The Opposite Of Design Fails: 50 Times Designers Nailed It And Got Praised On This Group
InterviewWhat do we consider good design? Packaging that's pleasing to the eye? A product that makes our lives easier? A structure that blends in seamlessly with nature? A design that's sustainable but practical all at once? Maybe it's something that fits the criteria for all of the above.
Here is a collection of examples that implement all of the above in design. The subreddit r/GoodDesign is for those who appreciate pleasing visuals and mindful execution. Check out these design innovations that prove not everything has to suck. Product and packaging design can be practical, original and beautiful at the same time.
Bored Panda also reached out to the mods of the subreddit. So scroll away to find the best of r/GoodDesign and read on for our interview with one of the moderators of the community.
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This Should Be The Standard
Yes! And it will help them perfectly park with those lines on the wall down the middle of their car! :))
Load More Replies...Yes!!! I get really tired of opening my door and peeking down to see how off I am
I think it would be easier if we parked ON the lines instead of in-between them
BMW drivers won't be able to see this unless you paint the lines on their a*s cos that's where their heads are
The community we're covering this time has a pretty straightforward name – r/GoodDesign. It's where people find and showcase great design. It's not particularly large in numbers. Although created in 2012, in more than 11 years it has amassed a modest 30k members.
And although that might not seem like a lot in these times of viral content, it's still in the top 5% of all Reddit communities. Bored Panda reached out to the moderator KingDrude of the subreddit. He was kind enough to tell us more about how the community is doing and what it's like moderating it.
Clever!
I’m genuinely curious, which part is the goldfish and the cat? XD
Load More Replies...Love The Design For The Spine Of These Books
Oh wait, I guess not... https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/history/the-decline-and-fall-of-the-roman-empire-0094.html
Load More Replies...It cavers the mental collapse of Justin II, the war between dowager Empress Sophia and Empress Anastasia, her sucessor, the reign of Tiberius II (the first Greek speaking Cæsar) and the papacy of pope Gregory the First, also known as Saint Gregory, the Great (before being pope he was a Senator and the prefect of Rome, he also oversaw the conversion of the Franks, Lombards and Visigoths. John Calvin would later claim that pope Gregory was the last good pope). A very interesting time and book. But the whole collection is wonderful for anyone who loves History!
Load More Replies...That would be a decaying Macdonald's sign... Please don't downvote me! Not America bashing, just making a joke.
Load More Replies...No lie. It's a rough slog without a concordance, but it's complete. You really gotta like history though.
The story of how KingDrude became the moderator is pretty straightforward. "They needed moderators and I applied," the Redditor simply says. "I had been following the sub for a while and I quite enjoy moderating."
Small numbers don't always mean less work. The mod tells us that the workload depends on the activity of the community members. "I have been [a] mod on other subreddits with the same amount of people and that was much more work because it was more active," KingDrude tells Bored Panda. "This sub isn't extremely active, so not a lot to do."
Crosswalk Projected On A Dirty Winter Road
That's in Perm, Russia. Whether it actually works and makes roads safer is a different question..
Why would they be projecting the crosswalk in Ukrainian flag colors in Russia????
Load More Replies...Why the f**k this comment of another post just showed here ......I m really concerned........
Load More Replies...Pretty sure which country you are referring to. But, believe me... most of us are not so egotistical and narcissistic that we think it's The Greatest. In fact, much of think it sucks... just for different reasons.
Load More Replies...If someone knows how the rossing peoples shadow dosnt screw up the projection for drivers, I'm interested knowing too.
Incorporating A Wheelchair Ramp Into Stairway Design
I love the out-of-the-box thinking that went into the design. Thank you for name-checking the landscape architect!
Good in theory. But read the comments. It's not that practical in terms of safety.
Load More Replies...It looks wonderful, but it isn't the best design for a wheelchair user. There should be a greater flat section between the ramps, and there should also be a barrier to prevent a person wheeling up the first ramp, and flying off down the stairs. It's a good try, but still needs improvement.
I was going to say the same thing! It looks good but would be a smidge dangerous.
Load More Replies...Raise your hand if you think this looks even a little safe for someone wheelchair bound? Looks like a lawsuit to me.
Cat Chat is correct. Many wheelchair users are not wheelchair bound, but need them to reduce pain and increase mobility. Even those who can't walk at all most often see wheelchairs as vital independence devices, not restrictions. It varies, of course! People do have different preferences. That said, I agree on this ramp. I have heard wheelchair users respond to this picture, and they say it's extremely unsafe. Nice for non-disabled people to see, but not actually useful.
Load More Replies...I think that in the perspective of wheelchair users, maybe it would be more convenient for them to just have a seperate ramp. Very aesthetic design though.
Never Crane My Neck Again!
Finally I can see around big trucks without fearing driving through a red!
When I was younger and riding in the car with my mom, she would get impatient and say to drivers who were slow pulling away after a light turned green, "What are you waiting for? The whole pole isn't going to turn!" Well TAKE THAT, MOM!!!! xD
Load More Replies...So much light pollution. Put a light the other side of the junction, fixes the problem.
This is so much better then trying to see the light while staring directly towards the sunset or sunrise.
As someone who is 6'4" and has to sometimes bend my neck to see the light, this would be so helpful for me.
r/GoodDesign is not the only community that KingDrude moderates. He is the head moderator of r/AntiA-holeDesign. Or, more accurately, was. "It's no longer active because me and my team decided to join the protest against the API changes back in June," the Redditor admits.
These Shoes Are Pretty Neat!
