According to Tim Antoniuk, an Associate Professor of Design Studies at the University of Alberta, we can all intuitively sense what good design is and isn’t.
“Quite often, this relates to ergonomics and the usability or functionality of the products and services and systems,” he told Bored Panda in one interview.
For Antoniuk, good design is “intuitive, […] deeply sympathetic and empathetic to the user at all levels, and at some level, it is emotional.”
So as much as we at Bored Panda like to make fun of crappy design, this time we decided to compile a different kind of list. Whether it’s a space-saving Tetris cat tower or a skatepark shaped like bacon and eggs, continue scrolling and check out these prime examples of human ingenuity.
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#1 Carpet Patterned Street
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#2 Itsukushima Shinto Shrine Appears On The Dish When Sauce Is Poured On It
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#3 This College Made A Water Bottle With A Map Of The Campus On It. It Also Shows Places Where You Can Fill It Up
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#4 This Benjamin Franklin Mug I Just Got With A Slot To Make The End Of Your Tea Bag The Kite
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#5 The Bollards Outside This School In Dublin Look Like Pencils
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#6 A Skate Shop & A Butcher Shop Are Located Next To Each Other. They Share One Sign
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#7 The Logo On My Umbrella Only Shows Up When Wet
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#8 This Is Beautiful
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#9 This Crane Has Giraffe Print
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#10 This Bench That Looks Like A Book
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#11 My Friend’s House Key Is Shaped Like A Sword
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#12 My Raincoat Reveals A Floral Pattern When Wet
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#13 The Inside Of The Pizza Box Was A Tuxedo
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#14 This Bench Is Made From A Curled-Up Paving Stone
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#15 This Barbie Doll With Vitiligo
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#16 National Geographic Gallery Uses Its Logo As A Door Handle
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#17 I Have A Clock Where The Numbers Rotate Rather Than The Hands
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#18 My Space-Saving Cat Tower
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#19 This Brand Of Coffee Changes The Design For Decaffeinated Coffee
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#20 Astronomical Makeup Palette
#21 The Air Vents On A Subway In Stockholm Have A Hidden Pacman Easter Egg
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#22 This Swiss Bottled Water
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#23 My Husband’s Fully Reflective Iridescent Rain Set
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#24 The Wolf On This Van Has Eyes Which Light Up With The Brake Lights
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#25 This Whale Tissue Dispenser
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#26 You Can “Light” And “Extinguish” The Flames On The Menorah
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#27 A Wet Floor Sign In The Shape Of A Shark Fin
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#28 There’s A Skatepark Shaped Like Bacon And Eggs An Hour Out Of Seattle
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#29 The Handle To This Knife Shop Door Is Also A Knife
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#30 A Bench In The Library Of Alexandria
#31 My Desk Notes Are On A Tiny Shipping Pallet
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#32 An Ashtray That Gives A Visual Representation Of The Negative Effects Of Smoking Cigarettes
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#33 The Pills Which Help Regulate My Heart Rate Are Shaped Like Hearts
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#34 Fork At The Eiffel Tower Is The Eiffel Tower
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#35 A Little Crab Pen Holder I Found In Tokyo
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#36 This Subway Train Has Clouds On The Ceiling To Look Like The Sky
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#37 The Blossoms On My LEGO Bonsai Are Small Frogs
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#38 This Jar Is Shaped To Look Like A Ziplock Bag
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#39 Here’s A Street Lamp That Was Designed To Look Like A Paintbrush
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#40 Our Wedding Bands Are Laser Engraved With Each Other’s Fingerprint
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#41 This Clock With Words Only
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#42 Spotted This Amazing Door Stop At Work
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#43 This Sugar Cube Shaped Like A Tea Pot
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#44 Somebody In My City Is Walking Around With The Prettiest Soles I’ve Seen So Far
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#45 Saw This Awesome Metallica Plate On The Freeway Today
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#46 This Lamp With Individual Switches You Can Turn On And Off
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#47 This Building In Chicago Has A Map Of The Surrounding Area With Its Own Location Marked
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#48 Cool Tables In Plymouth That Look Like It’s Anti-Gravity
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#49 These Bollards Outside A School Shaped Like Pencils
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