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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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#1
This Wooden Owl Door From Copenhagen, Denmark, Was Created In 1930
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#2
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
#3
Nasir Ol-Molk Mosque, Iran. Built In The 18th Century
#5
A Well Designed Crossword
#7
This Dragon Bench, Carved From Wood...
#8
This Billboard To Raise Awareness About Stutter
#9
A Horrifying Cover From The New York Times
NsG 4 years ago
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).
#10
Rain Vortex
#11
Poster By Polish Illustrator Paweł Jońca
#12
You Ever Been Snitched On By A Cardboard Box?
#14
Conservation Awareness Poster
#15
Inclusive Picnic Table Design
#16
Roman Pool, California
Alexandru Bucur 4 years ago (edited)
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.
#17
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
Kylie Mountain 4 years ago
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.)
#18
This Amazing Door Design In Paris
#19
This Pro-Abortion Poster
#21
An Advertisement Using Pedestrians As Ticks On A Dog
#22
"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
#24
Fish Light
#25
This Great Use Of The Meta Logo
#26
Awesome Table Seemingly Coming Out Of The Floor
#27
Beautiful Concept Packaging For Honey By Maksim Arbuzov
#28
Photo By @anniset & @drcuerda | Breast Cancer Awareness
#29
Anti Nazi Sticker In Berlin
Raven Sheridan 4 years ago
If the black hair was turned so it was horizontal, it would be an Anti-Chaplin sticker. 🤔
#30
In Toronto
Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago
I see someone filled in the gap, but the BP evangelists didn't censor it.
#31
Tulip Chairs
#32
This Lidl Lithuania Grocery Bag Promoting Paper Bags Over Plastic Ones
#33
Batman vs. Penguin – Hero & Villain Poster By Simon C Page
#34
Art Deco Door Brick And Wood
#35
What A Structure Of Building!
Ranger Kanootsen 4 years ago
That has to be one of the most gorgeous building designs I've ever seen!!
#36
This Little Farms Egg Logo
#37
This Unique 'Samurai Vodka' Bottle...
#38
Clever Design Incorporating A Fire Extinguisher At An Aquarium
#39
Cover Of Italian Magazine Internazionale
#40
Whitespace Under Letter M Outlines A Cat/Dog
#41
Found In A Clothing Store Dressing Room
#42
I Got A Unique Chess Set For My Birthday. Designed And Made By A Potter Friend. I Think They Are Stunning
The Panarchist (They/He) 4 years ago
Wow! Absolutely gorgeous! Does your friend sell these, by any chance?
#43
Our Local Library Has Books For Bench Legs And They're Titled As Famous Novels
#44
Kudos To Nabisco's New Pop-Open Boxes, Which Actually Let You Fit Your Hand Inside The Cracker Box For Once
#45
An Ashtray In Dubai
#46
The Coming Food Catastrophe
#47
20 Foot Tall Door Facade By Gabriel Schama
#48
This Poster Protesting Against The Beijing Winter Olympics
Aamna Shah 4 years ago (edited)
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.
#49
Mural Painted Upside Down For Reflection In Marijampole, Lithuania
#50
A Mosque In Iran
#51
Geese Management
#52
This Fabulous Floor. I Would Love To Know If This Design Technique Has A Name
#53
Elastic Band Packaging
SnapStingray687 4 years ago
Genius, I love it! Also the box is cool, I would keep it and put pencils in it.
#54
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
#55
Rooftop Office In New York City
#56
Disneyland Paris’ 30th Anniversary Logo
#57
Christmas Post From The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. Created From An Actual Seismic Event.
