, clients must find a graphic designer who they really mesh with as well. “It’s better for everyone—and a lot more enjoyable—when you and the client are on the same wavelength,” says Shavanna.
"Where's The Fifth Pig?" - World War II Anti-Hitler Poster Created In The Occupied Netherlands. When Folded Correctly, It Creates Face Of Hitler - The Fifth Pig
Panda Bathroom Painting
Fish Light
Another difficult aspect of being a graphic designer is that sometimes clients just don’t understand everything that the job entails. “I was surprised by unrealistic expectations from clients,” says Natalie Downey. “Whether it’s a shockingly low budget or an unreasonable deadline, be prepared to have a solution.” She explains that sometimes it is necessary to set boundaries with clients when they are asking for too much or demanding they pay too little. It can be frustrating to feel like you have to negotiate, but as the professional who is being hired for a gig and who understands the industry, the graphic designer is ultimately responsible for communicating effectively and reaching an agreement with their clients.
This Great Use Of The Meta Logo
Awesome Table Seemingly Coming Out Of The Floor
Beautiful Concept Packaging For Honey By Maksim Arbuzov
Maybe it should not be shocking when we find excellent examples of design out in the world, but there’s nothing wrong with celebrating them. In fact, lists like this should encourage aspiring designers to continue working hard and to ignore any crappy designs they encounter online. You don't have to fall into the trap of horrible design! We hope you enjoy the rest of this satisfying and impressive list, and don’t forget to upvote the images that stand out the most to you. Then if you’re looking for even more examples of excellent design, check out this Bored Panda list next.
Photo By @anniset & @drcuerda | Breast Cancer Awareness
Anti Nazi Sticker In Berlin
If the black hair was turned so it was horizontal, it would be an Anti-Chaplin sticker. 🤔
In Toronto
I see someone filled in the gap, but the BP evangelists didn't censor it.
Tulip Chairs
This Lidl Lithuania Grocery Bag Promoting Paper Bags Over Plastic Ones
Batman vs. Penguin – Hero & Villain Poster By Simon C Page
Art Deco Door Brick And Wood
What A Structure Of Building!
That has to be one of the most gorgeous building designs I've ever seen!!
This Little Farms Egg Logo
This Unique 'Samurai Vodka' Bottle...
Clever Design Incorporating A Fire Extinguisher At An Aquarium
Cover Of Italian Magazine Internazionale
Whitespace Under Letter M Outlines A Cat/Dog
Found In A Clothing Store Dressing Room
I Got A Unique Chess Set For My Birthday. Designed And Made By A Potter Friend. I Think They Are Stunning
Wow! Absolutely gorgeous! Does your friend sell these, by any chance?
Our Local Library Has Books For Bench Legs And They're Titled As Famous Novels
Kudos To Nabisco's New Pop-Open Boxes, Which Actually Let You Fit Your Hand Inside The Cracker Box For Once
An Ashtray In Dubai
The Coming Food Catastrophe
20 Foot Tall Door Facade By Gabriel Schama
This Poster Protesting Against The Beijing Winter Olympics
I absolutely support this but let's not kid ourselves. The western world isn't protesting because of China's crimes. They're protesting because China is a political adversary. People gripe a lot about politicians lying but they lie just as much. If crimes against humanity was what really motivated these protests, we'd have seen thousands of unending protests by Americans when their military bombed hospitals or when they used depleted uranium on innocent Iraqis or when they provided weapons to their allies and let them carpet bomb UN shelters and strike red cross ambulances. Instead, we saw their shrugged shoulders and disrespectful defences of the crimes so let's have some moral consistency here. Let's protest not just the crimes of those antagonistic to our own regimes but our own states as well.
Mural Painted Upside Down For Reflection In Marijampole, Lithuania
A Mosque In Iran
Geese Management
This Fabulous Floor. I Would Love To Know If This Design Technique Has A Name
Elastic Band Packaging
Genius, I love it! Also the box is cool, I would keep it and put pencils in it.
When The University Of Michigan Needed To Extend Its Law Library In The 1980s, Architect Gunnar Birkerts Designed The New Wing To Be Concealed Underground
Rooftop Office In New York City
Disneyland Paris’ 30th Anniversary Logo
Christmas Post From The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. Created From An Actual Seismic Event.