I also think, besides the altruism, that engineers love the challenge to design these things too. That's in their nature. Like this guy: insta-6580...nsored.jpg
Now, step it up, put the patent in public domain so people that make dress shoes and orthopedics can use it
This Is A 1954 Camper With A Boat As Its Top
The car pulling the trailer here looks like a 1954/55 Ford Ranch Wagon. Assuming whoever painted it used a factory color, it looks closest to "Waterfall Blue"
Load More Replies...it looks like Tiffany Blue; he Tiffany blue color code (hex code) is #0ABAB5 and it has RGB values of R:10, G:186, B:181
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
When I have a label that rubs my neck I cut the thread so I can remove it completely. And yes, I do occasionally cut a small hole in the shirt by accident.
MAKE THIS LAW. I've accidentally put small holes in so many of my clothes trying to remove these labels that keep rubbing against my skin ;-;
Other companies sew the tag in with a single line of thread, so you can rip the seam open and remove it completely. Either way, yay for no itchy tag residue!
That itchy residue hurts and itches so bad, its even worse with sweat😖
The problem with this is that once you’ve cut it off you don’t know the size, material, washing instructions etc. Stamping the information on the inside of the garment is a better idea, in my opinion
Since he's been moderator of two design communities, it's pretty obvious KingDrude enjoys interesting design solutions. "I am a fan of satisfying and innovative design," the Redditor says. "Although the main reason I moderate is because I love moderating. I do quite enjoy the content of the subs though," he adds.
(X-Post) "The Middle Snap On My Baby's Onesie Is A Different Color To Help Align The Buttons."
Quilt covers don't wriggle and make a fuss though!
Load More Replies...My partner has a pair of hiking pants that zip off to shorts. One leg zipper is gray and the other is black so you don't have to guess which side goes to which leg when you're reattaching it.
Finally! Why does it take humans so long to figure this stuff out? Then when I see it I'm like duh. But I never would've thought of it. Have buttoned a million onesies and this never occurred to me.
I used to start with the bottom of one leg & go up and around.
Load More Replies...Ok and why hasn't this been a thing since forever? Those snaps are maddening!
This isn’t a design success. This is a success of the person who determined it should be a requirement to solve this user problem.
The Tear Offs On This Poster For Domestic Abuse Have The Phone Number Disguised As A Bar Code
You will actually see these inside the male restrooms of senior centers in Baltimore County, Maryland.
In case your abuser finds it in your possession?
Load More Replies...Great that this is happening. Not so great that it needs to happen.
Absolutely correct; this is for a shelter organization. Due to the nature of domestic abuse shelters are usually separate for men and women. I notice that this particular shelter's website lists shelters for men as well.
Load More Replies...Seems to ignore the fact men get abused too - with a lot less help coming their way
How does a piece of paper at a women's only shelter mean that people think men don't get abused! I'm genuinely confused by how you could have come to that conclusion. What if a similar photo had been taken at a men's shelter? Would you cry about women?
Load More Replies...This Pasta Packaging
I'd like to see the box for the angel hair pasta, please.
Love the creativity, but would hate to see the price point should this design be put into production.
What makes a design good? This time, let's talk about the graphic design world. Whether it's a website, a book cover or a poster, there are seven main principles that designers should adhere to. The first one is emphasis. It's the first piece of information the designer wants the audience to see. It should stand out – either be the largest, in an eye-catching font or a contrasting color.
The Tiger Face On My Bag Of Nuts Spells Out Tiger Nuts
I really need to learn to not take a drink while scrolling through BP.
Load More Replies...Cool design but the grade school kid living in my brain is snickering at the thought of eating tiger nuts.
You'd be sad if someone sold your nuts for a snack.
Load More Replies...This Chair In The Food Court Of A Mall Has A Notch Cut Out For Your Bags
That was my first thought. I never put my bags like that. I keep wearing my purse (I only use ones that I can wear across my body vs one side), and bags are either on my lap, or between my feet.
Load More Replies...I hate putting my bag on the ground. The chair isn’t attractive imo, but functionally, 💯.
This isn’t a design success. This is a success of the person who determined it should be a requirement to solve this user problem.
You Only Can See This At Night
Really smart. And now I know what I'll watch on the first day 2024. Edition: Oops, I've just checked, it came out in 2020. Maybe I'll watch it earlier.
Such a disappointment. The third episode just blew the atmosphere that the first two episodes created and it looked really cheap.
the advertisement was great, but its ashame, the first episode of this was absolutely fantastic, second was alright but the third was just abysmally bad.
The second principle is to balance and align the elements of the piece so that the visual weight is distributed equally. Think about designing a piece as a room. You wouldn't want to cram all your furniture in one corner, would you? The same applies here. That doesn't mean good design can't be asymmetrical, but it still has to have a balance.
Love That!
These Public Benches Are Reversible, So You Can Choose To Look At People, Or Boats
My Mom says the seats on trains back in the 40' and 50's were this way so you could be facing friends or facing the direction of travel if you got motion sick.
They go back much farther than that, almost to the beginning of railroads
Load More Replies...Yh but what if someone wants to use the other side at the same time?
It shall be decided via a cutlass duel, as per established nautical tradition.
Load More Replies...This isn’t a design success. This is a success of the person who determined it should be a requirement to solve this user problem.
I've seen those before, but with the explanation that they were for in case the bench is wet
Was on a train once (1977) in Boston, Mass, and the train seats were like this. I have NEVER understood why this wasn't more widely adopted!
My Puzzle Came With A Stand For The Box
Speaking of puzzles, it's time to bring out my wintertime hobby - doing puzzles on those chilly winter days and nights.
All puzzles should come with this! Also, to all the people who do a puzzle once and donate it to a thrift store or give it away: please write on the back/on painter's tape (it's removable without leaving sticky residue) that the puzzle is complete or if it has missing pieces. I don't understand why anyone would bother passing along a puzzle to someone else when it has missing pieces. Just recycle it if there are missing pieces! I did a lot of second-hand (Value Village) puzzles in 2020 and most of them were complete but I just recycled the ones that had more than 6 pieces missing. It's disappointing to do a puzzle that doesn't have all the pieces.
