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There's no such thing as bad advertisement? Well... This post will put this thought to the test. The ads we're going to show you today range from brutally honest to honestly brutal, and everything in between—they are anything but what the ad commissioners would ask for.

The people at the Design Crowd, a platform for amateur photo editors to share their works, have put their skills to the test in a contest where they had to create bad ads. The theme produced hundreds of submissions over several iterations, and we have gathered some of the best ones that we could find.

Even though the quality of these submissions is not professional by any means, remember that everyone even remotely good had to start somewhere. So feast your eyes on the bad designs, unpleasant truth, and quirky humor, and try to enjoy yourself.

More info: designcrowd.com

This isn't the first time that Design Crowd's competitions have made it to Bored Panda. Many themes have been featured, like broken bounds of classical paintings, exaggerated objects in cities, animals as plants, and many more crazy and creative topics. If you're only starting with Photoshop, it's a great source of inspiration.

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henlo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

don't insult short people they can do things that we can.

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Chich
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

HUMMER: The official vehicle of "can't find your d**k when you have to take a whizz"

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K Killian
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have that stool! Wait...is this really an Ikea ad? Well played.

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Mae Mosse
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe they should have used Lord Farquart from Shrek. They made a lot of jokes about him overcompensating in the movie.

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Tania Rueda Finnegan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The cars are so big that they take up more than one space - taking over the disabled bay would be a d! ck move that would go in hand with what the joke implies..

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Slune
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also small people should be able to get the PARKING FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS !

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Tania Rueda Finnegan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes. It's a joke and it means these drivers (generalization, of course, but who really needs these cars?) tend to be the kind of people that would take over many car spaces, including disabled bays (super do uche move). You are reading it wrong.

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Gyro Pilot
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

HUMMER brand has been dead for more than ten years. What is next, protesting against cocaine that was in Coke 100 years ago?

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If you like what Design Crowd has to offer, visit their website. Even though the site has been inactive in recent years, it was once a very lively community of amateur Photoshoppers. There are still many archived contests and uncovered subjects to check out, so please do.

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Lori T Wisconsin
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember as a kid, watching the old black and white Zenith TV, I loved the Frankenstein movies made in the 1930s starring Boris Karloff. Bride of Frankenstein was my favorite.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Vas! der Jagermeister was once used as a medicine, if none of y'all never knew that.

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Tom Susala
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Would have been more effective if the creator knew the difference between "YOUR" and "YOU'RE!"

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Val Izhakevich
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

An old one: A petrol station assistant comes to a Hummer at the petrol pump: - Would you switch the engine off for a while, Sir? Otherwise your tank will never fill.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never expected Dora to go down that path..... next she'll be busted for smuggling things in her backpack!!!!!

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William Faulk
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

but since its a green screen, that means it can be literally any other color, right?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They should have a game where you are the a fireman and you have to put out the warehouse fire. Sounds like fun. I would give it a try.

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William Faulk
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dad had me fill a Pepperoncini with Sriracha. it'll be fun he said, ill pay you a dollar he said...

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"When you want to be in someone's business, even when it's none of your business."

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand why they use a bear character- everyone knows that they $hit in the woods and don't use toilet paper

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