Thinking outside the box doesn’t come naturally to everyone; it’s something you have to practice before it becomes an unconscious skill. That’s why some folks are so good at coming up with ideas, and almost seem like they’re geniuses because of the way they think.
That’s exactly what the posts in this list prove, as it’s full of clever designs and products that someone creative came up with. Fair warning, some of the pictures might blow your mind, or they might spur you on to make something great yourself. Scroll on for inspiration.
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Turkish Garbage Collectors Open A Library With All Of The Books Citizens Discard In Their Trash
I Got A Pizza With A Bread Ball Instead Of A Plastic Thingy To Keep My Pizza From Being Crushed In Delivery
A Store Added Shrinkflation Warning Tags Attached To Some Products' Price Tags
An Old TV Repurposed Into A Cat Bed For My Cat’s Birthday
Serbian Acrylic Ruins “Visualizer.”
Proof That Life Will Always Find A Way, No Matter The Obstacles. Brescia, Italy
Brickwork On Sidewalk Which Turns Into A Public Bench In Shiraz, Iran
This Furniture Hardware Is Sorted By Step Rather Than By Type
These Playing Cards
“Safety Glasses” That I Made For My Wife’s Optometry Office
Rubik's Cube For The Blind
Blind people can finish a Rubik's cube faster than me, a sighted person, can...💀
Beaming Up A Cow
If I Fits, I Breaks The Bricks And Sits
Either those are weak bricks, or that's a strong cat. There's also the possibility that it was carved out for the cat
After Losing My Right Arm, My Cousin Spent 48 Hours Crocheting Me A New One
This Shirt Has Buttons On The Inside That Prevent The Dreaded Boob Gap!
I like this! I have a few dresses that I wear to fancy occasions and I've had to sew in my own little snaps to help hold the top closed to defeat the dreaded jubblies gap XD
The Rear Elevation Of This Architect’s Office
These Stackable Bamboo-Themed Mugs By Saragaia
My Mom Painted This Outlet To Match The Rocks
A Skull-Cat Enamel Pin
This Ruler Has Cascading Millimeter Mark That Makes It Easier To Read
Smart Way To Collect Rainwater
The Air Vents On A Subway In Stockholm Have A Hidden Pacman Easter Egg
I bet the designer of this is very proud of this Easter egg. And they should be! Just a small happy thing amongst life's business
A Mouse That Can Take Both Aa And Aaa Batteries, Just Not Both At The Same Time
You just know there'll be fools who try to jam in both batteries together anyway or complain at the return counter, after ignoring the manual and refusing to listen to the poor cashier.
The Way This Portable Cutlery Fits Together
A Suitcase That Can Measure Its Own Weight
This Censored Version Of 1984
Effective Marketing Through Van’s Paint Design
This Smart Business Card
I wonder if the other side of the card has the other side of the words on them so the name and title doesn't get cut off permanently 👀
This Baby Store Has Different Surfaces To “Road Test” The Strollers
A Customer Mailed This Tube With A Tongue Depressor Attached To It To Prevent It From Rolling Around
These Public Benches Are Reversible, So You Can Choose To Look At People, Or Boats
It's one of several at the Town Basin in Whangārei, Northland, New Zealand.
Smart Man
Elevator Kick Buttons
I Rewired A Payphone To Be My Home Phone
My Wife Got Me A Wallet That Makes Me Look Like Batman When I Insert My License
My Shirt Has A Microfiber Sewn On The Inside To Clean Glasses
Want this 😋I use my tops to clean mine lmao time to get sewing me things 👍
My Spatula Has A Little Stand So It Doesn’t Touch The Counter
I have a cool device called a "spoon rest" that works with ALL cooking/kitchen utensils, not just a spatula XD
This 3D Printed Julius Caesar Pencil Holder
Railing With Braille On It To Describe The View
This Car Has A USB-C Port Near The Mirror To Power A Dash Cam Cleanly And Easily
This Paper Bag That Shows You How To Pack It
These Public Toilets Look Like A Retro Video Game Level
This Corkscrew-Opener Bike Rack At A Wine Tasting Room
This Street In Ireland Has Traffic Lights On The Floor
The Logo On My Umbrella Only Shows Up When Wet
Ice Packs That Can Be Used As Plant Food
Now this is brilliant ,I get a lot of frozen snake food using these packs to be able to use it as plant food is a great idea I’ve got loads of plants lol
Perfectly Peeled Boiled Egg
I Baked Cookies With Juuuust Enough Space Between Them
This Hotel Has A Glass Cutoff So You Can Turn On The Shower Before Getting In
My Grandpa Has A Case For His Sauces
Drinks At The Halloween Party I Went To Yesterday
Imagine using that to advertise blood banks! ❤️ Honestly, really great creative planning from whoever planned the party
The Bathroom Stalls In The Airport In Richmond, Va Have Lights On The Ceiling To Indicate If They're Occupied
My Toaster Has A Window To See How Toast Your Bread Is
Man Proves Wife Wrong By Successfully Parking Smart Car In Kitchen To Prevent It From Getting Damaged By Hurricane Dorian!!
Contact Lens Holder I Got From My Optometrist
My Hotel Room Requires That You Insert Your Keycard Once You Enter To Have Power, As A Way To Reduce Waste (& Expense)
My 1000 Piece Puzzle Has A Cheat Code!
This Dishwasher Projects A Timer Onto The Floor
Our Staircase To Nowhere, Which We Use As A Bookshelf
Star Shaped Prescription Glasses Lenses
My Polo Has Magnets Instead Of Button Holes
This Restaurant Stacks Each Nacho Individually
This Pan Has A Thermochromic Indicator To Show If It Is Hot
Tefal used to have the red spot in the pan itself for this, they may still do.
Found This Urinals At A Spanish Restaurant.. Men Will Know Why This Is A Smart Design (And Women Probably)
Dominos Pizza Boxes
Sorry, I'm not seeing anything particularly innovative or clever here. Are these not bog-standard Domino's boxes? I think other chains are also using the angled corners now. Am I missing something?