The third principle has to do with contrast. It's how well a designer arranges opposing elements to entice the viewer visually. Designers do this either with color, texture, shape and size. Graphic designer Meg Reid refers to this as what people mean when they say that a design "pops!" Examples can be a bright background with dark colors or small objects positioned next to a large one.
This Toilet Paper With A Mini Roll Of Toilet Paper Inside Instead Of An Hollow Cardboard Roll!
We have started buying toilet paper that does not have a cardboard roll. Nothing to dispose of once the paper is finished.
My municipality collects everything from cardboard, glass, food waste, whatever you can think of, seperately. Sometimes a pain in the, but cardbaord is nu just toiletpaper rolls, it is so much more. However, I really like the mini roll because (especially when you have children) you can put it in your handbag forr ahum awkward situations :)
Load More Replies...These didn't fly weell in my country, the roll just become like flabby and didn't roll well, so i kept breaking every two squares.
And where am I supposed to keep the mini roll after I put the big roll on the holder? I mean beside the obvious place ;).
We used to have gerbils that loved shredding the cardboard centres. Once for Christmas I gave them a whole roll of toilet paper and they had it completely shredded by morning. I should have started a shredding company. They would shred any type of paper product. Miss those little buggers.
I just wonder where the engineers of the future are going to come from if they're not making things out of toilet rolls at school!
I switched to bamboo tp (finally found a good, doesn't-shred-your-butt brand), but it still has cardboard rolls. However, where I live they can be recycled with the other pasteboard items, or (more often) given to my cats who like to set them as traps for me, to see when I'll break my ankle, leg, hip, back, neck, etc. (I'm sure there's a point scoring system for them, too. 😹)
Great for camping, but what do you do with the mini rolls in everyday use?
I throw them in my purse as well as my wheelchair bag
Load More Replies...Really Appreciated The Removable Sticker Brand Name For A Reusable Canister
Hmmm. Reuse, so 'Good'. Throwaway plastic, so 'Bad'. Decisions, decisions...
Not that terrible if your country collects plastics seperately for recycling... and who know, maybe it is already recycled plastic?
Load More Replies...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!
This one seems like a gimmick to me. Sticking a random seed on the end of a pencil does not make the pencil any more 'green' and most people are not going to grow a random tomato or mustard seed.
My friend, the day that common ppl like us see that a climate change meet is IN DUBAI with oil lord's and THEY QENT IN PRIVATE AIRPLANES. And you just can't use your car etc. To they deliberate that carbon energy had to be used still........ well I see the scami mean I do all o can for environment but this a******s have no shame and the worst thing is we allow that because we don't fight it
Load More Replies...Look closely my friend one is tomato, other colander etc etc zoom it :)
Load More Replies...I'm sorry but If it's not a native species to the area this is actually an awful design that further spreads invasive species
Repetition is the fourth principle of good design. Repeating a font, a group of colors or a text can create a motif. That in turn helps brands create an identity. If something appears only once, it can be simply an error. If it appears more than once – that's already a pattern.
This Remote Has A Headphone Plug In It To Listen To TV Quietly
OMG this could have saved me from getting scolded by my parents at 2 am trying to watch tv
Or get caught, not hearing them coming to check in on you! :))
Load More Replies...Roku remote. They’ve had these for years. Comes in really handy for us. My husband starts work in the wee hours of the morning g (think 3 or 4 am), and I’m 9 to 5. So I’m up late and he’s up early. We can watch tv with the sound up using the earbuds and not disturb whoever is still sleeping.
Even if your remote doesn't have a Aux jack, you can download the Roku app and do private listening via your Smartphone.
Load More Replies...(Bluetooth) headphones would work with most new TVs and games consoles.
Roku stopped doing that and I miss it so much. I could watch tv without disturbing my husband studying.
Download the Roku app. You can play the audio through your phone. Use headphones as you would with your phone and boom! Same effect.
Load More Replies...Love Roku ❤️ this headphone jack is actually soo useful I guarantee
No way! I have this remote and never noticed! I'll have to try it out sometime.
Someone Requested A Pop-Up Sloth Hook
I need one of these, stat! Btw seeing a video of this in "action" makes it even more adorable. 💗💗💗
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
Who says you're not being followed? How do those maps always know where you are?
Just because you're paranoid don't mean they're nor after you..
Load More Replies...I live in Oklahoma and this must be a one-off thing; I don't remember this being commonplace.
I haven't either Austin and I've been here my whole life. They may have them in Bricktown or around Thunder Alley would be my guess?
Load More Replies...The fifth principle of good design is proportion. There can be bright colors and differently sized elements in a design, yet it still can be pleasing to the eye. What's the secret to that? Looking at a design in sections rather than as a whole.
Designers can group small elements together to establish their relationship with the parts around them. Ticket information on a concert poster, for example, is in a small box at the bottom of the poster.
My Shirt Has A Cloth For Cleaning Glasses Sewn Into It
Day 2 of new glasses, cloth inside case only. Day 100, t-shirt or sleeve. Day 300, anything softer than the lenses.
Except if you like fabric softener. Then this becomes your worst nightmare.
This gets posted here at least once a month. Could you tell us the brand please?
Per a reverse Google image search, this shirt appears to be made by Dixxon Flannel Co
Load More Replies...I need that my mom used to scream at me if I used any thing else that a glasses clothe
Dixon has these flannel shirts as well. I love the corner cloth for my glasses. They are a bit pricy, but really well made.
