30 People Who Had Really Smart Ideas
Nathan Johnson
Published
08/20/2020
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Great design takes into account how people will use something, and what the user's biggest needs are. Exceptional design takes those things into account while also delivering a unique and interesting "wow!" factor.
When you see exceptional design in action, you just can't help but admire it. It's often the kind of thing that makes you wonder "How has no one ever thought of that before?"
When you see exceptional design in action, you just can't help but admire it. It's often the kind of thing that makes you wonder "How has no one ever thought of that before?"
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"The person who invented this very clever and very cute mini hot sauce tray on this pizza." -
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"The absolute genius who designed this shirt to have a lens cloth sewn in at the bottom." -
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"This super smart grandpa who sorted his extra sauce packets into a case." -
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"The person who designed this cheeky (but clever) business card." -
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"The person who designed this umbrella to only show the logo when it rains." -
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"The clever person that designed this store to have different surfaces to "road test" strollers." -
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"The mastermind who created this pan with a thermochromic indicator to show if it is hot." -
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"The person who designed this jacket label to have spots for multiple hand-me-down names." -
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"The person that came up with the idea to have two different shopping baskets at this store to signal if you want help or not." -
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"The person who had the idea to sort this furniture hardware by step rather than type." -
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"The clever designer who added tread depth measuring into the rubber." -
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"The person who decided to incorporate a window on this toaster." -
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"The canny person at this library who created "binge boxes" to loan out." -
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"The smarty who designed this wok to have circles for measuring oil." -
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"The person who invented this Tetra Pak that has little "windows" that show how much milk is left in the container." -
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"The person who made these ones that have an actual countdown." -
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"And the person who designed this pizza box that has a perforated lid that turns into pizza plates." -
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"The person who invented office chairs with rollerblade wheels so they can roll around quietly." -
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"The person who designed this flat plug to go AROUND other plugs." -
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"The person who created these recycling containers that CLEARLY show what goes where." -
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"The genius who made these FROZEN COFFEE CUBES for iced coffee." -
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"The designer who made this clever sliding "open" sign that makes good use of the "N."" -
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"The designer who made this Wi-Fi symbol that represents the parts of a burger, too." -
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"The clever person who designed the iPhone's voice memo icon, which is the waveform of the word "apple."" -
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"This mom who cut the middle out of a water bottle to store her leftover cupcake:" -
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"This person who figured out a way to get all the groceries inside at once:" -
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"This person who realized turning your toaster on its side allows you to reheat pizza:" -
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"And this person who hides their wallet in a diaper at the beach:" -
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"This person who uses a lint roller to get dust off their screen door:" -
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"And this mom who used a pool noodle to keep her kids from slamming the door:"
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