Snow White Poster
This Toaster's Cord Has Finger Pull
This 1 Cup Milk Pitcher
So I Was Searching Through The Internet For The New Batman Advertisements And Found This Billboard For "The Dark Knight Rises" Instead
Because Of The Way The Font Was Designed, This Sign Can Be Read Both In Latin Alphabet And Thai Script (ไทยแลนด์). Credit: Monta Paowattanasuk
Woven Paper Advert For Weaving Classes
Wonderful Paintbrush Packaging - Mexico
Covid Progression Each Year
The Font For The Dune Movie. I Love That Every Letter Is The Same Shape
Combining Two Yamaha Industries - A Computer Mouse
Staedtler Pencils Ad. It's Crisp, Clean, Creative And Eye Catching
Urine Good Hands
McDonald's Halloween Ad
A Push/Pull Sign On The Door Of A Glasses Shop
The Arctic Cathedral
Posted This In Midlyinteresting, It Could Be Considered As Slightly Design P**n. This Water Bottle Has A Small Matterhorn In It
Barcode On A Roll Of Paper Towels
Time Poster On Americas Obesity Epidemic
Album Cover
Logo Used For A Vet, Found In R/Mildlyinteresting
The Donut Shop My Wife Works At. Didn't Notice At First
Tono Bathroom Designed By Foster&partners [1080x1080]
Illustration From An Article About Increased Drinking Of Alcohol During Covid Lockdowns
This Picture Used In The Title Of An Economist Article
Amazing Storage Cabinet Appears To Be Glitching (By: Ferruccio Laviani)...
Shenzhen Wenheyou, A Decorated, Retro Sci/Fi Themed Food Court, Shenzhen
Astro Boy Traffic Light In Sagami, Japan
Pyramid In The Woods
My Dentist's Office Is Located In An Old Church. This Is Their Logo
Bar Association Hammer Pencil
Coffee Shop Next To The Waterfront (Check Out The Waves)
Anti-Smoking Cigarette Packs...
Antiwar Graffiti In Russia
Pollution ➔ Solution (Greenpeace)
Omgggg I thought the “solution” was throwing the human out of the car!! Lol thank goodness for the comments otherwise I wouldn’t have gotten this hahaha
The Vessel In Hudson Yards, New York City
House In Ghent, Belgium. The Cage Was Clearly Inspired By The Surrealist Painter René Magritte
This Spacious Waterfall Shower
Print For The 1988 French Open
Ancient Roman Art Of Man And His Hunting Dog On The Gold Ring With Engraved Gem
This Movie Poster. Coffee And Cigarettes
Bauhaus-Era Teapot, Designed By Marianne Brandt In 1924
The Clock Of A Local Hair Saloon
The Logo On This Box Of Alcohol At My Workplace
Ps1 Hot Tub!
Found This Gem On The Packaging For Kinjabang Spicy Noodles
The 2022 USA Olympic Covid Mask Says USA Upside Down Too
Japanese Black Melon-Pan
This Graphic Regarding An Article On A Salmonella Epidemic
Ticket Box Offices At My University’s Theater Are “Hidden” When They’re Closed
Smart and sneaky! I work at a library, and we always have people trying to ask for prints and other things after we've already taken our money back to be counted for the day. I'd love to just close part of the circ desk down like this.
The Soho Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan
Ad For Jb
Nytimes Magazine Antiwork Cover
No, nobody wants to work for the shitty wages and conditions any more. Heaven forbid if employees want fair pay and respect in the workplace!
Love This Local Wax Bar's Design!
Unless they're giving those girls some alcohol for the pain of waxing, they shouldn't be able to call it a bar. lol.
This Book… Stand?
This Packaging For A Digital Polaroid Camera
Bad business idea though. My friend has one and the photos are tiny and rubbish. It'll be dropped this year.
The Logo Of Dubai Shows The Name Of The City In English And Arabic At The Same Time
This Wine Glass Shaped Porch
Saw One Of Their Trucks Today, Couldn’t Help But Stare
This P.r Lounge Chair Designed By Alexandre Caldas
The Front Page Og A Danish Newspaper Today
11th of September 2001was the launch of 20 years of the US war on terror. Bill Kristol was the godfather of the Bush governments far reaching plans of bringing democracy to the middle East after the attack on World Trade Center. Today he acknowledges that he, and his neoconservative brothers in arms were too optimistic.
Miketysons Weed Company Designed Edibles In The Shape Of An Ear
The Facade Of The People's Friendship Palace In Uzbekistan. Built In 1981, Photo By Me
“Welcome” Fits Perfectly In Compass Rose
Hemp Monoblock Single Mold Chair
...and they're not "pro-life." They're pro-birth. After you've been born, they don't give a shift about you. You're on your own.
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