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50 Times People Encountered Such Bad Designs, They Just Had To Share (New Pics)
Designing a product, ad, or building is far more difficult of a challenge than you might think. Sure, you could argue that human beings are instinctively artistic and love aesthetics, but the sad truth is that there are far (far!) too many design fails out there. I’m not going to lie, sometimes they keep me awake at night. Thinking about them is both hilarious and terrifying at the same time. And the most powerful pics tend to haunt you for weeks and sometimes months at a time. Good design, why are you so rare?
One of the best places to find some outstanding examples of double-plus-ungood designs is this subreddit right here which shames and pokes fun at them for our amusement. Have a look through some of the best (worst?) design disasters that they featured recently. Remember to upvote the ones that you loved to hate the most and I’d absolutely love to hear which of these were your (least) favorite!
Pssst, Pandas, we know how much you love looking at epic design fails and aesthetic apocalypses, so we cordially invite you to check out Bored Panda’s earlier posts about them after you’re done enjoying and criticizing this list. You’ll find the articles here, here, and here.
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Gas Station In Nebraska. The Station's Color Scheme Was Red. They Tried To Get Artsy
The New School In My Community Has A Wheel Chair Access Button For The Door, But No Way For A Person In A Wheel Chair To Reach It
Inaccessible design is so common and it wouldn't take much thought to change it
Lex? Derp? Lox? Nope, It's Supposed To Say Jax For Jacksonville, Florida For $18 Million Dollars
The subreddit that makes fun of bad designs is a goliath on Reddit with a whopping 2.6 million members. The online group has been active since January 2011 and has become a true pillar of design discussion online, ranging from the silly and fun to the in-depth and serious.
Over the last two years alone, the subreddit grew by nearly a million members from 1.7 million adoring fans. Back then, they were getting 2 million page views per month. That’s proof enough of their popularity.
Great Image To Help Your Kid Not Freak Out While Getting A Haircut
Women's Jeans, I Want The Rest Of My Pocket
Striped Carpet On Hotel Stairs. Hard To Use Even After Two Weeks And Completly Sober
I previously spoke to a member of the subreddit’s moderator team to learn a bit more about their community. One of the mods told me previously that the “original motivation” of the subreddit was to “point out” horrible 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 [bad] design,” the mod told Bored Panda.
The Placement Of This Baby's Head Wasn't Quite Thought Through
Best Cat Carrier To Contain Your Sexy Cat
Not Where Earphones Go
We might intuitively understand what good design is, however, it’s a real challenge to get the design just right. It’s not just about beauty or function, however (though these are vital, too!). The idea of good design goes deeper still.
For instance, researcher Don Norman believes that the essence of design is… communication. “Design is really an act of communication, which means having a deep understanding of the person with whom the designer is communicating,” he writes in ‘The Design of Everyday Things.’
Pet Clippers That Let You Pull Naked Dogs Out Of Furry Behinds
This Bench. Where I Live It Is Very Hot And It Is Impossible To Sit In This Park
But you can use it to fry eggs and grill some steak. Perfect for a picnic in the park.
Why Is Clear A Green Button While Enter Is Yellow? I Kept Accidentally Clearing My Pin
According to Norman, design doesn’t have to be complicated. He argues that usability is just as important as aesthetics. Or, in other words, the product has to be functional and useful, not just a pretty thing to look at.
Norman explains that product design cannot ignore the needs of users. In the book, he argues that good, usable design is entirely possible, not just a dream conjured up by idealists.
“The rules are simple: make things visible, exploit natural relationships that couple function and control, and make intelligent use of constraints. The goal: guide the user effortlessly to the right action on the right control at the right time,” he writes that some products are able to satisfy customers’ needs while others only end up frustrating them.
This Sign At The Akron Zoo That Looks Like A Man Peeing In His Own Face
Rénovations Done To A 500 Years Old Tower
Seen this one before. This is the only design the council approved after years of fighting and rejecting many much more sympathetic ideas. It's an episode of George Clarke's Restoration Man
They Just Don't Go Together
The concept of jigsaw puzzles apparently eluded the designer of this one.
