People Share 50 Of The Coolest Product Designs
Whether it's a suitcase, a lamp, or a pair of flip flops, the best designers can seamlessly blend form and function to make their products truly unique.
These folks balance creative, conceptual, freeform thinking with the practical, industrial constraints of actually getting things made, and when they succeed, people notice it as much as when they fail. Especially the members of this particular subreddit.
Sharing pictures of the best concepts they can find, this online community has shown time and time again that while money can't buy you happiness, it can get you a lot of cool stuff.
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This Business Card
I know it says "Singing Bear Shop". But I am enjoying the possible interpretation "Singing Bears Hop".
Oh i thought it's the second and now I'm disappointed!
Load More Replies...Now that makes everything perfectly clear. I was compelled to go look it up, the shop is now closed... very sad....
Well there are no shops that sells singing bears.. So it should be singing bears hop, right?? Ha ha
Load More Replies...Simple And Well Executed
They actually also taste good (freshly harvested). You can get them for example in Germany at Netto.
Load More Replies...Even if that's the case here, I think it's one time I wouldn't mind.
Load More Replies...We regular users who get to experience a product only after it's finished often don't even realize how much effort people put into producing it.
Preparing an older design piece, we contacted Nicole Phillips, a creative working in the industry since 2005 with a background in fine arts and advertising. Phillips specializes in logo design, branding, and package design for food & beverage, beauty, health, and interior design clients, and she said that design is a process that requires research, experimentation, and even a bit of psychology.
"When I feel frustrated with the process, I remind myself to take a step back, have fun, and play," Phillips told Bored Panda back then. "It's those moments of play and experimentation that usually create the best results, but it's those hours of research that help build the foundation for the final result."
"My clients are not paying me for my time, they are paying me for my many years of experience, so if I am able to complete the design process in 5 hours rather than 5 weeks, this is a sign of my years of experience and knowledge, this is valuable," she added.
This Plug That Doesn’t Bother Other Plugs
Not usually. Until someone came along with stupid oversized chargers/transformers.
Load More Replies...Yes! Genius. I wish I'd invented first, God knows I've wished for this forever!
Load More Replies...In the US, there is no standard outlet orientation, they can be installed facing whichever way you wish. I almost exclusively see them installed vertically in residential installations (with the ground pin either up or down) because it is somewhat cheaper to do that way.
Load More Replies...Soy Sauce Dishes That “Reveal” A Painting Once You Fill Them Up
I would love to be the sort of person who noticed that soy sauce gets more opaque as it gets deeper and thinks 'what could I do with that information'. Rather then what I am which is 'I wonder why the soy sauce is.....oh look, a butterfly'.
This is also a great way to paint anything with just one shade of watercolor.
This Notebook Has Hexagonal Paper For Taking Notes In Organic Chemistry Class
Man, and I was in college drawing benzene rings by hand like a sucker.
When people are trying to figure out if a particular design is any good, they often turn to Dieter Rams and his '10 commandments.' According to Rams, good design is innovative, makes a product useful, is aesthetic, makes a product understandable, is unobtrusive, is honest, is long-lasting, is thorough down to the last detail, is environmentally friendly, and involves as little design as possible.
Nicole Phillips agrees with the German design legend.
"Good design includes a good balance of function, form, and fun," Phillips said. "The user shouldn't have to try too hard to get what they need from the design. Good design isn't just aesthetics, it should communicate well and push boundaries a bit. Good design solves problems."
Cracked Log Lamp
I love that, but according to their website they are for indoor use only and $365 AUS.
Looked them up. Cost 650 Australian - expensive, but fine craftsmanship
Partially Submerged Hippo Table
If the world had this kind of mindset to make this, we all would be better
Should have put a bird on the Hippo's head and by moving the bird the butt would open with a minibar inside. At least storage. Great piece anyway.
This Customizable Table Lamp
I want to cuddle the lamp, and rub his back and tell him everything will be OK.
Motivational Gym Shirt
What if you are the type that sweats too much and too early... you know, premature excretion
You go guy, you got this!! Little steps to big results. You are worth it
Correct. I sweat when asked a question by a supervisor. Even when it's not a serious situation and I 100% have the right answer.
