Genius Designs We Need To Have Everywhere
As a wise person once said, you should always try to work smarter, not harder when faced with a problem. With a little extra thought and inventiveness, minor design changes can make everyday items infinitely easier to use and more efficient.
These are some genius designs that we think should become the norm everywhere.
See How Cold The Water Is!
This hotel has installed showerheads that light up to show if the water is very cold with blue light. They also do the same for hot water by turning red.
No More Crowding The Table With Hats!
This chair is from the dining area at a mountain ski lodge and was specifically designed so that skiers can store their gloves, masks, and gear inside them when they stop for a drink or snack.
No More Fears About The Toppings Sliding Around
The worst part about carrying a pizza normally is that it takes two hands to keep it upright. This box, however, comes with a built-in handle so that you only need one hand to hold the pizza.
I Don't Know If I Could Trust This...
These public washrooms in Japan are transparent most of the time, but the walls turn opaque when they're locked and occupied. I have no idea how this works, but let's hope no one forgets to lock the door.
Every Airline Needs These
After spending however long trying to fall asleep on a plane, the only thing that might be worse than having the flight attendant wake you for you a snack you don't even want is having no one wake you when you're hungry, missing the meal, and starving for the next few hours.
A Pool That Uses Natural Filtration Instead Of Chlorine
Rather than adding strong chemicals to the pool, water is circulated through the large gravel beds that surround the deep water, allowing the microbes in the gravel and the friction to clean the water before it enters the swimming area.
Take It Out For A Test Drive
This baby supply store has these segments of different outdoor terrains so that parents can test out how strollers move over each one before buying one. You wouldn't want the baby to get too disturbed while going over cobblestones.
I Need This Right Now
It's really irritating when you're cooking and have to put down the utensils only to make a mess on the counter. This spatula instead comes with a little stand to hold the dirty part up off the counter.
I'd Love To Have The Option
This high-end restaurant has two different soap pumps in their washroom for guests to wash their hands with. This lets you make sure the soap scents don't interrupt your dining experience.
More Efficient Than The Weather Channel
As someone who regularly forgets to check the weather before stepping out the door, I would enjoy to take an elevator that shows me what the weather is like outside. Worst case, you could see the information when the doors open and run back to your room for a jacket.
No More Fishing For The Scoop
As someone who owns a tub of protein powder (albeit I don't use it or exercise as much as I probably should), I know the pain of having to get powder all over your fingers to fish out the scoop, so I'd like every company to take on this design.
The Elevator To A Divorce Lawyer's Office
If this lawyer's potential clients are visual learners, they are bound to win them over before they even reach their office. I'm sure the image of the bride and groom splitting apart could make even the most bitter clients giggle.
Any Glasses-Wearer Is Salivating
Anyone who wears glasses knows the pain of having smudgy fingerprints and marks all over the lenses and not having the right shirt material to clear them, so they would be excited to have a little cleaning cloth sewn in.
A Built-In Training Seat For Children
Rather than having to put a seat specifically for your potty-training child onto the toilet each time, this toilet comes with a smaller seat option for a smaller person and can be detached when your children get older.
No More Struggling To Unbox Things
This HP Printer comes in a plastic bag casing with a handle so that people can easily pull the device out of the box rather than struggle with the packaging.
The Time Is Always Visible
This digital alarm clock found in a hotel room has the time displayed on the front as well as the two sides, so people on each of the two double beds can easily see the time at night.
This Promotion Is Brilliant
When trying to drum up attention and ticket sales prior to the premiere of The Simpsons Movie, malls across the country put these quirky stickers on the escalators for Homer to eat the donuts as people came down.
When You Need Just A Little More Time
While making food at her parents' home, she noticed that the toaster oven had a button you can press to add a little time when your food is almost perfect.
A Pill Bottle That Lets You Know When It Was Last Opened
The thing about taking pills is that if you have to do it daily on a specific schedule or have a poor memory, it can be hard to remember when you last took them. This bottle is an incredible solution.