#58
Snow White Poster
#59
This Toaster's Cord Has Finger Pull
#60
This 1 Cup Milk Pitcher
#61
So I Was Searching Through The Internet For The New Batman Advertisements And Found This Billboard For "The Dark Knight Rises" Instead
#62
Because Of The Way The Font Was Designed, This Sign Can Be Read Both In Latin Alphabet And Thai Script (ไทยแลนด์). Credit: Monta Paowattanasuk
#63
Woven Paper Advert For Weaving Classes
#64
Wonderful Paintbrush Packaging - Mexico
#65
Covid Progression Each Year
#66
The Font For The Dune Movie. I Love That Every Letter Is The Same Shape
#67
Combining Two Yamaha Industries - A Computer Mouse
#68
Staedtler Pencils Ad. It's Crisp, Clean, Creative And Eye Catching
#69
Urine Good Hands
#70
McDonald's Halloween Ad
#71
A Push/Pull Sign On The Door Of A Glasses Shop
#72
The Arctic Cathedral
#73
Posted This In Midlyinteresting, It Could Be Considered As Slightly Design P**n. This Water Bottle Has A Small Matterhorn In It
#74
Barcode On A Roll Of Paper Towels
#75
Time Poster On Americas Obesity Epidemic
#76
Album Cover
#77
Logo Used For A Vet, Found In R/Mildlyinteresting
#78
The Donut Shop My Wife Works At. Didn't Notice At First
#79
Tono Bathroom Designed By Foster&partners [1080x1080]
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#80
Illustration From An Article About Increased Drinking Of Alcohol During Covid Lockdowns
#81
This Picture Used In The Title Of An Economist Article
#82
Amazing Storage Cabinet Appears To Be Glitching (By: Ferruccio Laviani)...
#83
Shenzhen Wenheyou, A Decorated, Retro Sci/Fi Themed Food Court, Shenzhen
#85
Pyramid In The Woods
#86
My Dentist's Office Is Located In An Old Church. This Is Their Logo
#87
Bar Association Hammer Pencil
#88
Coffee Shop Next To The Waterfront (Check Out The Waves)
#89
Anti-Smoking Cigarette Packs...
#90
Antiwar Graffiti In Russia
#91
Pollution ➔ Solution (Greenpeace)
the_anonyMrs_Mir 4 years ago
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
#92
The Vessel In Hudson Yards, New York City
#93
House In Ghent, Belgium. The Cage Was Clearly Inspired By The Surrealist Painter René Magritte
#94
This Spacious Waterfall Shower
#95
Print For The 1988 French Open
#96
Ancient Roman Art Of Man And His Hunting Dog On The Gold Ring With Engraved Gem
#97
This Movie Poster. Coffee And Cigarettes
#98
Bauhaus-Era Teapot, Designed By Marianne Brandt In 1924
#99
The Clock Of A Local Hair Saloon
#100
The Logo On This Box Of Alcohol At My Workplace
#101
Ps1 Hot Tub!
#102
Found This Gem On The Packaging For Kinjabang Spicy Noodles
#103
The 2022 USA Olympic Covid Mask Says USA Upside Down Too
#104
Japanese Black Melon-Pan
#105
This Graphic Regarding An Article On A Salmonella Epidemic
#106
Ticket Box Offices At My University’s Theater Are “Hidden” When They’re Closed
Daycare Attendant Sun 4 years ago
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.
#107
The Soho Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan
#108
Ad For Jb
#109
Nytimes Magazine Antiwork Cover
Raven Sheridan 4 years ago (edited)
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!
#110
Love This Local Wax Bar's Design!
Kate Jones 4 years ago
Unless they're giving those girls some alcohol for the pain of waxing, they shouldn't be able to call it a bar. lol.
#111
This Book… Stand?
#112
This Packaging For A Digital Polaroid Camera
Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago (edited)
Bad business idea though. My friend has one and the photos are tiny and rubbish. It'll be dropped this year.
#113
The Logo Of Dubai Shows The Name Of The City In English And Arabic At The Same Time
#114
This Wine Glass Shaped Porch
#115
Saw One Of Their Trucks Today, Couldn’t Help But Stare
#116
This P.r Lounge Chair Designed By Alexandre Caldas
#117
The Front Page Og A Danish Newspaper Today
#118
Miketysons Weed Company Designed Edibles In The Shape Of An Ear
#119
The Facade Of The People's Friendship Palace In Uzbekistan. Built In 1981, Photo By Me
#120
“Welcome” Fits Perfectly In Compass Rose
#121
Hemp Monoblock Single Mold Chair
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Adam Zad 4 years ago
...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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Adam Zad 4 years ago
...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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