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#2

Simple And Well Executed

Final score:

836points

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Caro Caro 3 years ago

I would buy this if only for the design.

170points

We regular users who get to experience a product only after it's finished often don't even realize how much effort people put into producing it.

Preparing an older design piece, we contacted Nicole Phillips, a creative working in the industry since 2005 with a background in fine arts and advertising. Phillips specializes in logo design, branding, and package design for food & beverage, beauty, health, and interior design clients, and she said that design is a process that requires research, experimentation, and even a bit of psychology.

"When I feel frustrated with the process, I remind myself to take a step back, have fun, and play," Phillips told Bored Panda back then. "It's those moments of play and experimentation that usually create the best results, but it's those hours of research that help build the foundation for the final result."

"My clients are not paying me for my time, they are paying me for my many years of experience, so if I am able to complete the design process in 5 hours rather than 5 weeks, this is a sign of my years of experience and knowledge, this is valuable," she added.

#3

This Plug That Doesn’t Bother Other Plugs

Final score:

769points

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Caro Caro 3 years ago

Even the socket is surprised Hahaha

228points

#4

Soy Sauce Dishes That “Reveal” A Painting Once You Fill Them Up

Final score:

749points

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Loty 3 years ago

Converted brightness into depth. Genius.

117points

#5

This Notebook Has Hexagonal Paper For Taking Notes In Organic Chemistry Class

Final score:

702points

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Misstaken138 3 years ago

That is some excellent penmanship

197points

When people are trying to figure out if a particular design is any good, they often turn to Dieter Rams and his '10 commandments.' According to Rams, good design is innovative, makes a product useful, is aesthetic, makes a product understandable, is unobtrusive, is honest, is long-lasting, is thorough down to the last detail, is environmentally friendly, and involves as little design as possible.

Nicole Phillips agrees with the German design legend.

"Good design includes a good balance of function, form, and fun," Phillips said. "The user shouldn't have to try too hard to get what they need from the design. Good design isn't just aesthetics, it should communicate well and push boundaries a bit. Good design solves problems."

#6

Cracked Log Lamp

Final score:

691points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

I like these, gives off an enchanted fairy forest feel

191points

#7

Partially Submerged Hippo Table

Final score:

669points

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Not-very-graceful 3 years ago

That's so creative

103points

#8

This Customizable Table Lamp

Final score:

664points

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Lord Mysticlaw 3 years ago (edited)

Omg that's the cutest lamp I've ever seen!

156points

#9

Motivational Gym Shirt

Final score:

653points

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Sum Guy 3 years ago

What if you are the type that sweats too much and too early... you know, premature excretion

178points

#10

An Air Less Tire

Final score:

623points

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Caro Caro 3 years ago

Your tire couldn't air less ;)

232points

#11

Dog Cards

Final score:

609points

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John Ford 3 years ago

Is that the only suit? Lol

56points

#12

Incredibly Accurate Death Star Firepit

Final score:

597points

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Not-very-graceful 3 years ago

That's awesome

93points

#13

L'orange Perfume Bottle Set. Parfums De Marcy, 1925

Final score:

592points

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Ram 3 years ago

I'm impressed it's made in 1925. Lovely

118points

#14

To The User With The Dancing Cat, I Raise To You My Own Dancing Cat!

Final score:

592points

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Ember 3 years ago

Adorable!

87points

#15

These Measuring Cups Are Designed To Visually Represent Fractions For Intuitive Use!

Final score:

586points

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Guy MacGregor 3 years ago

Or just use the international system, like everyone else ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

57points

#16

Grandfather Clock

Final score:

585points

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Jessica Allred 3 years ago

Wibbly wobbly timey wimey.

7points

#17

A Highlighter Which Doesn't Block Your Vision

Final score:

576points

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Mia D 3 years ago

Where have you been all my life?

147points

#18

It's A Mug That Stops Coffee From Running All Of The Way Down

Final score:

540points

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crazy_cat_notAlady 3 years ago

this one needs to go way way higher. the struggle is real!

