40 Designs That Are So Bad That It’s Hard To Believe Someone Came Up With Them (New Pics)
Human beings don’t always build things to last. Sometimes, they make such obvious mistakes that casual observers can’t believe they didn’t notice their design idea flaws from the get-go. Alas, we’re all flawed (much like some designs!) and most of us have a blind spot when it comes to the things we’re involved in.
Nonetheless, bad designs are a lot of fun to look at and laugh at. And there’s no place who does it better than the ‘Crappy Design’ subreddit! We collected some of the best, newest, crappy design fails from the Reddit community, so scroll down and enjoy. Remember to upvote your fave product designs gone wrong, and drop us a comment telling us why you loved hating them.
We at Bored Panda love creative designs, but we also adore really bad ideas, too. When you’re done looking through our awesome list, check out our posts about epic design fails, the very worst kitchen designs, epically bad bar and restaurant designs, and structural nightmares. We’re sure you’ll love these funny fails.
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If Only They Realized
What kind of place were you shopping at to buy penis pasta.
My Sister’s School Health Clinic May Need Some Emoji-Education
Sounds Like An Invite To Your Own Murder
There are plenty of examples of bad design out there, but we can find some excellent designs here and there. And good design involves uniting the concept you have with the physical end-result of the product.
For instance, Ikea talks about how its design is “democratic” in that the company believes “good home furnishing is for everyone.”
Honestly, If I Am Booking For Boston, That’s Kind Of Where I Would Like To End Up.
Anti-Plastic Book Wrapped In Said Plastic
Cousins...
Meanwhile, Apple values quality craftsmanship through and through. Company founder Steve Jobs said that “for you to sleep well at night, the aesthetic, the quality, has to be carried all the way through.”
Trying To Figure Out What This Sign Means For The Past 5 Years
At The Local Gym
That's How I Broke My Leg
You’ve heard that “function over form” is an important aspect of design, but have you ever considered that they can be (and should) united into one seamless whole?
Postmodernist Frank Lloyd Wright, who dedicated his life to crafting organic designs, coined the phrase “form and function are one.” According to him, form and function ought to be in “a spiritual union” instead of vying for dominance over one another.
Ladies And Gentlemen, The Pinnacle Of Human Stupidity
This Ad For Teeth Whitening
My Friend’s Apartment Has A 1/2 Bathroom On The Ground Floor. This Is The View From The Street.
In a previous interview with Bored Panda, the moderators of the ‘Crappy Design’ subreddit said that the community changed over the years.
“The original motivation for the subreddit was to point out crappy designs. Nowadays, most subscribers probably come here for entertainment. However, it is common to have meaningful discussion here on why or why not something is crappy design,” they said.
I Hope The Electrician Knows The Sprinklers Schedule
Ladies And Gentlemen Take A Look At This Gem
If I go down a slide, I demand it be a slide protruding from a horse's r****m.
They even made the slide red/pink, you know, to make it look MORE like rectal prolapse (don't google).
for kids to learn what life actually is in their early days - you think, you're spending some quality time with friends but it all the same s**t. 👏 Positive attitude. Positive. Attitude.
That Remembers me the christmas decor of my town, with a giant Santa sh***ng the kids ahahahah santa-5e34...12c23e.jpg 
how do you even get in? from UP the slide? what is the point of this crammed little space?
Feed her enough eridium and you'll eventually get the elusive Diamond Weiseneimer
It does not even look like a proper slide, where do they start ???
If this abomination was in my neighbourhood, I would be demanding it be removed.
I mean.... it should have been over the middle, the saddle yeah?! How anybody can see anything but a horse with a prolapsed bumhole is beyond me.
Well, "hind" sight is 20/20...pity there was no forethought to this design though! ;)
Do people not look at these designs before they put them out in the world?
I don't understand how someone can design this, ok it, build it, and probably do many other steps that I haven't listed, and still be so oblivious that they didn't notice how wrong this looks.
Our Company Now Has 900 Of These Pens
This Backroad Near My House
Straight Pride Flag Looks Totally Gay
To Stir Or Not To Stir. That Is The Question
This Plaque Near My House
Those Are Some Interesting Arms You Got There...
The Implication That This Tooth Has Something Down There
He's Calling Her To Ask Her For Her Number?
