We can't all be visionaries like Frank Gehry - sometimes eccentric ideas just translate into crappy design - like the ones on the following list. No matter how many times we shame the bizarre creations of product designers everywhere, there seems to be an endless supply of poorly executed bad designs to choose from.
The following list is a collection of design fails from one of our favorite subreddit groups /CrappyDesign. While a multi-dimensional mirror may sound like something that belongs in the Museum of Modern Art, is it truly necessary to have one incorporated in your interior design? Or a bookshelf may seem like a necessity for your textbooks, but if they take up the whole locker, where does your backpack go? Scroll down below to see some truly epic fails, and don't forget to upvote your favorite funny photos!
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The Author Wanted Us To Know Something , That Who Ever Is Reading This , Is Indeed A
cool story time: I worked at an office with a woman named Tanaya Watts. We had a printer that would print a giant cover page of whoever was doing the printing that had their first initial and last name on it in big, bold capital letters. The next person at the printer would then take their printout and put it on a slot on the wall so the person would know where their document was. Every day I passed that wall and giggled at the giant 'TWATTS' that was always sitting there.
This Toilet Door
At the beginning i was like double lock, where's the issu- oh, oh dear.
The question is how can I open these locks with my foot? I aint touching all those things.
Economy Class
You asked for the smoking section, these are the choices. Cocktail service is not available, but I'm sure your emotional support eagle will be quite comfortable. Unfortunately, we will need you to wear your oxygen mask at all times. For an extra $200, your seat cushion will double as a parachute. Thank you for flying WindySeats Airlines.
That's what they said when I thought I wanted to be a mail carrier. Not!
Load More Replies...First thing I thought of...George Carlin's bit about "I don't know about you but I'd rather ride IN the plane than ON the plane.
This Is Not A Crime Scene, But A Hospital Hallway
Please follow the blood trail to the laboratory to get your blood drawn ...
It looks like they just gave up on cleaning up the blood from patients
"Hey guys, I have a great idea for a whimsical art display in the corridors, it's called "river of blood" you're gonna love it!"
Apparently Scary Jesus Is A Thing
Well, yeah, that's exactly how the Romans designed it... Besides, Christianity itself loves scaring the ever-living hell out of you... literally.
Load More Replies...F**k religion and all who follow it like brainless sheep, it causes nothing but pain, misery, suffering, child abuse and repression. It is a joke, a joke that has been swallowed by the gullible for many, many years (many more than 6000). If there was a divine being "a god" then why would i see innocent, pure little children suffering awful, hideous diseases like childhood leukemia, on yes god let's make children suffer, sheesh.
please reach out to me I can explain it. You obviously are the kind of jerk who wont though, as you wont care. Please dont just shun peoples beleifs. You only think that becase that is what you see in the news because that is what people like you want to see. Please stop putting out negativity like that.
Load More Replies...An Amazing Cover
No. More. Plastic. Except for the plastic covering this book. Then definitely no more plastic. Promise.
Maybe it should be called “only a little plastic”
Load More Replies...He has no control over this. I work for a wholesale book company and they like to wrap every book to keep it in mint condition. I am sure the person who wrapped it from it humorous that they were wrapping it, even though it is not right.
Bad Design
I have extremely confident nipples, they're constantly on show, its infuriating. In some cases you can even see them when I'm wearing a leather jacket...children called my the nipple king when I was young....
I'm so sorry. Try using nipple covers or even bandaids/white tape.
Load More Replies...The Music Mural At The Daycare I Work At Looks Like Two People Being Hung
These Pants Were Not Thought Through
Exactly. Not a single woman was clearly involved in the process of designing these pants and putting them into production.
Load More Replies...Obvious fail notwithstanding, why is the waist SO high?? Combo corset & workout pants? XD
My University Wishing Me Good Luck
It's not like they didn't have room to spread out the letters a bit more. Lol
This Trashcan At Frankfurt Main Station
irony is they probably all go to the same place anyhow? (didn't bruegers bagels get into trouble with that a long time ago?)
Load More Replies...This Bicycle Path In Hungary
Bike path and Chiropractic session all in one, think of the time you save!
Guy 1: nope, Guy 2: hands in his pockets while going over the bumps lol
Where You Off To Grandma?
"I'm not dead!" " I feel fine" "I think I'll go for a walk now"
Load More Replies...Big wheel keep on turnin Proud grandma will be burnin And we're rollin, rollin Rollin on the cover
Very clever! Now that song is going to be going through my head for the rest of the night! :P
Load More Replies...And look, they also haul you away after you croak :D Or before. Depending on your appointment
Sadly she thought getting cremated had something to do with ice cream.