136points

#19

Pop Out Outlet

Final score:

522points

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More Thinking Needed 3 years ago

The future is now.

87points

#20

This Corner Light Makes It Looks Like Your Wall Is Peeling Away And Revealing Something Behind It

Final score:

518points

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ToGo 3 years ago

That's very cool and clever, but I'd keep wanting to roll the 'paper' back up haha.

116points

#21

Typewriter For Music

Final score:

513points

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Sue Lynn Chan 3 years ago

Imagine just randomly type any notes....

60points

#22

This Banana Peel Safety Cone

Final score:

509points

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Not-very-graceful 3 years ago

Oh, the irony...

62points

#23

Suitcase That Displays Its Own Weight

Final score:

506points

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Caro Caro 3 years ago

That is so handy. What's the brand?

78points

#24

This Light Up Stick Figure Costume

Final score:

492points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

Simply adorable.

88points

#25

A Built-In Watering Hole For Your Pets

Final score:

479points

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Jihana 3 years ago

Ahhhh, so that's that one design failure from that recent post. Where someone said that dogs quickly learn how to turn on the water, but never turn it off.

156points

#26

Groot Pot

Final score:

441points

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Mpkfighter Plays 3 years ago

I am grOOOOOt! :)

46points

#27

Thor's Hammer Toolbox

Final score:

434points

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btaglln 3 years ago

I want it even if it looks like very bad quality product

113points

#28

The Omoshiro Block: A Memo Pad That Reveals Objects As It Gets Used

Final score:

427points

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Aahzmandus Pervect 3 years ago

Want!

73points

#29

This Carpet

Final score:

426points

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Kristof De Smet 3 years ago

seems a tiny bit dangerous

160points

#30

Norwegian Shoe Drying Machine. For Those Who Live In Wet Or Snowy Environments, Must Be A Trouble Saver

Final score:

423points

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btaglln 3 years ago

I can smell it from here

180points

#31

This Ceramic Coffee Mug That Looks Like It's Made Of Cardboard

Final score:

415points

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Lord Mysticlaw 3 years ago

This makes me uncomfortable

167points

#32

This Crab Multi Tool

Final score:

404points

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Not-very-graceful 3 years ago

*runs away*

74points

#33

This Viking Longboat Conference Table

Final score:

397points

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ADHORTATOR 3 years ago

"We will conquer new markets!!!"

115points

#34

Come On Little Buddy

Final score:

388points

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Helen Haley 3 years ago

Dang that looks cozy. I want a giant snuggle pod to be carried around in now.

158points

#35

A Lounge Chair Built Into The Dock

Final score:

384points

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Josine Vrouwe 3 years ago

If only I had this deck that would do.

84points

#36

This Hanging Lounger Swing

Final score:

383points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

Shut up and take my money.

188points

#37

Beautifully Stacked Bowls

Final score:

378points

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Vasana Phong 3 years ago

I love stacking stuff due to lack of space we have, alright for me, but hubby calls it “the jinga house “

73points

#38

The Best Maternity Shirt Ever

Final score:

366points

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Elsie 3 years ago

Ha ha .. the mothership!

11points

#39

Pretty Sure All Horror Novels Should Come With Covers Like This

Final score:

362points

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ZAPanda 3 years ago

"just stroke the spine o'course!!"

198points

#40

Minimal Playing Cards

Final score:

354points

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Kristof De Smet 3 years ago

wow! Love it!

57points

#41

Absolute Unit Of A Couch

Final score:

353points

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MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago

that's huge living room

128points

#42

Fold-Out BBQ For Space Saving

Final score:

344points

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September Meadows 3 years ago

More points if it looked like the computer from SG1 that caught Jack O'Neill's head

66points

#43

Bulbasaur Pot

Final score:

340points

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Robert T 3 years ago

Sainsbury's have started selling dinosaur pots - we have a brontosaurus. :D

48points

#44

This Jar Is Shaped To Look Like A Ziplock Bag

Final score:

333points

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AccioQueenFans 3 years ago

Just wait until someone tries to close it.

