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127 Hilariously Bad Designs That Somehow Got Approved By Someone With Eyes (New Pics)
Good design is supposed to make our lives easier. Whether it’s a piece of furniture, a sign, or a kitchen gadget, the goal is usually to make things more practical and convenient. But sometimes, designers seem to forget that part of the job entirely. And instead of solving problems, their creations end up causing even more of them.
To show you what we mean, we’ve rounded up some hilarious design fails from a subreddit dedicated to spotting them. Scroll down to check them out, and don’t forget to upvote the worst offenders!
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#1
The Headwacker 3000 At The Hotel I'm Staying
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#2
Perforation Fail! Never Seen One Of These That Actually Works
Barking Squirrel 2 days ago
They don't, even if one uses a knife to help the perforation along. See every Mac and Cheese box ever made.
#3
The Tiles At The Hotel I’m Staying At. The Only Way I Know It’s Not Mold Is Because The Pattern Repeats In Other Parts Of The Bathroom
#4
Uneven Surface, Bad Slope And Locked Down Wheelchair Access
#5
There’s A Special Place In Hell For Whoever Designed This Tape Measure With A Rounded Bottom So It Falls Over When You Put It Down To Mark Something
#6
… Toilet Paper?
#7
I Love My Local Pizza Place But Dang If This Don’t Look Like Vomit
#8
A Locking Drawer That Can Be Bypassed By Removing The Upper Drawers
#9
How On Earth Am I Supposed To Read The Label On This Bottle. (Yes! There Is Actually A Label In The Picture!)
Janissary35680 3 days ago
Labels, handles, buttons, switches etc that are designed to be "aesthetically pleasing" at the expense of functionality are one of my pet peeves.
#10
A Token Of Appreciation From My Boss. Only Points Down When Read Correctly
#11
These Signs Are Giving Me Confusion
#12
These New Peugeots Are Great, They Blind You With Glare On The Metallic Finish
#13
Poison Coffee (It's Supposed To Read As "Up Tension")
#14
Magnet Cant Lay Flat Bc Of The Curve
#15
Good Luck Blind People!
#16
Stairs At My Psychologist, I Tripped And Almost Fell Face First When I Opened The Door The First Time
#17
This Chicken Tender At KFC Looks Like A Rat At First Glance
#18
Found The Carpeted Sauna Again
#19
Parking Bays, Nightmare To See As A Colorblind Person And Near Impossible To Park Within The Lines At Night. Should Have Been Solid White Lines
#20
So That's Where It Comes From
#21
Only Other Bathroom Aside From Primary Suite In Home W/ 2 Adults, 2 Young Kids. Where To Put Toothbrush, Hair (& Makeup) Stuff, Handsoap?! Terrible Children's Bathroom Reno By Kim Wolfe On Hbo / Hgtv
#22
Every Lamp On The Street Is Like This. It’s Hasn’t Rained In A Week
Geoffrey Scott 3 days ago
I cut grass for a lady who asked me to look at her Direct dish to see if there was a problem due to no reception. Little plastic cover over receiving wand was filled with water.
#23
Reflective Tile In My Office Bathroom
#24
Elevator 9 On Floor 14
#25
Hospital Bathroom Light Switch That Looks Just Like The Emergency Buzzer
Janissary35680 3 days ago
What color is the emergency buzzer? Is there an emergency buzzer? Where is the emergency buzzer? So many questions...
#26
I’m Not Sure How To Hold This Coffee Mug
#27
Oh, Sorry, Did You Want To Watch The Tennis Match?
#28
I'm Sure They Make A Lunch Not Worth Losing
#29
24/7 Help Line. But No Number Anywhere To Be Found
#30
Highly Accessible Sink I Found In A Japanese Restroom
#31
Couldn’t Find My Hotel Light Switch
Alan Green 3 days ago
Just need a wire clothes hanger to freak out the residents in their rooms this Halloween.
