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The Opposite Of Bad Design: 50 Times People Loved The Creativity Of These Designers (New Pics)
Humans are visual beings, we love looking at things we find pleasing. Pair that with functionality, and you’ve got some extraordinary brilliance. American architect Frank Lloyd Wright believed that a building should not only be pleasing to look at, but connect with and enrich the lives of those inside it. And such philosophy should be behind any great design idea.
Members of this reddit group post interesting and satisfying designs for the whole internet to enjoy. They cover all fields: graphic, product, packaging, furniture design and even architecture. So feast your eyes on the best creations that brilliant designers have come up with over the years, pandas! And don’t forget to let us know your favorites.
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This Poster, Designed By Armando Milani For United Nations
#3
Huts Made From Repurposed Boats, England
When we look at these examples of creative design, not many of us think about what was the process behind it. Like any other creative field, design has to have certain rules. Whether it’s graphic visuals, sports shoes, dining room furniture or a skyscraper, the basic do’s and don’ts are somewhat similar.
Every design must have 7 elements: shape, color, space, form, line, value, and texture. Six of these elements are pretty self explanatory, aside perhaps from value. In the world of design, value refers to the intensity of a color, whether it’s lighter or darker. Designers can use value to create the illusion of mass and volume in their work.
#4
Art Nouveau Door In Brussels, Belgium
#5
This House I Drove Past The Other Day, The Longer You Look The Cooler It Gets?
#6
Pencil Shavings Create Frilled Lizard
WindySwede 1 year ago (edited)
Wasn't thus just a concept art piece? Or have they started production now?
Naturally, color, shape and others are not all that you need for a great design. Aside from these technical details, the approach itself is more important. That’s what is called the principles of design – how all these aforementioned elements are used.
This is where the personality and creativity of the designer comes in. Some designers prefer to put usability at the forefront of their designs, others deem aesthetics as the most important principle of a successful project.
#7
Villeroy & Boch - La Boule
Felicia Jones 1 year ago
Form meets function, very cool until you only used the middle plate and have to put it away after doing the dishes.
#8
Rook Chess Set Design
#9
Door Latch That Doubles As An Accessories Holder At A Public Restroom In Japan. Simple Concept, Straightforward Design, Elegant Execution
Little Wonder 1 year ago
The best thing about this is you won't forget your phone or whatever because you have to pick it up to open the door again. Clever design!
Don Norman, the author of The Design of Everyday Things and director of The Design Lab at University of California has written extensively about user-centered design (UCD). He deems usability of a product to be more important than its aesthetics.
#10
Safe Drive Awareness Ad
#11
This Pizza Menu
#12
This Hour Glass With The Traffic Lights
J Adams 1 year ago
Countdown timers for pedestrians might be a good idea but for vehicles no, would turn every set of lights into a drag race strip and drivers would likely focus on the countdown instead of any hazards (people) that are still on the crossing. In the uk there have been crossings that worked on sensors but they had to be scrapped as elderly and disabled people didn’t have enough time to cross safely
In user-centered design, a designer’s essential task is to create objects that solve the user’s problems. The Interaction Design Foundation describes UCS as “an iterative design process in which designers focus on the users and their needs in each phase of the design process.” UCD therefore requires research on the needs of the user before any concept of a design is brainstormed.
#13
The Round-Door 1925 Rolls Royce Phantom I
Mark 1 year ago (edited)
Okay, car rant time. Back in the ye olde car world, you’d buy a frame from a manufacturer, then have a coachbuilder, the guys who made horse drawn coaches, upfit it. This specific one of a kind Phantom I model was upfitted by Jonckheere. The car spent some time owned by an Indian raja, but was found in New Jersey somewhere during the 1950s. You can now find it in the Petersen Automotive Museum
#15
The Way These Cat’s Tails Are Door Handles!
Some examples of UCD real-life examples include memory foam, developed by NASA, the Oral-B kids’ toothbrush and chatbots. Memory foam was created for astronauts who had to experience significant pressure from the G-Force and could adapt to any space-bound body.
#16
'Ballot' Bins In Manchester To Encourage People To Not Litter
#17
It’s Only A Drain But…
#18
A Sculpture By German Sculptor And Draftsperson Karl-Henning Seemann That Doubles As A Handrail. Installed In 1981 And Remains Untitled, Is Located In The German District Of Schwäbisch Hall
The creators of the Oral-B kids’ toothbrush aimed to motivate kids to brush their teeth more – a thing all kids hate. The IDEO design team went against the common opinion that a kid’s toothbrush had to be smaller, just because kids are smaller than adults. By applying UCD, the designers came up with a brush that had a bigger handle and squishy parts for a better grip.
#19
Found This Ad For Pressure Washing
#20
Blaupunkt Pop 70 Sound System - 1969
#21
The Housing Estate Les Espaces D'abraxas, Built Near Paris In 1982
Did you know that the first chatbot was created in the 1960s? Its name was Eliza, a very basic Rogerian psychotherapist. Chatbots use UCD principles to improve the quality and authenticity of every interaction. It personalizes conversations to the user’s liking, thus embodying the essence of user-centered design.
#23
Safe Drive Awareness Ad
Painted Dog 1 year ago
This was also in another post, and it didn't have the *deadly cocktail* bit pasted over. I think without the words, its more powerful, because also that's not a cocktail... hehe
#24
Samurai Vodka
What about aesthetics, you say? After all, it’s common knowledge that people tend to like things that look pretty. Humans are wired to respond to visual stimulation, so an aesthetically pleasing design might distract from a faulty usability. According to the Interaction Design Foundation, studies have shown that users regard a more visually appealing design as more usable than it actually is.