54points

#45

Lamp From IKEA

Final score:

320points

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Fred the rat king 3 years ago

This is at my local IKEA I’d get one but £30 quid for a light shade I think I’ll stick with my recycled wire bin thanks

41points

#46

Inverse Of An Hourglass

Final score:

312points

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Julieandthephatones 3 years ago

what!!!! how!

46points

Don Golosso 3 years ago

Simple, the red substance, likely a fluid is lighter then the clear fluid.

24points

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Sky Render 3 years ago

They're plastic beats suspended in an oil solution. The beads have a density slightly lower than the oil that causes them to slowly float up to the top.

14points

SykesDaMan 3 years ago (edited)

From the reddit thread: Product Name: "Impossible Hourglass" Price: $11.86 + $3.82 shipping Product link, if someone interested: http://amzn.to/2hFHI6K. The link doesn't work anymore: The post is 4 years old.

5points

Marco Conti 3 years ago

The same way less dense materials float. Not magic.

2points

Susan Williams 2 years ago

Think LAVA LAMP.

0points

Cory Kent 2 years ago

All the people answering and only one person explains how THIS works. The rest just tell us why things float. Well most people already know that.

0points

Lillian O'connor 2 years ago

In this case the water is heavier then the other thing and so the water sinks to the bottom while the other substance is forced to the top.

0points

Taliyah Feliciano 3 years ago

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0points

Abigail Suarez 3 years ago

Water and chemicals it's like a lava lamp kinda

0points

zMajci 3 years ago

Fluids

0points

Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 3 years ago

Looks like oil and water

0points

Orfeas Siozos 2 years ago

I actually have this exact hourglass!! The way it works is that it's filled with clear liquid and then there's this red "sand" which has a lower volume, so it floats to the top. It takes about 10 minutes, but it's not as consistent in tracking time as regular hourglasses. It's just very cool 😂

3points

Hara Harding 2 years ago

Great for a drunk!

2points

Suutashi 2 years ago

Isn't this a stim toy? I remember ones like these in my psychiatrist's office.

2points

Dee Lee 2 years ago

It's... beautiful!

1point

Nancy Lynch 2 years ago

Cool.

1point

Patrick the Mediocre 2 years ago

Negatively buoyant beads.

1point

Candia Lee 2 years ago

Those would sink.

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Fallon Martin 2 years ago

Brain)&86 Does)8/6!:&&& Not6&/@28) Compute$88

0points

Grace Smith 2 years ago

Made with oil and water!

0points

Rhyfen 'Finn' O'Rhyfentown 2 years ago

I had one of these. I broke it.

0points

Taliyah Feliciano 3 years ago

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0points

Mary Smith 3 years ago

Amazing!

0points

purple zebra 3 years ago

Like the upside down hour glass Serena used in Bewitched

0points

Sheryl Thompson 3 years ago

NEED !!!!!!

0points

Lara Verne 3 years ago

Bloody clock!

0points

Firkin Dirkin 3 years ago

Tiny plastic beads are killing everything

-1point

#47

A Resin Orb I Made

Final score:

311points

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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

Ooh, pretty. Love the colours.

45points

#48

This Guy Lurking In The Living Room

Final score:

298points

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Helen Haley 3 years ago

That's a cool trip hazard.

256points

#49

Color Changing Mat Which Turns Red When Wet

Final score:

295points

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September Meadows 3 years ago

There's a matching shower curtain and towel set to this. You can make your bathroom look like bloody murder

195points

#50

Someone Made Trump Tweet Flipflops

Final score:

225points

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Truth Monster 3 years ago

This would be a fun thing for more than just Trump.

61points

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#51

Be Great For Kids

Final score:

94points

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LuckyL 3 years ago

and then give the kid a banana to eat

12points

#52

If I Could Have One Thing In Life, It'd Be This Bed

Final score:

94points

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Caro Caro 3 years ago

This isn't a bed, it's a large lounge sofa.

26points

#53

This Doggy Bunk Bed

Final score:

91points

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Kay blue 3 years ago

I need one of these for my cats, I only have two but they manage to take up my entire bed.