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
i had to read the caption one more time but slower took me a while to understand lol
Oh, real nice (not) at generalizing an entire country. Most places in the US are actually pretty good at ensuring public transportation is clean.
Load More Replies...Extra layer of genius design: to have the rail safety attached to the ceiling you need to branch in 4 different directions (exactly how it’s done). If you were to use a single pole that would need to have sold joint and complicated parts, while this design of just 2 pipe bended makes the execution even cheaper than a single one
Yes, very nice, but, I'm confused. What are those angled bent things on each side, and why is that floor sort of circular, and looks like it might turn? Is this some kind of articulated subway or train?
In the Netherlands it's called a tram...like a underground but above ground, if that makes sense. And the side thingies are so the tram can go around corners
Load More Replies...My Empanada Says What Meat Is Inside
Not me looking at the spots forever trying to see what kind of meat it was depicting..
There’s a wonderful Argentine empanada spot in South Lake Tahoe California that does this.
A good design should lead the eye from the most important information to the least important. That's where movement comes in. If there's one element that draws the eye as if it's in the wrong place – it might need adjusting. The viewer's gaze should move organically from one design element to the other.
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
This isn’t a design success. This is a success of the person who determined it should be a requirement to solve this user problem.
This Pill Can Be Split Into 5mg Doses Or 7.5mg Doses Depending On Which Side You Break It
It's for when you have to stretch your prescription in the US because you can't afford a refill.
No, it's for when you need a different dosage, depending on the circumstances. I had a sleeping pill like that so I could use a smaller/larger dose depending on how much help I needed that night. Same thing for a migraine prescription I had... depending on how bad it was would determine how much I took.
Load More Replies...Trazodone does the same thing- 150 mg is a trapezoid, can spilt into 3 triangles or in half. Miserably large, and then maximizes sharp edges. Oops.
Those pills are the oddest I have seen in my 20+ years as a pharmacy tech.
Load More Replies...Wish more pills did this - those pill cutter thingies almost always turn my meds into dust or unequal pieces.
It's always Xanax, even if it's not drug addicts taking it... people are so overly critical of any drug that has the POTENTIAL for abuse, even if those drugs are so helpful to people as to be life- changing...
Load More Replies...Today's PSA: Prescriptions often cost the same regardless of dosage. If you can get a prescription for double your actual dosage you (and the insurance company can save half the cost.
I will take the whole thing with a little booze please and thank you
Those pills are VERY small. (I'm a pharmacy tech.)
Load More Replies...These Posters
Has a Big Brother (1984 novel not the program) feel to it... Sensible people will already "get the message" and most others will too, but a significant minority will disregard the message and follow the antivaxers and pseudoscientists.
And once more, i curse my antivax, antimask ex-coleague, who went to work when she had positive test for covid. You can imagine results.
Wrong mask for Covid protection. That one has only has very limited effect in studies. Should have pictured a FFPP3 grade, that takes care of airborne virus. I used one during my whole covid-pregnancy.
Love the knowledge but I think it was meant to just be imoactful.
Load More Replies...This is so true. I honestly don't understand anti vaz people, as I grew up knowing people who were severely affected by polio, before the vaccine.
The comments to this one are gonna give me a terminal illness for sure.
No amount of logic will work on deluded fools who prefer ideologically motivated misinformation to facts and common sense. That the possible outcome of their ignorance is their own death is just an amusing bonus. That they are also a danger to innocent bystanders is yet another reason I hate Trumpsters.
The CDC said after the pandemic that masks were actually ineffective in controlling the spread of COVID-19
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7106e1.htm Absolutely false. Stop spreading misinformation that your Cheeto God dictates.
Load More Replies...And for those who still don't think covid is a problem: YES IT F*****G IS. I just spent 5 days in hospital, and whilst obviously not in the same bay/room as me, there was covid patients on the ward. struggling to breathe, attached to oxygen masks, drips, and bedridden. fighting for survival. Maybe for most people that are fit, young and healthy, it's not a huge issue, but there are still plenty of vulnerable people out there, including the elderly. We have no right to be selfish and think that "its not a big deal"
I had it last month and was in bed for two weeks. Missed my kid's birthday and Thanksgiving, which was very disappointing, as my dad passed away unexpectedly last month.
Load More Replies...The last principle of good design might be the trickiest. It's not about what a designer does, but more about what they choose to leave out. It's white space, also referred to as negative space. Particularly perilous to beginner designers, it's the unmarked area that lets the viewer's eyes rest.
A Drum Pedal Was Repurposed To Provide A Zero-Contact Hand Sanitizer Station
No reallyyyy I thought it was a bass drum pedal
Load More Replies...Okay here come the downvotes, but I don't understand contactless sanitisers. The thing I'll do 1 second after touching it is sanitise my hands. I'm not going to squirt some out and immediately lick my hands. All this says is that you've zero faith in the cleanser.
We have faith in the cleaner, we just understand that no defence mechanism is 100% effective by itself. You have to layer them. Masks, gloves, hand washing, sanitizer, social distancing, cleaning, and contactless systems ae only partially effective by themselves -- if you use all of them together you get much closer to 100% (the more you use, and the more often you use them gets you closer). Also, the one place resistant bacteria and viruses are highly likely to be found is on the items that are intended to kill them.
Load More Replies...To be fair, once you have the sanitiser in your hands, you don't need to touch the pump again.
This Is Perfect
Pretty sure it's in the instructions, but doesn't include screws and the like.
Load More Replies...I used to work at a home for developmentally disabled adults. Every (normal) weekday, they took their lunches and went to the day program site for work. Some of them counted out hardware pieces like this. They had a paper that showed each screw and nut or whatever. They covered each picture with the right piece, like a toddler's puzzle. When they had all the pictures covered, they bagged the set of pieces, and started over.