Load More Replies...During summer heatwave you can probably go home before you get to the gym.
Since I sweat when I eat I need a shirt that will say, "sugar coated lies".
An Air Less Tire
Why just why did you have you curse us with our pun
Load More Replies...All fun and games until the giant murder hornets show up looking for a carnival ride.
Useful. And if my wheelbarrow is any indication after I switched out the pneumatic tire, is probably the bumpiest ride possible.
Don’t drive behind them. I bet those exposed holes pick up a lot of dirt and rocks and fling it everywhere. Great idea but why does it have to be open sided?
Interestingly, this is the style of tire they have to use for wheeled excursions on bodies that aren't Earth! Pressurized tires only really work in an atmosphere, which most of the celestial bodies we can reach don't have or lack any significant amount of it. Rovers tend to use metal mesh instead of rubber, though...
I can’t imagine it being very good in snow or slush. Some holes fill and throw your wheel balance out the window.
Dog Cards
No, it's a part of a full deck: https://www.artiphany.com/products/pack-of-dogs-playing-cards
Load More Replies...I guess that's why we didn't see spades or diamonds?
Load More Replies...https://www.artiphany.com/products/pack-of-dogs-playing-cards
Load More Replies...At this moment, Artiphany doesn't have these cards.
Load More Replies...Incredibly Accurate Death Star Firepit
West Coast Firepits. Pricing starts at $3000. But you get free shipping. ;)
L'orange Perfume Bottle Set. Parfums De Marcy, 1925
They made things so beautifully back then. It's a shame we moved away from that.
Load More Replies...It seems to me that a lot of accessories were made very elegantly in the 1920s. I have a couple old compacts that are really works of art, meant to be carried in an evening bag. I have seen small evening bags that are just magical, and things like miniature brush and comb sets that are really beautiful. I guess it got to be too expensive to continue making quality items like that.
My grandmother had a whole fruit set. They sit on a dreßing table in my guest bedroom
What a nice souvenir of your Granny! She definitely had a fine taste !
Load More Replies...I Love this!! And I am nuts about the smell of oranges (or any citrusfruits) wish they would still sell this now!
To The User With The Dancing Cat, I Raise To You My Own Dancing Cat!
If anyone's interested these are available here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1038101447/pack-of-5-air-pods-holder-pen-glasses?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=cat+ipod+holder&ref=sr_gallery-1-21&frs=1
These Measuring Cups Are Designed To Visually Represent Fractions For Intuitive Use!
Actually a lot of recipes in Australia use cup measurements. It's not just a US thing.
Load More Replies...Does anyone remember when Wendy's marketed the 1/3lb. burger to compete with McDonald's Quarter Pounder (1/4lb), but no one bought it because they thought they were getting ripped off because the number was smaller? They could have really used these.
Would be very useful for people with poor vision who can't see the small numbers on the handles or bottoms of traditional cups!
Or if the measurement printing rubbed off... like on ALL my non-embossed ones.
Load More Replies...I wonder if these could finally convince people that a third cup really is more than a quarter cup. I'm thinking of people who refused to buy a 1/3 lb burger because the 1/4 lb was bigger... or the woman who wrote "I don't like things very sweet, so I only used 1/3 cup of sugar instead of the 1/4 cup the recipe called for..." sigh.
Damn useful for teaching children about fractions too, I'm thinking!
This is for people who think a 1/4 is more than 1/3 because 4 is a larger number than 3! Smh
a cup of flour, a squirrel of brown sugar, a bootheel of salt and a suitcasehandle of oats... perfect
Actually it's a squirrel of nuts and a pinch of salt with a dash of oats, on top of a litre of cocoa a few ounces of milk, all poured over two stones of human.
Load More Replies...They should stack properly if you go from largest to smallest because each successive fraction cup is smaller than the last, and it looks like it has been made with a tapered base, so the bases should fit in each other.
Load More Replies...Grandfather Clock
A Highlighter Which Doesn't Block Your Vision
Japan by the looks of it. (but in all seriousness, you can get them from Amazon, sharpie do some called "clear view" highlighters. )
Load More Replies...Maybe I’m an exceptional human with incredible unnatural abilities but I’ve never had a problem using a regular highlighter
Yay, we are two in the superhero club! (Or judging by the likes, 24.)
