“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

Image source: brzrk

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

Image source: rustyyryan

#3 A Very Clever Ad For The World Wildlife Fund

Image source: zzill6

#4 Fountains That Look Like Dandelions

Image source: grandeluua

#5 Creative Wording

Image source: glitterenthusiast76

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

Image source: nazaol

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

Image source: false_serenity

#8 Save Driving Awareness Ad

Image source: grandeluua

#9 Macbeth Advert Poster

Image source: BouncingPost

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

Image source: HangingWithYoMom

#11 A Gate At The Atlanta Botanical Gardens

Image source: hot-rod-lincoln638

#12 Batman Cover Showing The Villain Penguin When Flipped

Image source: ImYouBut_Better

#13 The Rear Elevation Of This Architect’s Office

Image source: Realistic-Care-5502

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

Image source: loggiews

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

Image source: Huge_Macaroon_8728

#16 This Graphic From The Atlantic. *chef's Kiss*

Image source: Webby1788

#17 A Preschool In My Neighbourhood

Image source: Swanky_muah

#18 Akhavan Historical House In Kashan, Iran

Image source: SoggyConclusion4674

#19 Ad Against Drive Drunk In India

Image source: mohamed_Elngar21

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

Found in Somerville, MA, near the Union Sq. T stop. Image source: rag_bun

#21 Gamecube Logo

Image source: Gentlemau

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

Image source: Few_Simple9049

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

Image source: oxwof

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

Image source: rastroboy

#25 A Nature Inspired Electrical Pylon In Estonia

Image source: ImTheVayne

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

Image source: SebastianPhr

#27 Hide Restaurant Sign From UK

Image source: anikkundu1998

#28 Logo For Local Kuhar Family Farm

Image source: SEND_NOODLESZ

#29 Japanese Restaurant Ad Leading The Way To The Place

Image source: Exotic_Particular788

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

Image source: JudgeJudyJr

#31 "It Was This High." Yahoo Japan's Banner For Remembering The 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake And Tsunami

Image source: UMEBA

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

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

Image source: kervokian

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

Image source: run_the_familyjewels

#35 Umbrella Stand

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#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. Image source: Virtual-Bee7411

#37 Building Number 909

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

Image source: Bosuns_Punch

#39 Chair Designed Like Water Ripples

Image source: anikkundu1998

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

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