Most likely step 3 doesn't require any fasteners.
Load More Replies...Good idea, bad implementation. Way to much waste compared to putting each grouping in a separate small bag with a "Step __" sticker on it.
Good Design Is Right Where You Need It
This would not work in the UK as they are constantly moving things around.
Looking at that map I don't see why anyone would need it. It is literally one loop. And they want you to go in one direction. How could you possibly get "lost"?
It's not to keep from getting lost. It's to know which section to go to to find what you need. If I've never been there and wanted to go straight to the dairy section, for example, I could use the map and go straight there. Even if the store is arranged as a loop, it's niceto know so you could speed yourself along.
Load More Replies...Much rather have a holder for my phone, because I use a shopping list app where I can store prices, and have an idea of how much I will be spending. Once something goes in my cart, I cross it off the list. Oh, and also a purse hanger would be handy, to free up space in the top of the cart.
The phone holder sounds like a good idea. Do you know that a lot of shopping carts in north America and the UK actually have a hook for bags? It is in the middle below the handle. 02132023_p...t03_27.jpg
Stores WANT customers to navigate the store without a map so they are exposed to as many products as possible and place "deals" where you can't avoid them, prompting many shoppers to buy something they didn't need/want...
I hope there's something like in IKEAs, too. It really makes me feel lost there's only furniture, more furniture and some more furniture. After a while they all look the same. And the chairs are not comfy. The toilets on display don't work. And all I came here for was the meat balls and now I three different cabinets and a diner table in my cart. Help!
I work in small supermarket, and we are moving things around constantly. We have no choice- the store has to look nice all the time, otherwise the inspection will take away our money. So when something is sold out, we have to fill this place with other products.
I Would Apply
I miss Paint. I could use it. All the fancy programs I can't understand.
Load More Replies...The Door Handles Turn Red If You Lock The Door
Cuz you know there's always that one person who has to try the handle anyway.
Load More Replies...I’d hate to have that as my hotel room door, I’d never sleep at night from the light
Call me crazy, but I think it may be intended for bathroom doors, especially in public spaces.
Load More Replies...But if it also.lights up red if you "lock" it before actually closing the door, like in the picture, what is the use of it? You think it is locked and it actually isn't. It should light up green to warn you.
Nail Polish Bottle Has A Swatch Of The Colour Attached To The Bottle So You Can See How The Colour Looks On You
This would have made cleaning test sites on the shelves with acetone at our store so much better. People can be slobs
Considering most companies like to cheap everything out to increase profits, I find this cool. Until the next ceo...
Could you not tell by the color in the bottle? I would think that this would be much more useful on lipstick.
NICE! I HATE seeing how people take a swipe with the brush all over the makeup counter/dispenser! It's so rude and disrespectful. This idea right here solves that eyesore problem!
This Dishwasher Projects A Timer Onto The Floor
One up from mine which just projects a red dot on the floor when it is running.
Cool - BUT - Me sitting in the living room wondering if the dishwasher is done. I can sit in my chair and listen, or I can get up and walk into the kitchen and stare at the floor. I kid - my dishwasher is so loud I always know when it is running. My neighbors got a new one last year that is so quiet you BARELY tell it is running. It is impressively quiet.
Ours is a Bosch. It projects a red light on the floor so you can tell it is running. It is so quiet you can't hear it at all.
Tesla Cars Have A Feature That Lets Bystanders Know That The Car Is Air-Conditioned And The Pen Inside Is Safe
Thank God. Now some random weirdo wont break my car window to rescue my Bic
Is it my imagination, or do these captions have *WAY* more spelling errors than normal?
No, you're right. This thread seems to have a lot more spelling and grammatical errors than usual. Maybe badly translated from a foreign site. Most of BP's content is stolen.
Load More Replies...Out of curiosity, are there cars in the world that you can leave the AC on without the engine being on? I'd have to leave the engine running on mine (I have only ever owned 1 car so genuinely have no idea)
Tesla vehicles are fully electric (the ac system runs with electricity). In a conventional car, the compressor runs along with the engine that rotates a pulley and compresses the gas of the ac system. In a electric car, compressor needs just electricity to compress the same gas.
Load More Replies...A/C takes lots of power to run, I wonder if this is only an option when the car is plugged in.
It does. But for an EV, the battery is so much larger, it could last hours (up to a day or more even).
Load More Replies...Thought This Would Belong Here
its a pity most saucepan/pot designers have forgotten what the holes on the pot handles are for. originlly they were for putting your utensil handles in so they dripped back into the pot but now the designers seem to think they are hanging them up to catch dirt. if you look at your grandparents old pots and utensils you will find the utensils handle fits nicely in the holes and the untensil end drips into the pot. now everything has a slick modern look but nothing fits as it should.
No, they were not originally for that. Old pans have just as much variability of size as new ones.
Load More Replies...Oh that's smart so the spatula head wouldn't touch the counter ! But any liquidy stuff would still be able to drip
my dad was obsessed with these weighted butter knives that stood straight up on the end.
This isn’t a design success. This is a success of the person who determined it should be a requirement to solve this user problem.
Just an extra part to catch dirt. Use a saucer like the rest of us.
I've got a spoon like this. Comes in really handy when cooking. Leaves room for other cooking utensils on my spoon rest.
The "One A Day Banana" Pack, Containing Several Bananas Of Different Ripeness So That You Can Eat Them Over Several Days (Korea)
I can't help but feel like bananas stored in plastic won't taste right.
Genius Ad For A Funeral Company
I've seen a funeral flower services van with a roughly translated message on the back: drive over the speed limit and pass us, we'll be happy to deliver flowers to your funeral.