Load More Replies...I upvoted your comment to cancel out the downvote someone (designer of this product, perhaps?) gave you. There's nothing rude about pointing out that a product is useless for 10% of the population. I thought the same thing when I saw this photo but didn't plan to comment. Doesn't mean that people who do speak up should be negatively rated for saying something!
Load More Replies...Stopped having this problem just by switching to wax highlighters. Which is nice because not only are they slightly transparent, but they also won't dry up on you even if you leave the cap off ;)
Uni Propus Window Highlighters are great too!
Load More Replies...It's A Mug That Stops Coffee From Running All Of The Way Down
It's dried coffee, a little hot water will get rid of it even without any brush. Also, the groove looks wide enough to easily be able to insert the corner of a sponge, some brush bristles or similar into it if there still is some residue.
Load More Replies...And here I go sucking on the side of a mug after I've finished my drink...yet again!
Pop Out Outlet
IF IT’S THE FUTURE WHERE ARE MY FLYING CARS WHERE. ARE. MY. FLYING. CARS!!??
Better yet, they could put UK outlets in one side and EU outlets on one side. (They still have the same electricity current)
Yeah i am not feeling this one, the possibility of someone hitting the box and braking plugs is a big problem
They used to stick out and still do on very old properties!!
Load More Replies...But putting too many plugs into one socket overloads it, short circuits it and can cause a fire. Very problematic, and not smart at all.
This Corner Light Makes It Looks Like Your Wall Is Peeling Away And Revealing Something Behind It
That's very cool and clever, but I'd keep wanting to roll the 'paper' back up haha.
You'd hate my house then. The wallpaper's been peeling for a decade, and my mother just leaves it there to prove to herself she can control her OCD.
Load More Replies...There's two kinds of people: fix the corner or peel the whole thing off
This would be a lot more cool if the "wall underneath" graphic was something more interesting than brick. Forest, or space, or... yeah.
Typewriter For Music
This would be awesome to have since I collect typewriters and write music!
The real reason John Cage wrote 4'33" - 'I can't get this bloody thing to work, and I'm on deadline'.
This Banana Peel Safety Cone
Having actually seen a few of these, they are actually attention getting (which the clapboard ones are really not) and they do actually stack and are visible from more sides.
Is it me or does no one else understand that bananas were used in pre sound films for people slipping over as an analogy for people actually slipping over on horse s**t ? Don't forget, this is an age where there were thousands of horses used for transport / haulage etc, hundreds of thousands of tons of horse crap a year in New York city alone, and this is seriously slippery stuff. in my 6 decades on this planet, I've never seen anyone slip on a banana peel ........
Suitcase That Displays Its Own Weight
just google, quite a few brands. https://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/built-in-weight-scale-suitcase/
Load More Replies...This Light Up Stick Figure Costume
Kinda creepy if it's a dark street and it's running towards you, though.
Load More Replies...I’ve seen one on tv where a whole family wore this, it was very different
Check on youtube: Glowy Zoey LED light suit Halloween costume
I kinda wouldn't mind having a stick figure...for a night. Would be a cool jogging suit too.
A Built-In Watering Hole For Your Pets
Ahhhh, so that's that one design failure from that recent post. Where someone said that dogs quickly learn how to turn on the water, but never turn it off.
Agree. It would need some kind of pushbutton/timer/photosensor function.
Load More Replies...Personally, I’ve never found putting the bowl of water down causes me any trouble
Ahhh.... rich doggie watering hole. I will do a lot for my creatures, but I don't think thrice daily polishing of their marble drinking fountain would make the cut.
What would Be the use of this, you’d still have to take the bowl to the sink to clean. May as well fill it up there while you’re at it
As someone who's had four-footed pets all my life, I think this is a terrible design. The faucet type is overkill, and it looks like it'd make filling the bowls more awkward, not less. Marble, which is porous, stains easily and is a pain to clean, is an awful choice for a surround. The height can't be adapted, and the step merely means that any smaller pets are going to be standing at an angle. Well, except the cats will just jump up, and then scatter everything out of the nook. Which would serve the designer right.