Finally, A Cause Worth Contributing Towards
I keep trying to end them, but their parents have some weird attachment to them...
Is it all children or just specific ones, because I have a few requests.
This Black Friday Sale Didn't Do A Good Job Of Hiding Their Price Increase
Most sale items are priced up before being marked "down" for a sale
Load More Replies...How typical. Just keep lying to us, apparently there is a whole segment of people out there that love to be lied to.
But... Where Did The Snowflake Come From?
This Flight Of Stairs Outside A Door Is Death Waiting To Happen
Just found the "Stairway to Heaven". Because you are probably going to die ... Ok, bye.
Is this in the UK? I swear I've been down stairs like these. Cramming entire homes into the smallest spot possible makes for really malevolent architecture...
It would be illegal to have stairs like this in the UK. Local Authority Building Control Inspectors would never pass this.
Load More Replies...I hope this isn't a rental apartment. I see a huge law suit waiting to happen if they can pull it off before said death lol
Me too. I can see someone injuring themselves after accidentally stumbling and falling down that staircase while half-asleep.
Load More Replies...That looks like a house one of my friends in high school used to live in, except with better floors. And there was a toilet in the bedroom by about where the lady is standing.
I seriously rented a house like this. Where that doorway is was the entrance to the bathroom (which was entirely too large). You had to go up two more steps to get to the bedrooms. I don't live there anymore.
I'm Pretty Sure That's Not How Mirrors Work
MAybe just Mary Poppins' great daughter Sans-titre...124422.gif
That's a mirror? I thought it was a wildly egotistical photograph of her on the wall
If you look closely, there is a little key dangling off the right side of the mirror! ^_^
To lock the medicine cabinet? Gotta keep an eye on those drugs.
Load More Replies...Should Probably Put A Little More Emphasis On The Apostrophe
'Possibly the most important apostrophe I've ever seen' is possibly the best caption to a picture I've ever seen.
Mother In Law Thought It Would Be A Good Idea To Get A Sculpture Of This Beautiful Moment
I finally noticed it, mainly because it isn't in the right spot. I thought it was an arm the whole time.
Load More Replies...So they removed the coat she was holding, but not the limp hand-dong? This was purposeful, haha.
well they did remove her jacket, i dont get it why his 'hand' had to stay :D
This Halloween Decoration At The Old Folks Home
That's just tacky. Unless the old folks chose the decorations themselves for a laugh.
Who the hell would approve this in a nursing home. Just a reminder of where you will be going.
Most elderly folk, especially in care homes, have a perfectly healthy sense of mortality and a sense of humour with it, more so than other age groups. My gran is always making jokes about not having long left etc, it kills me when she says it but she just laughs.
Load More Replies...In my town there is an old folks home where residents have a magnificent view on a real graveyard less than 50 meters away. They don't even have to cross the street to get there.
Same. My granny is at a nursing home that is next to a graveyard. But at least it is a good nursing home - nowadays many news tell how poorly some nursing homes treat the elderly people.
Load More Replies...Notice How Life Looks Better Inside The Noose
yeah. makes it looks like your afterlife after being hung. it should focus more on the effect on those you left behind.
I dont think who are contemplating suicide, are busying themselves with that. They are having enough troubles as is.
Load More Replies...Bad grammar, too. “ ... always HOPE for a better life.” But yeah, the whole thing stinks
Walgreen’s Vinegar On Your Left, My Husband’s Regular Sparkling Water Go-To On Your Right. He Discovered His Error A Little Too Late
Can't stop laughing cause I can see him chugging down from that bottle and then he notices the taste...
My Feet Hurt Just Looking At This
cut up a pool noodle and stick it on there..I had to do that with a table once lol.
Pipe isolation, cheaper than pool noodles and no need to cut it open :) 604776_1-5...ccf804.jpg
Oh s**t. I actually make furniture and damn!!! I see some problems here , starting with a stumped toe
Ouch, I’d never go to the loo in the night ever ever again . I’d be too scared of the murderer of my toes waiting to catch me
There Is A Cursor In My Jigsaw Puzzle Picture
Anyone else know why do I keep seeing this person here?
Load More Replies...When you're taking screenshots of copyrighted pictures to make puzzles in China.
Yeah, the Quays in Temple Bar. They've had a cursor infestation for years.
Load More Replies...I've seen a ton of these lately and surprisingly their from a well known puzzle maker and distributer.
Can't get away from the computer even when relaxing with an old school puzzle
Experience
so many other "EXPERIENCE" they could have highlighted...why that one?
My guess is they short-changed their designer...