Funny, but I'm not sure how well it works as an advert for the funeral home (if it's a real company). Snarky jokes about dying of stupid don't really scream "trust us to handle your loved one with dignity and respect"...
Usually, funeral home directors are the last people to display a sense of humor.
Shades By Design Logo Is Correct When Read Up And Down And When Read Left To Right!
So many have tried and most have failed to create a sign like this...
My School Mascot Is The Bulldogs, This Is The Logo They Came Up With For Their Esports Team
Hardly. Just as much teamwork and training is involved as there is in traditional sports. Can you imagine the dedication required for a group of 12 spread out across 5 time zones on two different continents to all be available, online, and ready to attack a South Korean clan at 4AM their time?
Load More Replies...Cool
And in penitentiaries, but made of stainless steel
Load More Replies...I would love to have one of these. I don't have space even for a tiny sink. This would be awesome
Load More Replies...This should be norm. I'll see a house on House Hunters in Europe and they have those bathrooms where the toilet is in a separate room. So you have to finish and touch everything, including the door k**b to get somewhere where you wash your hands. Doesn't make sense to me.
New fear unlocked. It's not just the toilet seat isn't down, but now it's soaked?
We are in Japan, and discussed having these. The manufacturer (Toto) told us that if we do have toilets like this, you shouldn't use soap, because it damages the plumbing. It sounded weird, but when the manufacturer themselves advises against it, we listened. We don't wash our hands without soap, so we just put sinks in instead.
Would like this if the "grey water" was used for flushing (clean water for hands, which is then collected-germs, soap and all-in the cistern for flushing).
I would not want to have to lean over a toilet to wash my hands.
You flush the toilet and the sink turns on. It's clean water, not the stuff from the bowl.
Load More Replies...My 3 Tacos Came In A Container That Was Made To Hold 3 Tacos Upright 🌮
This isn’t a design success. This is a success of the person who determined it should be a requirement to solve this user problem.
Looks like the one in the middle got broken anyways. Very messy, but still a neat idea.
This Track To Help People Bring Their Bikes Up Or Down Stairs
I think you're supposed to lean the bike a little
Load More Replies...I'm so dumb, I read that and thought "I'd never be able to cycle down that, it's too thin"
These are on all the outdoor stair cases in Saskatoon SK, and they are wider and further away from the rails so there is room for your bikes handle bars and pedals
Most of Eastern Europe have had these and a parallel one ... to walk up/down prams and shopping trolley dollies.
So weird the that there are people who think this is improperly constructed or doesn't allow for handlebars/pedals when you obviously walk your bike down at a lean/angle.
My TV Mount Has A Spirit Level In It
Yeah because the liquid in them is or was a distilled spirit to stop it going bad
Load More Replies...Installed one of these for a neighbour last week. The best bit is that the spirit level is magnetic, making it an easier job for one person.
As someone who mounts TVs daily as part of their job. Don't trust any level built into anything unless you double check it with a high quality level that you know is level and have tested recently. I would make a several hundred dollar bet that one isn't actually true level.
Ohhhhh! You mean the level! I spent ages looking at the white thing with the sockets. Lol
While I'm not sure about the new ones, they used to use alcohol as the liquid in them so they wouldn't freeze and burst. (Carpenters don't always keep their tools in heated buildings.)
Load More Replies...We just call it a level. But 'spirit level' better identifies the item.
Integrated Storage For Chocks In Space Above Fender
That's really cool. I hate having to carry around log wedges for when I park the trailer.
Ohhh, those types of chocs. Thought it was a toblerone bus.
Load More Replies...My only question is won't they slide out if you're driving on a tilted road? Or the vehicle will tip over before that happens 😅
Amazon Has Reflective Panels In The Top Of Their Lockers So You Don't Have To Jump Around Like A Maniac To Make Sure You Got All Your Stuff
you can order them on Amazon and retrieve them from the top locker
Load More Replies...They might not have enough horizontal space. Also, what if you're blind? What if you're dyslexic? What if you have no hands? They can't accommodate everyone.
Load More Replies...Any chance they do the same for the bottom so us taller people don't have to crawl on the floor?
As a short mf still in school, I'll use my phone to take a picture of the top compartment of my locker to make sure I have everything
I'm quite sure you can ask for low doors when checking out. Disabled people or wheelchair users cannot reach every level
You just have to jump around like a maniac to actually retrieve your stuff
Maybe they could not count bathroom breaks against their employees instead.
Why make them exclusive from each other. Can't they just decide to do both. Helps employees and customers. There's an awful lot of extra whatsboutism on this entire list today.
Load More Replies...A Trash Can For Cyclists To Toss Things While They Bike
I just imagine all the small pieces of trash falling through the net and ending up in that body of water. They could have had some sort of bin underneath?
This is in the Netherlands, where people cycle a lot. This 'blikvanger' is actually only for cans and is closed at the end, so no cans will fall in the water. The 'blikvanger' can be translated as 'can catcher', although the meaning of the word is eye catcher. Even though not every can will end up in the 'blikvanger', they will be around it and so easier to keep clean.
This is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Only nobody uses them anymore bc of the statiegeld. They were fun though
Load More Replies...I bet you do. But wouldn't everyone else think they are 3 pointers too?
Load More Replies...Those were popular in Belgium but now every commune is removing them. It took more time to clean around all the track miss tossed .
Not because there is now a deposit on cans and small bottles too? Or is that just the Netherlands? Either way clean every bush shrub, gutter (and people's gardens :( ) takes a lot more time than cleaning a single spot. I have never seen hardly anything lying around/under them. (Though with actual garbage cans I have seen this a lot.. small opening I guess and people can't be bothered to stop walking while tossing something in ..)
