108 Terrible Product Designs That Should Have Never Seen The Light Of Day (New Pics)

Design exists to solve problems—functional ones, aesthetic ones, or both. But sometimes, instead of improving things, it creates even more problems than it fixes. And if you need proof, just look at this subreddit dedicated to design fails, where people share examples that are so bad, they almost circle back to being good.

Bizarre typos, baffling text placements, confusing instructions, questionable interiors, stairs that seem actively out to get you—it’s all here. Scroll down for the full parade and upvote the best ones. Or the worst ones. At this point, there may not be much of a difference.

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It's Like A Fun Maze For Blind People!

Sidewalk with tactile paving designed for the visually impaired blocked by metal poles, a terrible product design fail.

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108 Terrible Product Designs That Should Have Never Seen The Light Of Day (New Pics)

It's Like A Fun Maze For Blind People!

The Place I’m Staying Has Running Water On Top Of A Cabinet That Doesn’t Have A Sink

Transparent Sticker With Writing On Mirror

I Know It Is Sold By Weight, And Contents May Settle ... But Maybe It's Not The Best Idea To Put The Clear Window In The Middle Of The Package?

Grocery Store Barcode Scanner Was Scanning Its Own Advertised Barcode, So They Had To Cover It With Permanent Marker

This Building's Billboard Lights Point Straight To My Bedroom

Those Are Five Steps Or More

Long Invisible Steps

Which Way To Temple 38? Or Group F? Took Me Half A Day To Figure Out That These Signs Are Both Pointing Straight Ahead

Watched A Dozen People Try To Push This Door Open Today During Brunch

Half Of The Dosage Instructions For Persil Washing Powder Are Printed On The Strip You Tear Off To Open The Box

When You Skip The Typography Section Of Your Groupon Graphic Design Course

Coasters From A Local Designer, But The Sand Is Elevated So The Cups Fall Off

This "Sudoku" Christmas Tree Decoration Is Clearly A Bingo Card

The Button For The Third Floor Is Located At The Very Top Of The Elevator Panel

The 5 Popo

This Birthday Plate Where The Balloon Strings Just Look Like Hair

My Local Park Benches Made Of Stainless Steel. Too Cold To Sit On In Winter, Too Hot To Sit On In Summer

Austrian Elevators Are Hard To Understand

Instruction Manual References Parts By Diagram Number, But Diagram Isn’t Labeled

On The Mcdonalds’ Monopoly Game They Removed The ‘Go To Jail’ Character’s Whistle But Left His Cheeks Blowing

Stairway To Heck

My Soul Just Fell Down These Stairs

This Promotional Shot Makes It Look Like The Pump Is Malfunctioning And Causing Major Leakage

Apparently That's A 'C'

It's Pepper, It's Red, But We Decided To Assign Red To The Cheese

No Room To Store The Wrench That Comes Outside The Plastic Container As Demo

Eye Drop Bottle Does Not Note That It Is Eye Drops

The Buttons To Change Temp On My Fridge

Our Small Shopping Centre Has Really Good Direction Signs

This Mailbox Speaks For Itself

The Wear On This Sticker Where People Have Pressed It Instead Of The Actual Functioning Button

A Playground Where You Can Get Burned In Summer

Hip-Pinching Chairs: I’m A Skinny Guy & These Bang Into My Hip Bones. How Can They Possibly Be Comfortable For Anyone Wider?

Which Way Do I Walk?

The Elevator In This Brand New Parking Garage

The Woman Was A Man. And The Girl Was An Adult

Bathroom And Kitchen Combined

Page Folds On Africa In Global Hunger Map In My Textbook

These Leviton Switches Have Raised Lettering That Love Gathering And Keeping Dirt In Them

Wear No Clothes Sign Is Actually A Penalty Warning

They Proudly Presented The New Logo Of The Austrian Football Association (Öfb)

Imagine The Logistics And The Cleaning

The Words On The Display Of The Marzipan Museum In Germany

This Was Not A Fun Experience

Record Label Sumerian Records Uses An Image Of The Sphinx

Apparently This Is A Promo For A Writer's Festival

Drano Suggests To Use 1/3 Of A Bottle, But Markings On The Side Are In 1/4 Increments

Missing Numbers On Kids Height Measurement

If You Ever Wanna Watch Yourself

My Family Took Me To The Titanic Exhibit For My Birthday

Please Excuse The Mess Made, Memories Are Being

Safety Is Chimney Check Your Clean

Three Different O Widths Hurts My Brain

Ritz’s Guide To A Serving Size

What Could Go Wrong! (Btw It’s Pitch Black Until You Hit The Light Switch)

Weird 90° Power Supply Plug That Doesn't Have Enough Clearance To Fit Correctly Into The Intended Outlets. Need To Buy An Extra Cable To Use It

This Balloon Is 26 Inches Wide. That Is Neither 2 Feet Or 1 Person Tall

Curb To Trip On Between The Sidewalk And Crosswalk

I Guess We Dont Need Spacing Between Go On

It’s Definitely “Brugre”, Right?

H Wha Fun 🎀

Outdoor Boot Bag For Skiing Pockets Don’t Close So Snow And Rain Can Get In

I Was Wondering Why My Niece Always Zones Out Halfway Through While Counting On This Toy, Until I Noticed

Infinity - Spotted In The Wild

Eggnog Puke Cake

Good Luck Plugging Your Charger Into This Outlet On The Hungarian National Railway

Kids Lingerie 🤔 Not A Good Design

This TV That Is Way Too Far From The Bed And Obscured By The Wardrobe @ A Scotland Hotel

I’m No Dogologist But…

Sweet Home Home!

Because Potty Training Needs More Splatter-Producing Elements

My Pants Pockets Are Only As Deep As The Bottom Of The Opening, So Anything I Put In Them Will Fall Out

I Just Bought This Thinking It Was Washing Detergent. Nowhere Does It Say Its Fabric Softener

What Was Even The Plan Here?

I’m Not A Design Bruh, But I Couldn’t Even Read This

Public Notice Where The Font Is The Main Obstacle To Being Informed

Spotted At Seaworld, They Used A Y Shape To Represent A W. So Now It Reads "The Yhale Shop" Shop Instead Of "The Whale Shop"

Mmmm Colour-Blind Simulator