50 Worldwide Design Ideas That Are Actually Ingenius

Have you ever seen a campaign ad so clever you just have to applaud the minds behind it?

Sophia

• Published in Interesting
• March 5, 2022

If there's one thing that is actually so underrated in this world, it's the existence of designers who always seem to knock their heads off just to find that one idea that could hold anyone by the throat. One primary example of this is Mcdonald's—their campaign posters have just been on point for the past few years.

It's not always in campaigns of fast food chains though, designers and their works are literally everywhere no matter where you look at them. May it be on a billboard, a product packaging, a landscape job, a sculpture, or in architecture, design is the one real thing that truly makes our life feel substantial and alive.

Come to think of it, our eyes see what's beautiful, but once we actually see the significance of what the designs we see are, it provokes our mind to think of how actually brilliant the things we see are. That's the power of human minds, they aren't only great at solving numbers, they are also geniuses in doing creative pursuits that benefit the general public.

That being said, there is even a subreddit called DesignPorn where over 1.2 million people come together to drool over brilliant designs in the form of images and models. The community has grown strong with the people's contribution of high-quality images that show all kinds of excellent design ideas in architecture, industrial, furniture, product design, and many more.

Just check out some of their best posts below!

1. Apartment Building That Holds 150 Trees In Turin

2. Pigalle Basketball Court Designed By Ill Studio & Nike

3. Norwegian Restaurant That's Half-Sunken Into The Sea

4. "Thought This Was A Very Clever Way To Make A Caution Sign. It's Still Highly Visible And Does It's Job But With Some Fun. As An Added Bonus It Was In A Jamba Juice So It Makes Sense With Their Aesthetic"

5. "Der Spiegel" Covers 2017 And 2020

6. Umbrella Logo That Only Appears When Wet

7. Bed Sheet That Tells You Which Side You Are Holding

8. Wooden Dining Chair

9. Toronto's Ads Against Littering

10. This Dishwasher That Has A Timer Projecting Onto The Floor

11. Gothic Architecture Of A Lawyer's House In Saint-Petersburg, Russia (Kelch Mansion)

12. Enchanting Gothic Victorian House Built In 1888 In Arcata, California

13. '“It’s The Hat” Clever Ad For Hut Weber, A German Hat Company. One Of My All Time Favorite Clever But Incredibly Simple Advertising Designs'

14. Built In Cable Management

15. Canada's Awareness Ad For Seatbelts

16. This Adorable Year 2020 Badge Design

17. Rainbow Apartment Building In Istanbul, Turkey

18. Refrigerator With A Lazy Susan

19. Drain Is Placed Right Under The Soap Dispenser So There Are No Stains

20. Giant Iron Tree Built Into The Side Of The Russian Ministry Of Agriculture

21. A Natural Walkway

22. Swirly Staircase

23. Angled Bottleneck For Easy Filling And Drinking

24. Ford's Ad Campaign When Women Were Finally Allowed To Drive In Saudi Arabia

25. Genius Exit Sign

26. Igloo Hotels In Lapland, Finland

27. Creative Playing Cards

28. This WW1 Memorial In Vácrátót, Hungary

29. Bird Bottle Opener

30. Elderly-Friendly Locks (Or Drunk-Friendly)

31. Poster For The Borat 2 Film

32. Time’s New Cover For The Pandemic

33. This Maintenance Guy's Shirt Is Also A Helpful Sign

34. Captain Hook Right At The Door

35. Royal Mail's New Electric Delivery Van

36. A Contemporary House Glass Ceiling Bedroom

37. Art Nouveau Architecture Of A House Built In The 1880s, Brussels, Belgium

38. This Multi-Coloured Hair Ad That Makes Use Of The Sky

39. Flexible Ladle

40. A Suitcase That Can Self-Measure Its Weight

41. Brilliant Deck

42. Milk Jugs Lined Up Forms This Image

43. "The Architecture Of This Home Office/Library Located In The 13th Arrondissement Of Paris"

44. Railed Benches So You Can Always Sit Under A Shade

45. Puzzle That Comes With A Stand To Hold The Box Up

46. Bread Knife In A Swiss Restaurant That Shows The Major Peaks In Switzerland

47. "Self-Taught American Artist Brian Mock, Turns Reclaimed Materials Into Breathtaking Sculptures"

48. It's Always Dune No Matter Which Side You Read It, Designed By Alex Trochut

49. Beautiful Elvish - Elvin Silverware

50. Packaging For Glasses

Wouldn't you agree that the people always listen when the design is effective enough for some campaigns? And wouldn't you agree that these designs are truly so brilliant that everyone ought to take a page and follow through them?

Indeed, these designers must be applauded for these brilliant ideas. Which one was your favorite?

Comment down your thoughts, or share these photos for all your family and friends to see!

Sophia