The Opposite Of Design Fails: 50 Times Designers Nailed It And Got Praised On This Group

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 subredditr/GoodDesignis 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 Pandaalso 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.This post may includeaffiliate links.

Here is a collection of examples that implement all of the above in design. The subredditr/GoodDesignis 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 Pandaalso 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.

This post may includeaffiliate links.

This Should Be The Standard

The community we’re covering this time has a pretty straightforward name – r/GoodDesign. It’s where people find and showcase great design. It’s not particularly large in numbers. Although created in 2012, in more than 11 years it has amassed a modest 30k members.And although that might not seem like a lot in these times of viral content, it’s still in the top 5% of all Reddit communities. Bored Panda reached out to the moderatorKingDrudeof the subreddit. He was kind enough to tell us more about how the community is doing and what it’s like moderating it.

And although that might not seem like a lot in these times of viral content, it’s still in the top 5% of all Reddit communities. Bored Panda reached out to the moderatorKingDrudeof the subreddit. He was kind enough to tell us more about how the community is doing and what it’s like moderating it.

Clever!

Love The Design For The Spine Of These Books

The story of how KingDrude became the moderator is pretty straightforward. “They needed moderators and I applied,” the Redditor simply says. “I had been following the sub for a while and I quite enjoy moderating.“Small numbers don’t always mean less work. The mod tells us that the workload depends on the activity of the community members. “I have been [a] mod on other subreddits with the same amount of people and that was much more work because it was more active,” KingDrude tells Bored Panda. “This sub isn’t extremely active, so not a lot to do.”

Small numbers don’t always mean less work. The mod tells us that the workload depends on the activity of the community members. “I have been [a] mod on other subreddits with the same amount of people and that was much more work because it was more active,” KingDrude tells Bored Panda. “This sub isn’t extremely active, so not a lot to do.”

Crosswalk Projected On A Dirty Winter Road

Incorporating A Wheelchair Ramp Into Stairway Design

Never Crane My Neck Again!

r/GoodDesign is not the only community that KingDrude moderates. He is the head moderator of r/AntiA-holeDesign. Or, more accurately, was. “It’s no longer active because me and my team decided to join the protest against the API changes back in June,” the Redditor admits.

These Shoes Are Pretty Neat!

This Is A 1954 Camper With A Boat As Its Top

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

Since he’s been moderator of two design communities, it’s pretty obvious KingDrude enjoys interesting design solutions. “I am a fan of satisfying and innovative design,” the Redditor says. “Although the main reason I moderate is because I love moderating. I do quite enjoy the content of the subs though,” he adds.

(X-Post) “The Middle Snap On My Baby’s Onesie Is A Different Color To Help Align The Buttons."

The Tear Offs On This Poster For Domestic Abuse Have The Phone Number Disguised As A Bar Code

This Pasta Packaging

What makes a design good? This time, let’s talk about the graphic design world. Whether it’s a website, a book cover or a poster, there are seven main principles that designers should adhere to. The first one is emphasis. It’s the first piece of information the designer wants the audience to see. It should stand out – either be the largest, in an eye-catching font or a contrasting color.

The Tiger Face On My Bag Of Nuts Spells Out Tiger Nuts

This Chair In The Food Court Of A Mall Has A Notch Cut Out For Your Bags

You Only Can See This At Night

The second principle is to balance and align the elements of the piece so that the visual weight is distributed equally. Think about designing a piece as a room. You wouldn’t want to cram all your furniture in one corner, would you? The same applies here. That doesn’t mean good design can’t be asymmetrical, but it still has to have a balance.

Love That!

These Public Benches Are Reversible, So You Can Choose To Look At People, Or Boats

My Puzzle Came With A Stand For The Box

The third principle has to do with contrast. It’s how well a designer arranges opposing elements to entice the viewer visually. Designers do this either with color, texture, shape and size. Graphic designerMeg Reidrefers to this as what people mean when they say that a design “pops!” Examples can be a bright background with dark colors or small objects positioned next to a large one.

This Toilet Paper With A Mini Roll Of Toilet Paper Inside Instead Of An Hollow Cardboard Roll!

Really Appreciated The Removable Sticker Brand Name For A Reusable Canister

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!

Repetition is the fourth principle of good design. Repeating a font, a group of colors or a text can create a motif. That in turn helps brands create an identity. If something appears only once, it can be simply an error. If it appears more than once – that’s already a pattern.

This Remote Has A Headphone Plug In It To Listen To TV Quietly

Someone Requested A Pop-Up Sloth Hook

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

The fifth principle of good design is proportion. There can be bright colors and differently sized elements in a design, yet it still can be pleasing to the eye. What’s the secret to that? Looking at a design in sections rather than as a whole.Designers can group small elements together to establish their relationship with the parts around them. Ticket information on a concert poster, for example, is in a small box at the bottom of the poster.

Designers can group small elements together to establish their relationship with the parts around them. Ticket information on a concert poster, for example, is in a small box at the bottom of the poster.

My Shirt Has A Cloth For Cleaning Glasses Sewn Into It

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

My Empanada Says What Meat Is Inside

A good design should lead the eye from the most important information to the least important. That’s where movement comes in. If there’s one element that draws the eye as if it’s in the wrong place – it might need adjusting. The viewer’s gaze should move organically from one design element to the other.

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

This Pill Can Be Split Into 5mg Doses Or 7.5mg Doses Depending On Which Side You Break It

These Posters

The last principle ofgood designmight be the trickiest. It’s not about what a designer does, but more about what they choose to leave out. It’s white space, also referred to as negative space. Particularly perilous to beginner designers, it’s the unmarked area that lets the viewer’s eyes rest.

A Drum Pedal Was Repurposed To Provide A Zero-Contact Hand Sanitizer Station