Everyday life is full of problems. Some are as trivial as a warm beer, while others are as threatening as a nurse being unable to find your vein for an IV.

But if there’s one thing our species is good at, it’s innovation.

So we at Bored Panda put together a new list of clever and creative ways to make the world a better place. The universe can throw at us whatever it likes; nothing stands a chance against human ingenuity.”

#1 My Local Library Has A “Library Of Things” For Residents To Borrow Useful Household Items Like Toolkits And Power Washers

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#2 Australian Company Introduces Glow-In-The-Dark Highway Paint Technology

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To get a better understanding of how such cool projects items come to life, we contacted London-based industrial designer and product visualizer Sam Gwilt, who runs a YouTube channel called Sam Does Design.

First of all, there’s lots of sketching. “From research, to concept, to refinement, to manufacturing, designing a product is an iterative process that can take years,” Gwilt told Bored Panda in an earlier interview.

“It’s important to understand what the markets and mindsets of customers will be like in the next few years (when the product launches).”

#3 Dallas Love Field Airport Offers Free Feminine Hygiene Products

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#4 Traffic Light With Shining Pole

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#5 Today The Nurse Used An Infrared Vein Finder To Place An IV

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“Once a brief has been set, it’s time to design multiple concepts to find the right solution. Sketching, scribbles, and CAD modeling are all useful to refine designs,” Gwilt added.

“Each solution will be prototyped to analyse ergonomics and assembly, usually starting with rough card models, progressing to 3D prints, and then finally to full industrial tooling.”

#6 This Swing That Lets Parents Swing Together With Their Kids

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#7 A Company Made A Pill Bottle With A Timer Showing When It Was Last Taken To Help People With Alzheimer’s Or Any Other Thing

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#8 UK Supermarket Has A Tag You Can Add For Carts With Wonky Wheels

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#9 A Sliding Chair To Help Disabled People Go Into The Sea

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Trying to determine whether or not a particular design is good, many turn to the legendary German designer Dieter Rams and his ’10 commandments.’

According to him, good design is innovative, makes a product useful, is aesthetic, makes a product understandable, is unobtrusive, is honest, is long-lasting, is thorough down to the last detail, is environmentally friendly, and involves as little design as possible.

Even though Rams came up with his commandments a long time ago and technology has advanced light years since then, many think his principles still apply today.

#10 A Park Bench That Can Fold Into A Table

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#11 This Playground Has A Sign So Hearing And Deaf Kids Could Play Together

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#12 Ballot Bins In Manchester To Encourage People To Not Litter

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#13 This Elevator Has Buttons For Your Feet, So You Don’t Have To Touch The Buttons With Your Hands

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“When Dieter Rams defined the 10 principles, he thought that they’d be updated and adapted over time,” Gwilt highlighted.

“It’s a good starting point; a helpful framework, but it’s exciting to see new designers from different backgrounds share their voices for what makes good design.”

#14 My Hospital Has A Fake LED Window On Their Ceiling

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#15 This Bridge’s Fencing Has Holes In It For Cameras

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#16 This Bus Stop Is Facing The Other Way To Prevent People Being Splashed By Curb Water And Dirt

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#17 This Airport Has Exercise Bikes That Charge Your Cellphone

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Gwilt himself thinks a good design must first and foremost form an innate connection between the user and the product.

“Someone needs to look at the product, and instantly understand what it is and how it can benefit them,” he said. “The goal is to design a product that is understandable and desirable. It should integrate neatly with the existing lifestyle of the customer, and improve it for the better.”

#18 Decathlon Now Sews The Labels Onto Small Scraps Of Fabric Instead Of The Actual Clothing Item, So It’s Easier To Cut Them, And They Don’t Leave Any Itchy Residue Behind

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#19 The Local Brewery Doesn’t Have Gender-Specific Bathrooms, Only Stalls With Specific Types Of Toilets

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#20 This Vending Machine At The Hospital Selling Healthy And Affordable Meals

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#21 Table With Hidden Compartment

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For more awesome designs, fire up our earlier publications on genius solutions to everyday problems here, here, and here.

If, however, you’d like to see the opposite, check out these 50 designs that are so bad, it’s hard to believe someone came up with them.

#22 This Light Attached To The Lamp-Post Projects A Picture On The Ground To Show Where The Sidewalk Is In Case Of Snowfall

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#23 3-Way Water Fountain. For Refilling, Sipping, And Pets

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#24 These Air Conditioned Construction Worker Jackets In Japan

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#25 I Got A Waterproof Cast On My Ankle Today

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#26 In Rotterdam, We Have Free Public Bike Repair Stations

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#27 This Carousel In Hong Kong Has A Sea Turtle Mounted To The Floor For Disabled Children

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#28 My Bookshelf Came With A Tool To Hold The Nails And Position Them Perfectly

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#29 In Finland, There Are Buttons To Thank The Bus Driver

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#30 This Breathable Mattress My Infant Son Uses To Prevent Suffocation

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#31 These Bins In Sweden Show You What To Recycle

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#32 This Bathroom Lock Also Works As An Accessory Tray

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#33 The Mall Of America Parking Ramps Have Parking Availability Lights To Let People Know If There’s A Spot Available

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#34 This Mall Has An Area To Wash Your Hands Without Having To Enter The Bathroom Area

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#35 Fan Pull Chains That Have A Light Bulb And Fan Blades At The End To Indicate Which Chain To Pull

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#36 A Picnic Bench With Wheelchair Access

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#37 The Airport Escalator Automatically Sterilizes Handrails

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#38 This Pizza Box In Japan Has A Handle In The Middle To Keep The Pizza Flat

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#39 This Phoneless Phone Booth For Private Mobile Conversations

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#40 This Shopping Cart In France Has A Map Of The Entire Store On It

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#41 This Airport Bathroom Has Green And Red Lights Above The Stalls To Show Which Ones Are Occupied

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#42 A Stand For Bikers To Hold On To While Waiting For The Traffic Lights In Sweden

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#43 Best Plug Design?

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#44 This Hands-Free Sunscreen Machine That Rotates As It Sprays Your Body With Sunscreen

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#45 This Helps To Figure Out How Much Yarn You Need For A Project

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#46 Sea Airport Family Restroom Has An Adult Changing Station

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#47 This Bar Has A Chilled Strip To Keep Your Drinks Cold

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#48 Foldable Bus Seats So That You Could Rest Your Legs And The Seats Won’t Get Dirty

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#49 Toilet With An Integrated Sink

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#50 This Heated Bench With A Wireless Charging Pad For Your Phone At A Bus Stop In South Korea

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