Easy Way To Piss Off A Mailman
"yes, this is the mail man, I'm dropping all your packages in the gas station good luck"
Big pile, let them sort it out. Our mailman used to drop anything without the apt # to us even though I've lived here forever. I don't see a problem.
Load More Replies... I was a postal delivery person for 30 years. I know of one area where there were 4 streets with same street name and numbering scheme. The only difference was Pl, Ct, Ln, and St. The regular carrier could keep it straight as he knew the customers but they could always tell when there was a substitute in the area.
This looks like a trailer-home community, and the streets are likely much closer together than they are on the rest of the county grid. Where I used to live we had fractional streets for that purpose, 8 1/2 Street, for instance. Other places were a bit smarter and blocked the whole county off in 1-mile increments*100, and gave them round-number street names, so it would be 850th street instead.
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Reminds me of Atlanta. I believe they have 40+ streets with Peachtree in the name.
I live on Peachtree. Off a different Peachtree. I can see a completely different Peachtree out my rear window. And I can walk to yet another one down the street.
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The fact that they named a bunch of relatively straight roads curve is the most mind bending.... not boulevard? Road? Place? Street? It's somehow more infuriating than if they had gone with court or crescent because those would just be lies at least.... this is like sure but like.. ..... barely
When you first encounter Arlington, VA, you're like... cool! All the names are in alphabetical order! Then you find out that N Lincoln St., Arlington, VA exists as 13 chunks. FOUR times, it becomes Monroe St. Three times, you have can turn from N Lincoln Street onto N Lincoln Street. This is just within two miles. And don't even get me started about the fact where Southbound Chain Bridge Rd heads roughly northwest and the sign says "Chain Bridge South ->" even though the Chain Bridge is in the opposite direction.
Having driven in Arlington VA more times than I'd care to be reminded of this about 1000% correct. Next best option is DC with its weird traffic circles with stop lights
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haha I know where that is... Mounds View Minnesota just like 15 mins outside of Mpls/St. Paul yes it's a trailer park
Cape Coral, Florida is like this, with a kicker: they have these canals everywhere that force the street to dead end at the canal but pick up on the other side as if nothing happened. No bridges. If where you want to go is on the other side, you have to backtrack and go around. Most frustrating thing ever!
I always thought it would be fun to create names for streets. This street namer puts the 0 in effort!
We have a subdivision in my county with street names like Thisway, Thatway, Anyway and Wrongway
Haha these are at least different names and would get your attention!
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I live at 1234 Number Lane . on same street? 1243 Number Lane. next street over? 1234 Number Glen. the number of packages, deliveries, Uber drivers, Etc. that have gone to the wrong place? JFC
Hey at least its consistent. Ave Curve Drive Lane, Ave Curve Drive Lane, Ave Curve Drive Lane
I'm trying to figure out how roads that are perpendicular to each other can both be labeled as NE.
There's a town near me with similar but more confusing roads - Avenue Street, Avenue Street Road, Street Lane, Street Road Circle, etc. Add in the various compass points and it's even more confusing. The only way to get around in that town is to learn landmarks. I'd like to know what the planners were on when they decided to name the streets.
Easy way to piss off a mail carrier, all delivery services, Uber/Lyft, and out-of-town guests.
Watch me apply for this job and then fail. In case you couldn't guess, I couldn't find my way to the grocery store not even 10 minutes away from my house.
Some relatives of mine live in a subdivision with lots of twisting roads and cul-de-sacs, and almost every "street" there is called some variation of Rocky Ridge. Rocky Ridge mews, rocky ridge lane, rocky ridge close - it's a freaking suburban nightmare.
I guess they ran out of numbers or thought they ended at 99, like the year 2000 pseudo crisis.
Huh? There are areas in the country where I live where the addresses are in acquisition order not numerical order.
A friend once encoutered a women in Sheffield, looking lost. She was looking for a road called 'Endcliffe something'. There were a few options: Endcliffe Avenue, Endcliffe Crescent, Endcliff Edge, Endcliff Glen Road, Endcliffe Grove Avenue, Endcliffe Hall Avenue, Endcliffe Rise Road, Endcliffe Terrace Road, Endcliffe Vale Avenue, Endcliffe Vale Road and Endcliffe Way. God only knows if she ever found the place she was looking for.