#25
Great Advertisement Imo
#26
Honey Packaging Designed By Studio Unbound
#27
A Knife Holder
The golden rule, as Interaction Design Foundation states, is to use visuals to entice users: “Design’s critical functionality always comes first – an attractive product that draws users to use it for its main purpose.” Nice aesthetics are what draws people in, and what makes them stay long-term should be the functionality of the design.
#28
Inherited This Lamp From My Sister. The Toucan Lamp From Enea Ferrari, The First Children's Lamp Made Of Plastic
#29
Quite Liked This Sign I Saw In Edinburgh
Richard Low 1 year ago
That's Scotland for you, everything goes on bread,I've even had pizza on bread, basically bread within bread within bread, tasty though.
#30
They Made The Old Escalators Into A Feature When Upgrading To New Ones
Hilary Mol 1 year ago
Oh boy. I'm torn. Half of me thinks this is really super cool. And the other half would spend the entire time staring up and holding my breath until I was out from under the mounted Ceiling Escalators because the superstition of holding my breath would totally keep me alive in the event one of the escalators should come crashing down on top of me as I travel under it...
Even Don Norman has changed his views on aesthetics over the years. In a revised 2013 version of The Design of Everyday Things, he admits that “aesthetics, pleasure and fun play critically important roles.” He therefore updated his previous definition to “human-centered design”. Human needs, behavior and capabilities are what good designers must have in mind.
#31
World Cancer Day Awareness Ad (2015)
#32
Alzheimer Awareness Ad
#33
Unique Shelving
#34
The Picture Of The Japanese Movie Advertisement Is Printed On Two Sides Of The Newspaper, So The Full Picture Could Be Seen Under Light
#35
This Mc Donald's Bill Board That Tells The Time
#36
This Bench
Stardust she/her 1 year ago
Nestle is evil so I’m never touching another KitKat and their other products
#37
Safe Drive Awareness Ad
Stephanie M Machado 1 year ago
This one is actually quite creative, so simple, yet such a strong message.
#38
Volvo Ad
#39
Frozen Pizza Box Let's You Easily Detach The Instructions
#40
A Simple Mountain Napkin Holder
#41
This Brick Looks Like Wood To Me
#42
This Store Sign
Richard Low 1 year ago (edited)
Same with Shades Design, if the words are stacked on top of each other
#43
Cover Of Kafka Masterpiece
#44
Land Rover - Passport Stamps - 2011
#45
The New Cover Of The Time Magazine
Menacing Duck 1 year ago (edited)
Ai is a fickle thing. It can be used to cheat exams, tests, yada yada, but it also creates a guy fighting a alligator.
#46
Finnish Company "Kiilto" Logo Uses Typography To Form The Flag Of Finland
#47
Eye Disease Awareness Ad
#48
This Waterbottle With A 3D Matterhorn
#49
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, La
Kathryn Baylis 1 year ago (edited)
This is the hotel where my high school’s prom was held in 1977. It was rather new and really nice back then, and the outside elevators were so cool. I understand it’s had its good times and bad times in the last 45 years. I left L A (specifically SGV) in 1979, so any Angelenos reading this can let me know if it’s still in a downward slope, or has someone invested in refurbishing it and making it really nice again.
Roman Hans 1 year ago
My sister lives in LA. She told me (1) the traffic is constant, like 18 hours a day, & (2) there are homeless encampments all over, including neighborhoods of cheap old RVs where people live & just throw their trash into the streets. Still not as bad as SF....
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Mechanician 1 year ago
Some toddlers are serious climbers and parents are distracted by electronics these days. These features make it easy for a kid to get up on the rail and slip right over. It doesn't happen often but why not make these safe to start with?
Cerridwn d'Wyse 1 year ago
I remember playing Runner there on the ground floor it was really cool to do that on until of course the cops thought of the guy had a real gun. Fortunately no one was shot
Nice Beast Ludo 1 year ago
I would be gripping the ground screaming and crawling back to safety
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Katrina M. Alecson 1 year ago
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Trentin Quarantino 1 year ago
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Jaya 1 year ago
That title though... "The opposite of bad design", also known as good design? Are we gonna call everything the opposite of something instead of it's own name now? "The opposite of young people give their opinion on society", "These are 50 of the opposite of best neighbours", "48 examples of the opposite of unfunny signs", lol.
#1 Candevil Fan 1 year ago
The opposite of false. I opposite of understand the title choices. Opposite of bad thought.
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Lisa Siess 1 year ago
Greta Jaruseviciute - most of your posts and your profile are broken links for app users.
Unpickled Pickle 1 year ago
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
Maybe because we would appreciate 1) better content 2) original content 3) an app that works properly 4) positive content 5) an end to ridiculous censoring. Did I miss anything, Pandas?
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Katrina M. Alecson 1 year ago
Has that been happening alot? It has for me and i wonder if it is a me problem or an app problem
Load More Replies... Trentin Quarantino 1 year ago
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Jaya 1 year ago
That title though... "The opposite of bad design", also known as good design? Are we gonna call everything the opposite of something instead of it's own name now? "The opposite of young people give their opinion on society", "These are 50 of the opposite of best neighbours", "48 examples of the opposite of unfunny signs", lol.
#1 Candevil Fan 1 year ago
The opposite of false. I opposite of understand the title choices. Opposite of bad thought.
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Greta Jaruseviciute - most of your posts and your profile are broken links for app users.
Unpickled Pickle 1 year ago
Why is everyone complaining so much about this site now, content is content, good or not.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
Maybe because we would appreciate 1) better content 2) original content 3) an app that works properly 4) positive content 5) an end to ridiculous censoring. Did I miss anything, Pandas?
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