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The Opposite Of Design Fails: 50 Times Designers Nailed It And Got Praised On This Group
Interview
What 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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#1
This Should Be The Standard
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#3
Love The Design For The Spine Of These Books
#4
Crosswalk Projected On A Dirty Winter Road
#5
Incorporating A Wheelchair Ramp Into Stairway Design
Nimues Child 2 years ago
I love the out-of-the-box thinking that went into the design. Thank you for name-checking the landscape architect!
#6
Never Crane My Neck Again!
Firstname Lastname 2 years ago
Finally I can see around big trucks without fearing driving through a red!
#7
These Shoes Are Pretty Neat!
#8
This Is A 1954 Camper With A Boat As Its Top
#9
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
#10
(X-Post) "The Middle Snap On My Baby's Onesie Is A Different Color To Help Align The Buttons."
#11
The Tear Offs On This Poster For Domestic Abuse Have The Phone Number Disguised As A Bar Code
Julius Zuke 2 years ago
You will actually see these inside the male restrooms of senior centers in Baltimore County, Maryland.
#12
This Pasta Packaging
#13
The Tiger Face On My Bag Of Nuts Spells Out Tiger Nuts
#14
This Chair In The Food Court Of A Mall Has A Notch Cut Out For Your Bags
#15
You Only Can See This At Night
#16
Love That!
#17
These Public Benches Are Reversible, So You Can Choose To Look At People, Or Boats
#18
My Puzzle Came With A Stand For The Box
#19
This Toilet Paper With A Mini Roll Of Toilet Paper Inside Instead Of An Hollow Cardboard Roll!
#20
Really Appreciated The Removable Sticker Brand Name For A Reusable Canister
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
Hmmm. Reuse, so 'Good'. Throwaway plastic, so 'Bad'. Decisions, decisions...
#21
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!
#22
This Remote Has A Headphone Plug In It To Listen To TV Quietly
ifound_acoolfrog 2 years ago
OMG this could have saved me from getting scolded by my parents at 2 am trying to watch tv
#23
Someone Requested A Pop-Up Sloth Hook
#24
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
General Anaesthesia 2 years ago
Who says you're not being followed? How do those maps always know where you are?
#25
My Shirt Has A Cloth For Cleaning Glasses Sewn Into It
#26
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
#27
My Empanada Says What Meat Is Inside
#28
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
#29
This Pill Can Be Split Into 5mg Doses Or 7.5mg Doses Depending On Which Side You Break It
#30
These Posters
#31
A Drum Pedal Was Repurposed To Provide A Zero-Contact Hand Sanitizer Station
#32
This Is Perfect
#33
Good Design Is Right Where You Need It
#34
I Would Apply
#35
The Door Handles Turn Red If You Lock The Door
#36
Nail Polish Bottle Has A Swatch Of The Colour Attached To The Bottle So You Can See How The Colour Looks On You
#37
This Dishwasher Projects A Timer Onto The Floor
#38
Tesla Cars Have A Feature That Lets Bystanders Know That The Car Is Air-Conditioned And The Pen Inside Is Safe
#39
Thought This Would Belong Here
les 2 years ago
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.
#40
The "One A Day Banana" Pack, Containing Several Bananas Of Different Ripeness So That You Can Eat Them Over Several Days (Korea)
#41
Genius Ad For A Funeral Company
LillieMean 2 years ago
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.
#42
Shades By Design Logo Is Correct When Read Up And Down And When Read Left To Right!
#43
My School Mascot Is The Bulldogs, This Is The Logo They Came Up With For Their Esports Team
#44
Cool
#45
My 3 Tacos Came In A Container That Was Made To Hold 3 Tacos Upright 🌮
#46
This Track To Help People Bring Their Bikes Up Or Down Stairs
#47
My TV Mount Has A Spirit Level In It
#48
Integrated Storage For Chocks In Space Above Fender
Upstaged75 2 years ago
That's really cool. I hate having to carry around log wedges for when I park the trailer.
#49
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
#50
A Trash Can For Cyclists To Toss Things While They Bike
Gandalf the Pink 2 years ago
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?