Because filling the dog dish at the sink is just SO inconvenient?
Groot Pot
I have it for my pens! It was only about £8 on Amazon. A good investment
Load More Replies...I got my mom one of these for Christmas a few years ago! Apparently there's a whole set!
Thor's Hammer Toolbox
yup, I think this goes in the "buy it,Use it, Replabe anything that breaks/is useless with good quality stuff" list
Load More Replies...Whosoever holds this hammer if he be worthy shall possess the power of ...a construction worker
The Omoshiro Block: A Memo Pad That Reveals Objects As It Gets Used
Each page is pre-cut/dashed lines, so you still have to carefully tear. These are very expensive but not shockingly so.
Load More Replies...So... most of the pieces have big holes in them they just get bigger as you go down the stack?
That's exactly what I just said. Waste of a notepad.
Load More Replies...OMG!! yes they have a Hogwarts light up 1 of these. I Love them!!
I love Japanese stationary theres so many cool designs! I got my mum a plant in a pot that’s actually pencils disguised as a plant
So, you have a progressively more bizarre and uselessly shaped piece of paper to write on every time? No thanks. I want to actually be able to use my notepads for their intended purpose.
This Carpet
True. But maybe it's stuck with particular adhesives, so it won't move.
Load More Replies...Norwegian Shoe Drying Machine. For Those Who Live In Wet Or Snowy Environments, Must Be A Trouble Saver
Not really so much smell. The smell comes from the shoes staying wet. With the dryer the shoes becomes dry quickly and the smelly bacteria die.
Load More Replies...We need one with suction in Australia to prevent and suck out all the creepy crawlies.
OMG You have to worry about what's lurking in your shoes, too?
Load More Replies...It actually doesn't smell. When we dry the shoes this way there is no humidity that allows the bacteria to create that disgusting scent of death from your shoes. -One more of the reasons why I like the winter; the hallway smell better :D
Load More Replies...This Ceramic Coffee Mug That Looks Like It's Made Of Cardboard
Oh, man, he has a whole line of cardboard stuff. The plates look hilarious.
Load More Replies...I can't stand discarded cardboard laying around, the sight of this would cause me to toss it in the recycle bin.
This Crab Multi Tool
I think this is adorable. I wouldn't have use for most of the tools, but it's so stinkin cute!
This Viking Longboat Conference Table
"We shall crush our enemy's numbers, see them driven before us, and read their lamentations on Twitter."
Looks so unconfortable to sit on. Poor back. Poor butts. And also a pain to clean...
We are far too childish at my office to be able to work at this table. I for one would have to wear my Viking helmet to every meeting.
Very nice, hopefully it’s short meetings unless you bring a chair cushion
Come On Little Buddy
Dang that looks cozy. I want a giant snuggle pod to be carried around in now.
This would be a great way to transport my dogs to the vet... keep them feeling snuggly and safe
DOESN'T show the 25 minutes taken wrestling the dog into position for the eventual lock-down!
A Lounge Chair Built Into The Dock
My thoughts exactly. So are drunk cottagers who will trip over this and fall in the lake
Load More Replies...I'm seeing fingers getting squished. Looks like an accident waiting to happen
And it looks uncomfortable to sit in, and awkward to rise from.
Load More Replies...With my knees. It would be pure entertainment watching me try to get in and out of this
Well, that was my first thought as well. Too low for my personal comfort! Looks good though.
Load More Replies...Nice if the deck is clean. But people walk on a deck, so it seems just a BIT impractical.
Unless you have a good waterproof(of course) cushion made for it.
Load More Replies...This Hanging Lounger Swing
You'll have to fight me for it that thing is gonna be MINE
Load More Replies...I am getting this...this picture made my mind up for me LOL WANT-619bd...4d12cd.jpg
if anyone else was as curious as me, they are made by KODAMA https://kodama.is/
I love this... just trying to picture me getting in and out of it tho...
Beautifully Stacked Bowls
I love stacking stuff due to lack of space we have, alright for me, but hubby calls it “the jinga house “
I agree, these take up space rather than saving it. But pretty.