Load More Replies...Only The Keys With Alternate Functions Stay Highlighted When You Hold Down The "Fn" Key
"the Fn+Q shortcut toggles between Quiet/Intelligent/Performance BIOS settings. TL;DR The Quiet mode lowers the fan speed and decreases the CPU temperature, the Performance mode will increase the performance at the cost of higher temperature and the fan possibly being louder" - Lenovo Community Forums
Load More Replies...Good Ink Bottle Design
Can I have that for nail varnish? As soon as the bottles are half empty, most of them are really hard to use.
Cologne too. The plastic tube is NEVER long enough to reach the bottom.
Load More Replies...My favorite ink bottle design. Not come across the Waterman version yet. Don't ask how often I've refilled that ink bottle. :) IMG_202312...b8abf4.jpg
Clever because the pot is less than half full. Making extra profit for the manufacturer. Bad for customer unfortunately
correction, another poor design, single use plastic pens for landfill
Load More Replies...Smart
Different Floor Patterns Transition Flawlessly. [x-Posted From R/Mildlyinteresting]
I agree, had to square that job up flawlessly
Load More Replies...My Protein Powder Scoop Is Designed To Sit On A Lip Just Under The Lid... So You Don't Have To Reach Into The Powder To Grab It
Most of these containers don't give us the option not to
Load More Replies...This Vintage Sugar Bowl With Tongs Built In The Lid
Trick these days is finding sugar cubes. I. Can’t. Find. Them. Anywhere!
My grocery store has them. I saw them at some of our dollar stores too.
Load More Replies...What if there's only 2 cubes left in the jar, and not on the direction of the tongs?! You move them in place with your hand, first?! :))
That's not the problem. You can move the whole lid around if you just lift it a little bit. The cubes aren't flat, you'll still reach them. The problem I see is putting the lid on when the bowl is full, as the cubes would be in way of the tongs.
Load More Replies...Neat
Looking at the reddit link shows the real page is from an MLM site, which is really sad
To cover up the word "body." I guess not every partner agrees with cannibalism.
Load More Replies...Understand the concept; don't agree with the deception... There are far too many people with shopping addictions.
This Restaurant He Went Has Solar-Powered Phone Chargers Built Into The Umbrellas
This Korean Snack Has Two Notches On The Bag, So You Can Open At The Second Notch For Easier Access In The Later Stages Of Snacking
American packaging, no notches, mostly air… would require both notches be near the bottom
Adding air isn't just a US thing. As far as excessive air goes, that may or may not be companies headquartered in the US, idk.
Load More Replies...I wonder if they learned this from the American military’s MREs, or vice versa…
My New Shoes Came With A Pick Keychain To Get Our Rocks And Gunk In The Tread
they were aware their design is so rock and gunk friendly, that they had to include some solution
I was literally about to say how that's one of those "turn a bug into a feature" things like shaking Orangina
Load More Replies...Since those are Shoes for Crews, the gunk they're refering to is most likely restaurant kitchen floor gunk
Load More Replies...The USB And Aux Port In My Moms Car Glows At Night So You Can Plug Them In Without Much Hassle
The air conditioning system in my car glows 💀
Load More Replies...Right Is Red For Older Eyes. Thanks, Sony
i have sony headphones on right now and i can tell you it is real and i use it everytime
What if your right ear is on the left side of your head and your left ear is on the right side of your head?
Washington Dc New Metro Pass Displays The Metro Map With Augmented Reality When You Look At It With Your Phone Or Smart Glasses
Seems like it'd just be easier to have the map as a PDF on your phone
coulda just printed the map on the card? or look at the countless maps posted around the stations and trains?
From the past. They've been tried a couple of times already, notably Google Glasses around ten years ago. So far they haven't managed to find a market niche that works for them.
Load More Replies...The Best Toilet Paper Holder Ever Conceived
I have one like that, I'm constantly having to tighten it with the allen wrench. It's not good design at all.
I hope you asked Allen first.
Load More Replies...this one replaced old holders that were spring-loaded and required to hands
Load More Replies...Had one in my old place and I miss the hell out of it. Not to mention it was a gorgeous rubbed bronze design...damn.
A Simple Easy-Open Tab On This Computer Mouse Package Was A Welcome Surprise After A Long Day Of Moving Into A New Apartment
Doesn't making it easy to open defeat the purpose of being difficult to open (to deter shoplifting)? Peel open, slip mouse into pocket, no worries about anti-theft alarms on the packaging.
Social Distancing Escalator
This Ruler With A Cascading Scale
We call it a ruler here so no need to unnecessarily correct a mistake that isn’t even there
Load More Replies...This 1925 Invitation To The Solar Eclipse, With Special Spectacles Included
They don't have to be dark, they have to shield you from UV rays.
Load More Replies...This Ice-Cream Holder
the icecream is regular size, but it's a very big cappuccino!
Load More Replies...A Microwave With A Function Not To Beep!
I have a guinea pig that mimics the beep. She notices someone goes into the kitchen when that beep happens. Smart little piggie.
Why do so many things beep, and keep on beeping until you threaten their electronic, sorry, until you press a button. I don't need my washing machine to sing a song. My microwave can have a wee beep after it's finished, but just the one. It doesn't have to keep on at me.
Well the beeping is for people who have a hard time seeing or are blind.
Load More Replies...I read somewhere else that if you hold down the number 2 button, that turns the beep on and off.
My microwave has a sound button. I leave it in silent mode all the time, much more pleasant than the beeps.
Usually there's something in the manual on how to turn off the shriek- I mean, beep.
most all microwaves come with instructions to turn off the beep, like long press the number 9
Fun Design
its always the Japanese products that are the best and cutest designs
Poor fellow is going bald. Then he's going to lose his head!