#51
Only The Keys With Alternate Functions Stay Highlighted When You Hold Down The "Fn" Key
#52
Good Ink Bottle Design
A B C the Third 2 years ago
Can I have that for nail varnish? As soon as the bottles are half empty, most of them are really hard to use.
#53
Smart
#54
Different Floor Patterns Transition Flawlessly. [x-Posted From R/Mildlyinteresting]
![Different Floor Patterns Transition Flawlessly. [x-Posted From R/Mildlyinteresting]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/657c039ca02d6_onyak7teeyaz__700.jpg "Different Floor Patterns Transition Flawlessly. [x-Posted From R/Mildlyinteresting]")
#55
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
#56
This Vintage Sugar Bowl With Tongs Built In The Lid
Lady Gypsy Rain 2 years ago (edited)
Trick these days is finding sugar cubes. I. Can’t. Find. Them. Anywhere!
#57
Neat
Fiery Llama 2 years ago
Looking at the reddit link shows the real page is from an MLM site, which is really sad
#58
This Restaurant He Went Has Solar-Powered Phone Chargers Built Into The Umbrellas
#59
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
#60
My New Shoes Came With A Pick Keychain To Get Our Rocks And Gunk In The Tread
Miliukov Oleksandr 2 years ago
they were aware their design is so rock and gunk friendly, that they had to include some solution
#61
The USB And Aux Port In My Moms Car Glows At Night So You Can Plug Them In Without Much Hassle
#62
Right Is Red For Older Eyes. Thanks, Sony
ifound_acoolfrog 2 years ago
i have sony headphones on right now and i can tell you it is real and i use it everytime
#63
Washington Dc New Metro Pass Displays The Metro Map With Augmented Reality When You Look At It With Your Phone Or Smart Glasses
Definitely a Human 2 years ago
Seems like it'd just be easier to have the map as a PDF on your phone
#64
The Best Toilet Paper Holder Ever Conceived
#65
A Simple Easy-Open Tab On This Computer Mouse Package Was A Welcome Surprise After A Long Day Of Moving Into A New Apartment
#66
Social Distancing Escalator
#67
This Ruler With A Cascading Scale
#68
This 1925 Invitation To The Solar Eclipse, With Special Spectacles Included
#69
This Ice-Cream Holder
#70
A Microwave With A Function Not To Beep!
MotherofGuineaPigs 2 years ago
I have a guinea pig that mimics the beep. She notices someone goes into the kitchen when that beep happens. Smart little piggie.
#71
Fun Design
#73
This Mini Screwdriver Contains Its Bits Inside Itself For Practicality In A Pinch
#74
This Japan 2020 Olympic Logo
Chewie Baron 2 years ago
This was Tokyo’s logo when it was a candidate city. Their eventual logo was somewhat different.
#75
Local Coffee Shop Explains Different Drink Orders
#76
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
#77
I Got This Skull Lamp/USB Hub For My Birthday And It Holds My Headphones And Glasses So I Don't Lose Them
#78
An Elevator With The Option To Select Your Floor As You Walk In
Bogdan Chelariu 2 years ago
I fail to see the usefulness of this..... It saves you, what?! Half a second?!
#79
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
#80
This Sink That Never Splashes Back, And Gives You Plenty Of Hand Space (More Sinks Need To Be Like This. My Knuckles Thank You)
#81
My Whey Has A Little Hook To Put The Scoop On
#82
Password Criteria Given Before Guessing 100 Times
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
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.
#83
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!
#84
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)
#85
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
#86
This Is A USB-A Cable That Doubles As A Micro-USB Cable
#87
This Babydoor Inside A Normal Door
#88
Ground Floor Lift Button That Comes Out More Than Any Other Button
Auntriarch 2 years ago
I've just been to a hotel where it has a different colour around it all the time, made my day much better
#89
This Keyboard Has A Built-In Keycap Puller Holder
#90
This Adhesive Wristband That Tapers So It Doesn't Stick To Your Skin
#91
Eating Takis And Just Realized The Barcode Design On The Back
#92
This Screw Container Whose Lid Has Built-In Detent To Hold It Open
#93
Wikihow Allows You To Check Off Ingredients!!
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