Load More Replies...The Best Maternity Shirt Ever
It's bad enought that on TV & movies, the women go around with one hand on top & one hand under the tummy. I had 3 children & didn't find it necessary to support my stomach.
Pretty Sure All Horror Novels Should Come With Covers Like This
"Oh, of course, just pet the book, why didn't we think of that"
Load More Replies...Minimal Playing Cards
Would be cool with the actual Clubs, Spades and Hearts... this looks stupid as is.
Absolute Unit Of A Couch
I think you spelled "small gymnasium" wrong.
Load More Replies...It might be longer than my small house is wide.
Load More Replies...That's the biggie here! I want a living room large enough to be able to consider the couch. And I actually would consider certain variations on it.
Load More Replies...For all the chicks from your Triple Alaska King bed.
Load More Replies...Absolute unit of a couch on the floor of an absolute unit of some kind of living room
If I take out all the walls of my house, still some of it will stick in the backyard.
Fold-Out BBQ For Space Saving
More points if it looked like the computer from SG1 that caught Jack O'Neill's head
I loved that show. Great episode. Lucky the Asgards saved him.
Load More Replies...For space saving, picture on a wall in a garden with PLENTY of space for a real BBQ.
Would you really want it that close to the house though? Seems like a fire hazard.
And no air vents for fire. Probably an expensive solution with poor performance for a bbq.
Load More Replies...Bulbasaur Pot
Sainsbury's have started selling dinosaur pots - we have a brontosaurus. :D
we had a t-rex tha we got from target, but my (older) brother dropped it (it shattered from freezing) and made it unfixable *insert sad face here*
Load More Replies...That's because they are Pokémon. That's Bulbasaur.
Load More Replies...This is all I can think of: https://youtu.be/i4PKHk0LL4Q. :)
This Jar Is Shaped To Look Like A Ziplock Bag
That wouldn't last a day in my house. My cat, who has an uncontrolled fetish for plastic bags, would try to eat it. Then he would simply knock it off the counter in disgust.
Lamp From IKEA
This is at my local IKEA I’d get one but £30 quid for a light shade I think I’ll stick with my recycled wire bin thanks
30£ would be some 35€ wouldn't it? That's not really expensive. Most lamps cost this much. Anything less would be cheap
Load More Replies...https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/ikea-ps-2014-pendant-lamp-white-10383239/ - Its the PS lamp. They have a few variations. :)
Load More Replies...Inverse Of An Hourglass
Simple, the red substance, likely a fluid is lighter then the clear fluid.
Load More Replies...I actually have this exact hourglass!! The way it works is that it's filled with clear liquid and then there's this red "sand" which has a lower volume, so it floats to the top. It takes about 10 minutes, but it's not as consistent in tracking time as regular hourglasses. It's just very cool 😂
A Resin Orb I Made
Very beautiful! I'm getting informed about resin - is this natural or epoxy?
This Guy Lurking In The Living Room
At least stubby the croc can't swim across the carpet making it even harder to avoid it in the dark, lol
Load More Replies...My parents have one of these in their garden. Their grandchildren love it.
Now I'm imagining it in a bed of little blue-green flowers and I want one lol
Load More Replies...Color Changing Mat Which Turns Red When Wet
There's a matching shower curtain and towel set to this. You can make your bathroom look like bloody murder
Really? Where do I get these? We are redoing our home and I think I just acquired a liking for a red and white bathroom design…
Load More Replies...I'd give one as a gift but put it in different packaging and not tell them about what it does. Their reaction would be hilarious. Yes I know my sense of humor is why I am going going to Hell.
Quite funny until you get your period and can't say which drops are actual blood...
True. But wouldn't the water fade?
Load More Replies...Is anyone else hearing the stabby music from Psycho while looking at this?
This product is not color changing. It has the red footprints on it. I've seen it online.
The picture is of a non-changing one. The changing ones can be bought on bloodybathmat.com. Short video here: https://i.imgur.com/XgHpvSo.gifv
Load More Replies...I find it deeply disturbing, but it's nice that someone likes it.
Load More Replies...Someone Made Trump Tweet Flipflops
yeah but he does provide a whole lot of content worthy enough to be displayed onto flipflops
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