When One Door Closes, The Other One Opens
In this hotel room, the door to the bathroom can close the entire space off or be used simply to close the smaller room that contains the toilet, allowing multiple people to use the bathroom space at once.
You Can't Even Try To Open It Now
This specific doorknob has a mechanism in it so that, when you lock it, the handle disappears to be flush with the rest of the door. Now no one can even try to break in.
Gives A New Meaning To Being "On The Fence"
This fence located on a riverside promenade is bent in specific ways so that people can use it as seating as well. It's the perfect way to kill two birds with one stone.
A Great Visual To Send A Message
I would like to give an award to the person behind this design, because it's a great smoking deterrent to see that the more you smoke, the more ashy and black your lungs get.
This Is Pretty Crafty
For the gendered washrooms in this hardware store, they used hardware tools to create the female symbol. I mean, it's an incredible way to stay on theme and still be informative.
What View Do You Want?
This is a bench that has the back on a lever, so you can choose which way you want to face while sitting: would you rather look at the boats on the water or judge people walking by?
Don't Get Damp Before You're Ready To Step In
This shower stall has a space to put your hand in and turn the shower handle to the desired temperature without the risk of the rest of you getting an unpleasant spray of freezing cold water.
Hopefully, People Might Park A Little Better
Trying to find a parking spot can be especially frustrating when other people can't seem to fit their vehicles between the lines, so hopefully, these lines on the walls could help people stay within them.
"I Need To Go Here"
The person who posted this picture explained that the hotel they were staying at in China provided guests with these cards, so they could give them to cab drivers when they wanted to come back after a night out.
Imagine How Quiet These Would Be
This office replaced all of the wheels on their desk chairs with ones made for rollerblades so that the wheels would not only roll more smoothly but also more quietly.
No More Mental Calculations
Listen: I haven't done math since I was in high school, so every time I'm handed the bill at a restaurant, I have to work hard to try and figure out how much money I'm tipping. This needs to be the norm everywhere.
Prevent Plastic From Entering The Waterways
In Australia, some places have installed these nets around sewage drains to catch all the material pollution running through the system before it reaches any waterways. The nets are easy to detach and empty and it's an efficient way to protect wildlife.
Finally Ending The War Between Pourers And Dippers
The worst thing about traditional ketchup packages is that they only give you the option to squeeze the condiment out, leaving people who like to dip foods in a bit of a pickle. This package design allows the customer to choose between pouring and dipping.
I Want Every Power Bar To Look Like This
One of the most annoying parts of using a power bar is that some large plugs block the other outlets from being used. However, a rotating design like this allows every outlet to be used at once.
Thanks For The Heads Up!
There are few things worse than running out of a household item while you need it, so this company decided to add this label so that users would never run out of plastic wrap without warning.
It's A Great Teaching Tool
A large number of young people don't know how to read analog clocks or hate to communicate in 24-hour and I honestly do not blame them. It can be confusing, but a clock like this really simplifies it.
It's Really What It's Like Ordering For A Kid
Every parent knows the struggle of trying to pick out food for a fussy kid in a bad mood, so this restaurant decided to lean into the experience and make the names reflective of the reality.
These Are So Cool!
I'm all for any products that make it easier for disabled people to move through the world and interact with others. These gloves would make communication with non-sign language speakers so much easier for the deaf community.
Where Was This When I Was In Chemistry Class?
Anyone who has taken some form of organic chemistry knows how annoying it is to have to draw hundreds of hexagons by hand. This hexagonal graph paper makes tracking organic chemicals and writing equations much easier.
Mario Kart, But Make It Real Life
It's such a simple design change, but it makes a huge difference and turns an annoying caution sign into something that is fun to look at and adds a little humor to a person's day.
Canada Has Got It Right
Okay, but imagine how much simpler it would be to go grocery shopping if everything was labeled in the most simple terms—no marketing ploys, no fancy word use, and no misdirection: this is just mayonnaise.