35points

#54

Stained Glass Rainbow Piano Box

Final score:

90points

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Elif Eren 3 years ago

Just beautiful !

15points

#55

Chess Board In A Ring

Final score:

82points

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ADHORTATOR 3 years ago

Impressive!

23points

#56

How To Fix Damn Near Everything Flask Book

Final score:

79points

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btaglln 3 years ago

It kinda reminds me of the youtuber that turned Adam Savage book "Every tool is a hammer" into a hammer

20points

#57

Refrigerator With A Removable Pitcher Built In To The Door

Final score:

77points

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btaglln 3 years ago

That is cool ... until you break/lost the pitcher and it's god-d*mn impossible to find one again (can you see I've the same problem with my vegetable drawer ? )

32points

#58

This Mini Boat. Because Why Not?

Final score:

77points

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ADHORTATOR 3 years ago

Yeah, why not?

19points

#59

Game Of Thrones Dragon Lamp

Final score:

74points

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mcborge1 3 years ago

That's cool, dracarys.

8points

#60

This Aluminium Lamp

Final score:

69points

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leia's emotional cupcake 3 years ago

Oh that's nice. I want it.

6points

#61

Pixelated Playing Cards

Final score:

68points

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Josy Bannon 3 years ago

They look like embroidery

20points

#62

This Astronomical Watch

Final score:

67points

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September Meadows 3 years ago

Very, The Dark Crystal

21points

#63

Smart Cloud Interactive Lamp & Bluetooth Speaker System

Final score:

66points

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Nana tharmaseelan 3 years ago

How de fuq am I supposed to clean it? If it's solid then wow

21points

#64

This USB Fan/Clock

Final score:

64points

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Jihana 3 years ago (edited)

I have one that displays the temperature

13points

#65

Card-Sized Pocket Tetris!

Final score:

64points

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Damon 3 years ago

If only they made a version of Tetris for phones?

16points

#66

This LED Clock

Final score:

63points

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ZAPanda 3 years ago

i want to know where the wires are that join the digits, and which digit contains the clock itself...

21points

#67

Minimalistic Steel Pen

Final score:

62points

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Me Oh My 3 years ago

ooooooo GIMME

12points

#68

LEGO Slippers Designed By LEGO To Step On LEGO

Final score:

62points

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btaglln 3 years ago

What is it made from ? Adamantium ? Vibranium ? Beskar ?

64points

#69

This Crushed Paper Waste Basket

Final score:

60points

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Jef Bateman 3 years ago

If I had this, the jar that looks like a bag, and the cup that looks like discarded cardboard, I would be worried that my guests would get distracted trying to figure out what the wadded up tissues on the floor are really for.

44points

#70

This Handheld Printer

Final score:

60points

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Helen Haley 3 years ago

oooooo, labeler on steroids. I must have this.

46points

#71

Bottled Water Shaped Like A Dumbbell

Final score:

60points

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Vasana Phong 3 years ago

Wow, who needs dumbbells now??

12points

#72

Engagement Box

Final score:

58points

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Mimi La Souris 3 years ago

love the gadget side

13points

#73

This Floating Wine Glass

Final score:

57points

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Rebekah Tracy 3 years ago

I can just imagine having splashing guests and ruined, discolored pool water!

5points

#74

Death Star Ice Cube

Final score:

57points

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More Thinking Needed 3 years ago

May the frost be with you.

34points

#75

Innovative Japan

Final score:

56points

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SykesDaMan 3 years ago

The reference: 104330956_...fe39ae.jpg

8points

#76

This Japanese Gum Have Little Pieces Of Paper Inside For You To Spit Your Gum In To When You’re Finished With It

Final score:

55points

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Jef Bateman 3 years ago

This is a good idea. When I first read it, I thought it was saying that the gum itself has little pieces of paper in it. (Dentyne, of course, is wrapped in wax paper. I used to chew the paper when I couldn't figure out what to do with it, which wasn't 100% pleasant.)

22points