“This Is How You Do It”: 40 Smart Design Ideas That Won The Internet

Smart design has a way of stopping you mid-scroll. It solves problems, adds beauty to everyday life, and makes you wonder why everything is not already created with this level of thoughtfulness. The internet loves a clever idea, and these designs quickly became favorites for how creatively they blend usefulness with visual appeal.

We found a subreddit full of clever ideas that blend function with flair, and smart designs are the ones that truly won the internet. From everyday objects reimagined to creative solutions that feel almost too brilliant to be real, this collection shows exactly how thoughtful design can elevate even the simplest moments.

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#1 A Wooden Door From The 1930s With An Owl Design In Copenhagen, The Beak Being The Door Knock 📸frans De Waal

#2 Poster About Reproductive Choice In The US With Stitches As President’s Signature

#3 A Very Clever Ad For The World Wildlife Fund

#4 Fountains That Look Like Dandelions

#5 Creative Wording

#6 [ad Campaign] Sea’s Biggest Predator- Plastic

#7 My Power Went Out And I Realised This Fridge Magnet Glows In The Dark

#8 Save Driving Awareness Ad

#9 Macbeth Advert Poster

#10 Brickwork On Sidewalk Which Turns Into A Public Bench In Shiraz, Iran

#11 A Gate At The Atlanta Botanical Gardens

#12 Batman Cover Showing The Villain Penguin When Flipped

#13 The Rear Elevation Of This Architect’s Office

#14 “The Swimmers”, Bathroom Floor Mosaic Tiles By French Atelier Suzanne Manufacture

#15 Japanese Designer Yasuhiro Suzuki Created A Giant Zipper-Shaped Boat That Gives The Illusion Of Unzipping The Water As It Moves

#16 This Graphic From The Atlantic. chef’s Kiss

#17 A Preschool In My Neighbourhood

#18 Akhavan Historical House In Kashan, Iran

#19 Ad Against Drive Drunk In India

#20 Storm Drain Covers Designed To Look Like Rain Hitting Water

Found in Somerville, MA, near the Union Sq. T stop.

#21 Gamecube Logo

#22 Samurai Vodka (First Place In The Dieline’s 50 Favorite Liquor Package Designs World Competition)

#23 Norway’s Powerlifting Logo Is A Barbell That Looks Like Their Flag

#24 This Orange Juice Cap Didn’t Need To Be So Designed As Such But They Did It Anyway

#25 A Nature Inspired Electrical Pylon In Estonia

#26 Staircase, Apartment Building, Rome, 1977. Designed By Gaetano Rebecchini And Julio Lafuente

#27 Hide Restaurant Sign From UK

#28 Logo For Local Kuhar Family Farm

#29 Japanese Restaurant Ad Leading The Way To The Place

#30 Ogilvy Singapore Created This Brain Themed Design For The Economist In 2004

#31 “It Was This High.” Yahoo Japan’s Banner For Remembering The 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake And Tsunami

#32 WWII Lithograph By Abram Games At Philadelphia Museum Of Art

#33 1983 Araldite Glue Print Ad ‘It Also Sticks Handles To Teapots.’

#34 My Friend’s Helmet Comes With A Tag For His Blood Group In Case An Accident Happens

#35 Umbrella Stand

#36 The Midnight Sun Restaurant – Atlanta, Georgia – 1968

Located in Peachtree Center (originally named Garden Mall), the restaurant opened in 1968. Later, the restaurant closed in the late 1980s.

#37 Building Number 909

#38 Canberra (Australia) Bus Stops Are Angled Towards The Direction The Bus Is Coming So You Can See It Approaching

#39 Chair Designed Like Water Ripples

#40 Non-Electronic Study Aid Shows Answers When You Push Its Translucent Buttons

Saumya Ratan

Saumya is an explorer of all things beautiful, quirky, and heartwarming. With her knack for art, design, photography, fun trivia, and internet humor, she takes you on a journey through the lighter side of pop culture.