Load More Replies...Demons For Sale
This is actually a good deal. I usually have to pay in blood when I want a demon.
Or in virgins. And they usually scream and make a mess. I definitely prefer to pay.
Load More Replies...Maybe they are low quality demons? Or after the expiration date.
Load More Replies...These Shoes With Suction Cups On The Bottom That Pop When I Walk On Smooth Surfaces
Like squeak shoes for babies..but for husbands. It lets me know they're coming and to hide my kit-kats
And now imagine a nice game of basketball with everyone wearing these shoes.
This Cool Bathroom Door In Our Hotel In Croatia
At least this way their little faces aren't on the floor.
Load More Replies...Yeah, but the design fail is not really the door, someone just used a sink that is too big for that small bathroom.
These Restroom Stalls Have Translucent Doors
I've read somewhere that this is a way to reduce the use and/or vandalizing of toilet stalls.
Load More Replies...Someone actually designed that and thought it was a good idea. Someone else then approved and bought that design and thought it was good. Then whoever was in charge of building that bathroom saw it and thought it was good. I would like to meet these people and ask just what the actual f*ck they were thinking.
People asking why - many clubs have decided to adopt this idea to stop drugs being taken. They can see how many people are in a cubicle and what they're doing. not the best idea but it works!!
In the public bathroom in the main branch of the San Francisco library they deliberately hung the doors wrong so you have no privacy. When I complained I was told they did that because people were doing drugs in there. That is no excuse for robbing people of their privacy!
This Boat Tour Is Going Great
“Make The Athlete Look Like She’s In Motion”
Pretty Sure A Disgruntled Designer Is Sending Us A Gigantic, Not-So-Secret Distress Message
I do taekwondo, and sometimes instructors wear a uniform that says WTF in huge letters on it, and I have to hold the laughter in. (it stands for World Taekwondo Foundation btw)
Just Purchased This Low Quality Fried Chicken At The Grocery Store
Do they sell partially cooked rotisserie chicken? Why specify fully cooked?
So, who wants to go buy some chicken that's guaranteed rudeced quality?
This Peephole In A Glass Door
I have a similar frontdoor. I had to install the same spy lens and chain to be eligeble for a discount on my insurance premiums. According to the insurance company "the spy lens offered me a clear view on any possible criminal standing for the door. The chain would, at least, slow down any intruder." I sent them pictures from my frontdoor, but they wouldn't budge. They made it quite clear: Spylens and chain or no discount. So I satisfied the fools and got a hefty discount on my insurance.
you should have switched companies. although, I'm surprised that if they're that concerned about your security... they didn't also insist on some kind of solid door.
Load More Replies...By the looks of the thin pink strip of clothing, somebody is already standing there. Could move a few cm's to the left and be invisible. That is, if you're standing exactly opposite the closed part :D
I've seen this same stupid error on another glass door a few years back. What is the point of putting a peephole on a door made of glass? You can see through the glass.
When The Library Doesn’t Account For People Actually Using Their Brains
You can blame the library for ignoring the stupidity of the situation, but it's more the fault of the door designer.
Damn I Did It Again
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Load More Replies...looks like one of those emergancy off-switches we had in the computer-rooms at school
Thats like here where I live, the cleaner set off the alarm not once, not twice, but 3 times&each time the firebrigade had to come out&stop the noise&the residence had to evacuate the building
Impenetrable
The Backside Of This Donut Costume
Gonna be nice and say it's a belly button, but really looks like a butt hole 😆
Probably has to deal with a lot of jerks reaching in to that hole for laughs
Thanks For Shopping. Now Get Out Before I Throw A Pineapple At You!
Remind me of Liam Lynch's "Happy" song: "Welcome to my happy world, now get your sh*t and leave"
Alfie Baran ? His surname in Polish means a 'ram' or a male sheep and we use the word to call somebody stupid or a moron ;) Sorry, Alfie ;)
I would rather call my spouse a name that mimics "moron, come here" than the american name "D**k". There is no polite way for a woman to call out "D**k!, Where are you?"
Load More Replies..."Enjoy The Best Of Both Worlds" Uhm.. No Thanks
I am not sure if this is supposed yo be a chicken with a fish body or a fish with wings and legs. Where does it live? Does it breathe with lungs?can it run? Can it swim? How do you grow them in an eco-friendly way, in free tanks without nets or without cages? Are the eggs edible? So many questions
Uh.... What Was That?
does the person pressing the button gets molested? or does it molest someone else??
Maybe button is asking to be molested. Let' not kink shame
Load More Replies...It's Spanish... the first time in Mexico and our door hanging sign was " No moleste" -- Do not disturb !