A Percentage Meter For Tire Wear
This Mini Screwdriver Contains Its Bits Inside Itself For Practicality In A Pinch
These are usually cheap promo items which might.as well be made if cheese for all the good they are.
It was a LONG time ago, but I got one of these promo screwdrivers and it felt cheap, it looked cheap, but damn that thing was a beast. I lost it two moves ago and I miss it.
Load More Replies...I have a nice one of these with 8 bits and they are stored in the handle which folds in on itself.
This Japan 2020 Olympic Logo
This was Tokyo’s logo when it was a candidate city. Their eventual logo was somewhat different.
Local Coffee Shop Explains Different Drink Orders
So Mundane, And Yet So Helpful: These Table Knives Have Flat Ends. Sooo Much Less Frustrating To Get The Last Bit Of Peanut Butter Or Jelly Out Of The Jar
Thoughtful , but I have a small spatula (not my favourite though)
I Got This Skull Lamp/USB Hub For My Birthday And It Holds My Headphones And Glasses So I Don't Lose Them
An Elevator With The Option To Select Your Floor As You Walk In
I fail to see the usefulness of this..... It saves you, what?! Half a second?!
If you've ever had to take a busy elevator every single day you would know exactly why this is useful. When its packed full it's quite the pain to reach over to the panel. You must rely on asking someone to push your button. Couple this with the decline of courtesy and the incline in Airpod usage and it becomes quite the irritant.
Load More Replies...Makes it easier for jokesters to push all the floors as they walk off.
Or even bump it with their shoulder when they get on/off
Load More Replies...Great until some smart aleck presses every single button as they're stepping off.
Trail Map On The Ski Lift So You Can Plan Out Your Course Before Getting Off. And You Don’t Have To Worry About Dropping A Paper Map Or Your Phone
Cameras don’t capture everything, especially not a phone camera
Load More Replies...This Sink That Never Splashes Back, And Gives You Plenty Of Hand Space (More Sinks Need To Be Like This. My Knuckles Thank You)
My Whey Has A Little Hook To Put The Scoop On
They did something whey easier whey earlier on this list already.
Password Criteria Given Before Guessing 100 Times
Nominate this designer for Sainthood! I'm a SysAdmin, and software that does not provide the rules for passwords (OR phone numbers) but instead sadistically makes you guess, should be deleted with extreme prejudice.
Still useless because everyone defines "special character" differently. Here's my everyday password, /%/K\G,_sO¦R¥ÅÀbݾöà~¼ÐÂ4×òO____?ù;ñN:è1?xð¸½ñç It requires special keyboards, and if you are going to try it manually, you have to know how many underscores there are in a row.
I have a system for my passwords that makes each password unique, but I can easily remember too. But I came up with my system before special characters were needed sometimes and it would be SO helpful to know if I needed to add it into my calculations.
It would be much better if it just didn't have the arbitrary rules in the first place. They contribute almost nothing to making them more difficult to brute force/use dictionary attacks, and they create a usability nightmare. Whenever possible I use a 4-5 word passphrase - very difficult to crack, trivial to remember.
I've found a system that works quite well, until now at least: my first name Capitalized, the @ symbol followed by the site/service name, last two digits of the current year. Very easy to remember, if the site/service is too long I shorten it to the first three letters
I had a somewhat similar system, but it all falls apart when they force you to change your pw all the dang time. Then I'm back to random stuff. 😕
Load More Replies...would be even better with examples of what this looks like. i.e. 1. A B C D 2. a b c d 3. 1 2 3 4 4. !@#$%
Just Found Out That The Reservoir On The Keurig Is Big Enough To Hold Up To 10oz (The Larger Cup) So It Doesn’t Spill Over If You Forget To Put Your Cup Under... Like Me This Morning. No Splash Or Spill At All!
I have done this in the morning when I'm still Zombie Girl. It's really helpful.
Pepsi Took Wrappers / Bags From Fast Food Chains That Serve Coke And Found A Place On The Bag Where They Could Basically Get Their Logo (Since They All Use Red White And Blue Somewhere)
It's folded to look like that, that isn't an intentional Pepsi advert. Pepsi doesn't design the bags the junk goes in
The title didn't say that. The ad isn't on the bags themselves. This looks something like an ad in a magazine
Load More Replies...Add Reflective Stripe To The Inner Side Of Manhole Ring, So If/When Cover Is Removed The Hole Is Visible For Drivers At Night — Is It Already A Thing? I Can't Find
Tbf in my state the manhole covers have either sunk into the asphalt or the road has been paved so much around the initial cover that they are actually potholes themselves but much larger and more frequent. For my audi a3 2006 it's a nightmare driving when i don't know the road.
This Is A USB-A Cable That Doubles As A Micro-USB Cable
This Babydoor Inside A Normal Door
So your toddler can quickly escape from the restroom while you are doing your business?
So they can escape from Among Us. Look at the design!
Load More Replies...OK, the purpose doesn't seem real intuitive on this one. What am I missing?
It's for kids. They often can't reach the proper handle. Plus it's just a bit of fun.
Load More Replies...Ground Floor Lift Button That Comes Out More Than Any Other Button
I've just been to a hotel where it has a different colour around it all the time, made my day much better
This Keyboard Has A Built-In Keycap Puller Holder
It’s a little device that helps you pull off the keyboard key caps :) I’m not exactly sure why you’d need that, maybe to clean crumbs and dust, but I sometimes prank my coworkers by switching the letters on their keyboards around so that’s what I’d use it for!
Load More Replies...You can pull off keys, say if you have a decorative set, or someone has moved them around
Load More Replies...This Adhesive Wristband That Tapers So It Doesn't Stick To Your Skin
For amusement parks, concerts, festivals, etc. And hospitals
Load More Replies...having just had one of these in hospital... it will still stick to your skin.