Lots of these in Seattle! Always allow extra time when driving because you will go to the wrong address.
And they wonder why it takes the police, fire, rescue so long to get there when they call.
It is at least regular so you could quickly learn the pattern. Some of the examples in the comments sound way worse!
I don't find it difficult to understand, I live in area with street names and I don't like it. Numbers are better
Holy crap. This is a real place in Blaine, MN! And yes, a trailer park.
is this FL? because it looks like FL. My sister lives in a community like this and their house numbers have 5 digits.
In the Netherlands 91st Drive NE would be in between 90th Drive NE and 92nd Drive NE and opposite of 93th Drive NE.
Ah, these structures were added long after the numerical street names were used. Was once a huge business with one address. This was the only solution other than changing addresses for miles and miles.
Oh poor things, they must have had to pay for every number they used to name the streets!
This must be florida. My development has straight streets but two 81st, 82nd etc. One is street, the next is road. My pizza gets misdelivered all the time.
A Speed Bump On An Downhill Slope With No Drainage?
This Is Not Vitamin D; It's An Emoji On A Bottle Of Magnesium
If You Say So!
Her Face Is Not Ok
The Sign Says "Teaching Kids Good Manners", But It Looks Like You're Just Yeeting The Baby Into Trash
Got This As A Gift And Honestly I Don't Want To Throw It Away Just Because It's Terribly Funny
Thought It Was A Different Language At First
It's a feature of Microsoft Word. Obviously. Let me elaborate: https://i.kym-cdn.co...809/345/144.jpg
This Unfortunate Placement Of A Handle
The Marbling In These Floor Tiles Makes It Look Like Someone Pooped All Over The Floor
Sure, Place An Ad With A Guy Drinking Water Next To Rubbing Alcohol Of The Same Brand
They Sell Suitcase Covers.. But The Photoshop Is Just Awful
Maybe I Shouldn't Park Here
Much More Convenient!
Is This Andre The Giant’s Treadmill?
Practical Bathroom
So the sink is downstairs? the bath in some sort of weird glass upstairs nook and the toilet in the cubby beneath? Wow
How On Earth Can The Overpass Be Flooded?!
Restaurant Bathroom: One Mirror Panel On Top, One On The Bottom...no Way To See Myself In Between
This Amazon Photo Where The Kids Don't Even Look At The Toys
Welcome Shorpers
Pirate shopping center. Arrrgh, shorpers, ye come in and purcharse something, ay.
Don’t Have Hep C? Get Some!
This Frozen 2 Temporary Tattoo Is Supposed To Say "Face Your Fear", But The First Two Words Are Written In An Orange-Ish Color
This Shirt That Looks Like It’s Covered In Coffee Stains
Oh this is perfect excuse shirt for Monday mornings when you drop coffee hastily
He's Either Sucking On Her Head, Or He Is A Raccoon Cap... Not Sure Which Disturbs Anymore
The Balcony Of My Hotel In Switzerland Is Only Accessible Through The Window
This Tea Will Change Your Image Size Ratio!
The Design Of This Pillowcase Makes It Look Like There Are Bugs Crawling On It
This Hose Cart Creates Water From Thin Air
Nev York
Outdoor Tables With Rough Surfaces
The Shower In My Dorm Freshman Year (I'm Only 5'7)
Hedge Archway In The Neighborhood
A Very Easy To Read Graph About Texting While Driving? Found In My High School Yearbook
Is This Cake Like Deadpool?
In A Friend's Wedding Goodie Bag
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Damnit I came here too late y'all stole the good comments before I could
Not sure exactly what Walmart was trying to accomplish with this 2017 display of emoji-themed adhesive bandages... Rainbow-Po...91a4dd.jpg 
Damnit I came here too late y'all stole the good comments before I could
Not sure exactly what Walmart was trying to accomplish with this 2017 display of emoji-themed adhesive bandages... Rainbow-Po...91a4dd.jpg