I speak Spanish and I can guarantee molest is not Spanish. Molestar and moleste is but not molest
Load More Replies...So let me save you some time. I went to Google translate and put in "molest". Obviously it told me the detected language is English, so I manually changed the input language down the list, one by one. Of course, most of the languages didn't have a translation, but those that did were versions of 'bother' and 'annoying'. Except from Afrikaans, where it translated to 'war risk'. So my guess is either this is something like a doorbell, where you're trying to get someone's attention inside, or this is the African continent's version of a DEFCON button and someone forgot make it huge and paint it bright red.
Yes, I have been known to take the fun out of everything. Why do you ask? :)
Load More Replies...I feel like this is similar to a big red button that says "Do Not Press" which of course means it will be pressed. It's also the sort of thing people would keep making shifty looks at without saying anything
The Entrance To Our Apartment In Berlin
Who Came Up With The Numbering System For This Apartment Block?
I actually think I figured this out. Level 2 is on the ground floor and were the first apartments. Apartments 3, 12, 21 and 29 are probably 2 story apartments that were added after the building was complete and apartments 37 and 38 are apartments that were created after the building was being leased..that it's the basement refurbished into apartments. But they should wipe the entire numbering system and start over.
Level 1 used to be shops and then were converted to apartments. Can’t change the numbers in the whole building because it screws up everyone’s utilities and mail.
But that doesn’t explain why the rest of the numbers are all screwed up...
Load More Replies...This is very similar to an apartment building I used to live in. Turns out they had numbered one half of the building, both ground and upper floor, counter clockwise starting at the door and then the other half the same way except clockwise this time. This meant apartments 1,2,5,6 were on the ground floor and 3,4,7,8 were on the upper floor. It got even crazier when the numbering system continued like this thru the rest of the sections of the building!
In the building my job is in, the first floor is actually the basement, so this kind of makes sense to me. Level 1 is probably the basement--they added those two after the others were built, then just renumbered the floors. Not saying it's logical...
If I were to guess I'd say it's because the level 1 was originally for storage and was later converted into a couple of apartments.
So no one will talk about the awful leading on this sign? It's not like they were running out of space!
The Wall Art In This Bathroom Is... Suboptimal
not sure if to blame the cleanings for the wall dirt or congratulate for the floor art
Oh my god... this is causing flashbacks. Who would think this is a good idea?
Great! I Can Watcu Myself Poop In 500 Different Dimensions
Did nobody see that it had a typo with 'watch' ? They said 'Watcu" XD
In disabled toilets, they always seem to put a long mirror directly opposite the toilet. Very offputting.
I'll Just Lay Down Here And Die
well, you can just drive thru. Thru the wall, that is. With enough kinetic energy, everywhere is a door. Once.
Bread So Emo It Slices Itself
When I was younger I would genuinely ponder if the jingle was, "nobody doesn't like Sara Lee" OR "nobody does it like Sara Lee"
This Outlet In Our Room At A Kid Friendly Hotel
From what I have seen in the 10+ years I have been in the fandom it mostly points to Disney's Robin Hood and Lion King for waking the furries in people.
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I first thought it was showing a spring dot stop. You know ones everyone played with as kids. Makes this even worse.
Emmm, this would take the whole holiday to explain to my child, that it’s definitely a Harry Potter flying broom without the brush, it’s a Emm it’s a new design ! With a straight face. While my child laughs their head off, shouting w***y w***y Willly
Solar Powered But Under A Shelter
lamp must be powered by a solar panel under next stall
Load More Replies...Solar panels work using the energy from daylight, it doesn't have to be directly under the sun with a completely clear path. How do you think it works when it's cloudy?
The problem is the designers go on and get money for their stupidities.
Does anyone know why BoredPanda showed me well over 50 items the first time I loaded the page, and now won't go past 50? I wanted to upvote and comment on the hand-ball one, but I reloaded first to make sure nobody else had said what I was going to say. This is the second time that's happened to me, now I notice it's cutting it off at exactly 50 (as per the title) but there were way more I hadn't read yet!
That happened to me on another post so would be very interested in the answer.
Load More Replies...Do you even know where we get 97% of our products in the US?
Load More Replies...Does anyone know why BoredPanda showed me well over 50 items the first time I loaded the page, and now won't go past 50? I wanted to upvote and comment on the hand-ball one, but I reloaded first to make sure nobody else had said what I was going to say. This is the second time that's happened to me, now I notice it's cutting it off at exactly 50 (as per the title) but there were way more I hadn't read yet!
That happened to me on another post so would be very interested in the answer.
Load More Replies...Do you even know where we get 97% of our products in the US?
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