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81 Ridiculous Design Choices That Somehow Got Past Every Meeting, Every Check, And Every Approval
“To err is human, to forgive is divine.” You’ve probably heard this popular quote before, Pandas. After all, we all make mistakes, and nobody gets everything right all the time. But some mistakes are so baffling that you have to wonder what was going through someone’s mind when they made them!
And that’s especially true when it comes to design. A good design can make everyday life so much easier, but a bad one? Well, it can leave you confused, frustrated, or even wondering how anyone thought it was a good idea in the first place. From toilets that seem almost impossible to use to parking lots that make no sense and staircases that look like accidents waiting to happen, these design fails are a whole new level of questionable. We scoured the internet to find some of the most ridiculous examples. Keep scrolling, Pandas, and see which ones leave you scratching your head!
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#1
They Put New Carpet On The Stairs
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#2
This Horrible Bathroom I Saw At A Burger King In Oregon
#3
These Blocks That Should Say "Fall" But Definitely Say "Fail"
#4
There Is Only One Elevator Call Button In This Photo, The Rest Are Just Design Motifs.
Lily bloom 1 hour ago
I'm definitely pressing the three possible "up" options, waiting a reasonable few minutes and then jamming the one nearest the alarm.
#5
Paused Mid-Bite When I Saw It (It's Printed On The Plate)
Hippopotamuses 51 minutes ago
I've seen this myself - a bit of whimsy. But the, now, intrusive thought can put people off eating the meal.
#6
This Awful Bread Packaging Design, Which Looks Exactly Like Mould:
Hippopotamuses 51 minutes ago
That is a major fail. Unless, of course, you don't want anyone at work to steal your food. Then, it's a major win.
#10
I'm A Woman, But Even I Can Imagine How Mortifying This Urinal Is:
#11
This Absolutely Chaotic Front Entrance:
#13
Caution: Bad Design
Hippopotamuses 49 minutes ago
I wonder how many people got banged up noses, before the tape was put up?
#15
I Genuinely Don't Know What They Were Going For
#16
Dunno About Having Fire As A Petrol/Gas Station Mascot..
random_froggg (she/they 86/47) 1 hour ago
That mascot is wishing someone would burn the place down. Look at its eyes.
#17
I Don't Think You Meant It Like That
#18
Who Decided That Material Was A Good Idea?
#19
Look Again
#21
Which Toilet Should Each Gender Go In? Found In The St. Dennis Cathedral In Paris.
#22
I See What You Were Going For But
#23
Someone Went Crazy On Microsoft Word
#24
Am I Supposed To Bike Here?
#25
Most Treacherous Bathroom
Hippopotamuses 41 minutes ago
I'd love to have this, but my orthopaedic surgeon wouldn't want me to.
#27
This "Modern" Staircase, Which Would Cause Countless Injuries To Anyone Who's Clumsy (Me):
#28
And These Refrigerator Settings, Which Have Me Permanently Head-Scratching:
#29
This Beautiful Home Sign, Which Could've Used An Edit:
#30
This Elevator, Which Seriously Overestimates People's Ability To Follow Instructions:
Hippopotamuses 40 minutes ago
Wouldn't it have been easier to have labelled the button labels themselves?
#31
This One, Though? No Idea What They Mean Here:
#32
I Understand The Intention Here, But I Can Only Imagine How Many Students Made Fun Of This:
Hippopotamuses 15 minutes ago
If only the was another element on the periodic table that was represented by a name beginning with 'C'
#33
Awful
#35
How Do I Erase This Mistake Of A Design?
Hippopotamuses 35 minutes ago (edited)
Personally, I think it's quite clever. Unless you make a mistake. Then less so.
#36
2 Locks In A Single Door At Our School... Either Its Bad Design Or The Enterance To The Chamber Of Secrets. We Shall Never Know
#38
Idk How To Feel About This
#39
Bad Design At Sephora
#41
Someone On Facebook Was Asking For Shower Curtain Advice
#43
What Did The Icon Mean? Itself, Duh!
#46
Okay Who Was In Charge Of This?
#47
I'm No Mathematician, But Something Just Ain't Adding Up Here:
Becky Samuel 51 minutes ago
It adds up just fine if you spend two seconds looking at what it actually says. 25+68+7=100%. The 10-24 years category is irrelevant to the total because it overlaps with two of the other figures.
#48
I'm Firmly Against Qr-Code-Only Menus, But Especially If They Don't Even Work:
#51
This Simple Sign, Which Probably Seemed Innocent In Theory:
#52
Please, Comment Below And Tell Me What This Car Sticker Was Intending To Say:
#53
I Guess The Person Who Made This Elevator Just Loved The Number 3:
#55
Melbourne Airport Carpet
#60
Having A Printed On 'Sticker' That You Can't Remove Promoting A Movie That Came Out 3 Years Ago On A Book.
#61
What Are You Trying To Tell Me?
#62
We Are Absolutely Done
#66
This Confusing Gift Bag, Which I'd Definitely Hyperfixate On If I Ever Received It:
#67
And I'd Refuse To Eat Off These Plates, As Someone With A Fear Of Hair In My Food:
#69
This Sign, Which Truly Makes No Sense To My Tiny Brain:
#76
Mixed Messages Crazy Style
#79
This Local Bank's Logo Looks Like It Reads "In Debt"
#80
This Impossible Word Search For Kids, That Perhaps Aims To Teach Young People A Lesson In Failure:
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