Finally A Realistic Mannequin In Women's Lingerie Store
Imagine Being Drunk
The Us Space Force Has Olive-Green Camouflage Uniforms ... For Outer Space.
Waiting To Engage In A Dining Experience At My Favorite Taco Establishment
So Xxxl Is Just A Stretched Xxl?
These Two Pens At My Office... Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong
If you ever use Permanent marker on a whiteboard, just go over it in the whiteboard marker. It will come off when you wipe then.
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This Elevator
The Single Worst Clock I Have Ever Seen. I Actually Said Aloud "Whyyyy"
These Stairs In My In-Laws Summerhouse. We Have Parties Here So Going Down These Stairs Drunk Is A Challange
Let's Use Red To Indicate The Coldest Temperatures And Blue To Indicate The Warmest
In China when market goes up, it's red, when it goes down, it's green... Same here
This Pennywise Halloween Costume
If Only Louisiana Were Shaped Like A Letter In The Word Love, This Would Have Worked Much Better
Someone Was Wearing These At The Mall And I Had To Double Take
This Tablecloth That Looks Like A Hair Carpet
That doesn't look like a hair carpet, that is in fact an actual hair carpet.
It’s Supposed To Say Shoemaker
This New Wall Art In My Office
It is supposed to mean "nothing is impossible - everything is possible." But jeez, it took me some time to figure it out...Who designs sometnhing like this? Who BUYS something like this?!
Washing Machine
This Bath Bomb's Final Color
There’s A Bomb On September 11 On This Super Mario Calendar
You Know You Have A Problem When You Need To Explain
Guys, It’s Still 2019!!
There’s No Option For Never/None In The Alcohol Use Category In This Doctor Form
I Booked The Train Two Hours Later, Because I Thought There Was No Way I Was Gonna Get From Platform 1 To Platform 12 In 3 Minutes With My Giant Suitcase... This Bloody Train Station Only Has Those Two Platforms!
"Basketball" Court In Brno
Its Thiccachu!
Well, if Mattel is releasing Barbies of all shapes and sorts, Pokémon can't stay behind, can they?
I Feel Like This Is Meant To Be Inclusive But
Yes This Will Help My Child Learn About Proper Dental Care. Not Terrify Them
My 7yo Son Was Excited To Show Off His Clay Pirate Boat
1) That's Not A Marimba 2) That's Not How You Hold Mallets
3) It´s hard to hold the mallets when they are on the outside of your fingers...
This Baby Jesus Looks Like It Came From Attack On Titan
This Horrible, Deformed Hobby Lobby Christmas Ornament.
Fine Fart
The Girl In This Ad Looks Like A Stroke Victim
My Keyboard Lights Up, But You Can’t See Any Letters At Night
Should I Do It?
Washed My Measuring Cup And All The Lines And Numbers Come Off
I have found this happens if they get washed in the dishwasher. I had a measuring jug that lasted years with regular washing but as soon as I started putting it in the dishwasher the numbers and lines faded away.
This High-End Rug That Appears To Have Been Pooped On
And also there´s a d**k on it... (above the big cluster of whatever it´s supposed to be...)
The Door Stop At My Hotel. I Present The "Toe Buster 5000"
I Have Always Wanted To Be A Horse Back
This Unnecessarily Zig-Zag’d Sidewalk
Great Idea: Let's Put A Gold Stripe On Our Uniforms...
This Will Probably Work Out Just Fine For Bicycles
My Pan’s Handle Is Too Heavy For It To Stay Flush With The Stove Top
I Cant Really Decide If Im Dumb For Walking On Pebbles Or If This Is Just Bad Design
This Graph Comparing Average Women's Height Around The World Is...well...
It's Not A Mirror, It's A Doorway
Found This Beauty At My Local College
My Favorite Flavor...
Had This Suitcase For 2 Years And I Only Just Noticed It Says Sample Texts
My School That Started An Eco-Friendly Project By Giving Out Apples To Stdents
This Doormat Belonging To A Couple Living In My Building
First One Of These I’ve Come Across Where The Soap Didn’t Come From The Bottom. (Yes, I’m Taking One For The Team Here)
I Mean In Europe It's Not A Bad Design...
My School
It has one of those still? What a good history of technology lesson
These Cinema Cup Holders With No Bottoms So They Only Fit Their Super Large Drink Cups
Hmmmmmmmmmm.... Ah, Sorry, Forget It...
I don't even think it is physically possible to do this unintentionally...
I Was In Warsaw This Week And Saw That,,,
A long time ago there was a tax for Windows, so if you couldn't afford them all, you bricked them up. It looks like this building was converted into apartments or something after that, by which time the floor levels wouldn't have matched up with the original windows so new ones would have had to be put in at different heights. It's a shame they couldn't include the original spaces and shapes somehow though, it does look a mess.
This Actually Isn't A Terrible Product... But The Image Isn't Inticing At All
Ooh, it makes sense though, that's kind of the only way to show that it's "fake transparent", so it looks like skin but has fleece on the inside. So this is actually kinda clever, and accurate.
These Deadly Looking Stone Decorations
Not At All Misleading
Almost Did It, Too
This Irritates Me More Than It Should
These Bathroom Stalls
This Glow In The Dark Clock
Disability Is Seen As An Extreme Sport At This School
That Gate Sure Is Necessary
The driveway must be post-construction of the neighborhood - or the owners didn't want the hassle of exiting via the gate.
Christmas Gift From Sister In Law: Handmade Soap With Real Legos Embedded In It. They Slowly Start To Emerge The More You Use It. Can Wait ‘Till The First One Falls Out Mid-Shower
Was Locked Out Of The Job Site Till I Figured Out The Combination Lines Up At The Top Instead Of The Middle Like Every Other Lock On The Planet.
This Dog Harness Doesn't Look Very Comfy For Your Pet
Graphic Design Is My Passion
This New Hotel Carpet That Looks Like It’s Worn Out Beyond Threadbare
This Alarm Which Looks And Feels Just Like The Light Switch Directly Next To It
As if that's not bad enough, they also both say the same thing in Braille.
So The Hospital Is Called Willis-Knighton. They Really Couldn't Come Up With A Better Name For This Water?
This Jumpsuit I Bought From And Promptly Returned To Walmart.
Glass On A Remote... Why??
Wow!! The Crack Was So Big That It Went Off The Phone
The Lighting At This Bar
They Built This School Like One Month Ago
Write & Elpoop
This Skulpture Near My School Looks Like That Dude Is Boutta Yeet That Child Into Another Continent
Can someone please tell me what this is meant to show?!
I’d Like To Eat Here. Unsure When Is Ok
This Nemo Plate
Oh Wow What A Great Table
Why Don't You Just Use All The Stairs?
Someone Chose The Wrong Colors On My Boardroom Doors At Work
My Wife Can’t Take Pills If They’re Too Big
This Laptop Stand That Is Very Poorly Photoshopped In And Not Even Being Used
Saw This. Thought It Belonged Here
The Design For My School’s New Uniform
Brother And His Boyfriend, Maybe?
If This Is The Unknown, Then I Don’t Want To Go In It
Look What I Found In A Bathroom
(Eye roll) your supposed to use peroxide to clean up the blood, amateur!
Love A Good Poster
These 2020 Glasses
Seems Like You Could Have Chosen A Different Color
Behold The Largest Refrigerator Light In The Universe. All Bottles Move To The Left And The Right. This Space Is Reserved For -L A M P-
The New Apple Card Needs To Avoid Contact With Leather And Denim
Ah, Can't Wait To Scan This
All Three Butterflies Are Exactly Alike
This Work Survey Will Go Well
Now I'm No Expert But I Don't Think Penguins Have Teeth
Is This Arctic Fox?
Thanks For Sharing My IP With The World While Streaming
Michael Jackson Wax Sculpture In Georgia
Alphabet Ice Cube Tray That Shatters When You Try To Get The Ice Cubes Out
So, Which States Are Affected?
ooh i can answer that!!! the black ones because it was in indiana (where i live)!!!
Pretty Sure Graphs Work A Bit Different
Either that... or this is the result of aliens visiting us.
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Always, this type is interesting and gave me a few laughs !!!
Either that... or this is the result of aliens visiting us.
Load More Replies... Always, this type is interesting and gave me a few laughs !!!