#32
The Least Appetizing Way To Present Sliced Meat In An Italian Supermarket
#33
Hard To Read The Menu At New Restaurant
#34
This Panda Plushie With, Apparently, Two Faces, I Found At A Claw Machine I Took My Baby Cousin To See In An Ice Cream Shop
#35
Took Me Sec To Understand What It Said. Tunashamed
#36
These Stickers On The Escalator That Appear To Be Encouraging Children To Slide Down Outside The Railing
#37
Numbering System At A Therapists Office
#39
Toyota Proace Does Not Have Its Drivers Seat Centered To The Steering Wheel And Dashboard
#40
Stainless Steel Clothes Drying Rack.. Except The Screws
#41
"Tear Away" Tag. So That Was A Lie
#42
A Crosswalk To A Literal Dead End On The Other Side
#43
Accessibility Is Key.. So Let's Block It
#44
Impossible To Clean This Food Processor’s Bowl Handle
#45
Pure Fun To Clean
#46
Was Looking For A Bag But This One Doesn't Look Very Spacious
#47
Perfectly Camouflaged Door Stopper To Stub Your Toes
#48
The Quotes Make Me Doubt The Freshness Of Said Baked Goods…
BewilderedBanana 3 days ago
wrong use of quotes AND the word everyday in one sign. well done :)
#49
This Bath Foam Packaging Looks So Much Like Food That They Had To Put Up A Warning Sign Behind It
#50
Plastic Knobs Above The Grill. Awesome
#51
“Good Luck, Blind People” Part II. Braille On A Metal Sheet In The Burning Hot Greek Sun
#52
The New Southwest Signs. People Don’t Know Which Side To Stand On… It Needs Arrows For Those Who Can’t Tell Orange Is Right And Blue Is Left
#53
A Not So Wheelchair Accessible Door That Has A Push-To-Open Only On The Inside
#54
They Used A Brown Gradient To Make The Logo Readable And Accidentally Giving The City A Post-Apocalyptic Smog
#55
I Cannot See Anything Other Than "Pumpkon"
#56
The Van And Equipment At The Local Funfair's Logo. They Advertise As Being Specifically Designed For Children; Somehow, I Have My Doubts
#57
Recently Bought This Drink, And Only Just Now Noticed That It Doesnt Say "Strawberry", It Says "Stwrabrery"
Doctor Strange 3 days ago
That way they can't get sued for false advertising when it turns out there are no actual strawberries in it
#58
Cangshan Knife Handles All Cracking At The Rivet (Despite Never Being Run In The Dishwasher)
#59
I Read This As “Dpcphsptsthl” Because Someone Thought People Would Just *Know* To Approximate The Greek Letters To Their Rough Latin Lookalikes
#60
Ah Yes, A See-Through “Surprise” Egg
#61
Am I Dumb Or Does This Make No Sense?
#62
Seat Numbers Are Exactly Between The Seats—every Row Had People Sitting In The Wrong Spot Who Had To Get Up And Move
visacrum 16 hours ago
I kind of get everyone downvoting Corwin 02, possibly because of the condescending 'like normal human beings' but I have a local bougie movie theater with seat numbers like this. My first visit (hey, I like bougie movie theaters with reclining seats, downvote away), I just looked at the first seat in the row, saw what side the number was on, and then went to my seat. Honestly, I don't think that's unreasonably difficult. Also, no counting or reciting the alphabet.
#63
Glum Restaurant And Lounge
#64
This Pretty Much Unusable Chessboard Setup The City Built On My Street
#65
I Don’t Know The Difference?
#66
These Type Of Stop Buttons On Busses In Gothenburg, Sweden - Can't Tell You How Many Times I've Accidentally Pushed It With My Leg
#67
Eye Care For Cretins
#68
Apparently The Bot Hates The Fact That Calling Out The Ad Looking Like Peed Dating Was Not Enough To Point Out Bad Design
#69
The Vertical Bunny Rabbit Logo Didn't Fit On The Horizontal Banner So They Just Chopped Off Its Head And Put It On The Ground
#70
It's From A Design School Too
#71
The Logo Of The European Space Agency (Esa) Just Looks Like Eesa
#72
This Ear Thermometer Always Shows The Room Temperature Which Drains The Battery. It Requires A Battery Change Before Use Every Time Because Of It
#73
For A Second, I Thought It Was Binary!
Alan Green 3 days ago
For a moment there I thought it was a fridge thermometer that only goes up to 5c.
#74
No, It Is Not The Actual Size
Fire Singer 18 hours ago
The picture is the actual size of the picture. They didn't say it was the actual size of the device inside the box. ;) (that's the only way I can defend this, which I'm not doing)
#75
My Kid’s Employee Information Form Had Her Struggling To Decide Between Checking The Checkboxes Or Circling Them…
#76
400€ BBQ, Black Text (Around The Turn Dials) On Black Background
#77
Common Strip Mall Issue. If You Are Going To Provide Protection From The Elements, Why Not Actually Provide Continuous Coverage So That Patrons Can Move Between Businesses Without Getting Wet?
#78
$200 Dollar Fan That I Can’t Turn Off The Lighting. It’s Blinding Bright
LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 days ago
A few bits of electrical tape snipped down to the size of the lights works wonders.
#79
At First Glance I Didn't Pick Up On What It Was Saying, I Was Thoroughly Confused. Also For A 19oz That's Pitiful
#80
Lets Put The Pledge Right On The Flag So Everyone Can Read It In Black Comic Sans
Private profile 2 days ago
And we are supposed to leave religion out of public school, yet the pledge literally says “under god”
#81
Only One Toilet With A Door In Woman’s Restroom
#82
I Don't Think They Know The Purpose Of Directional Block Tactiles
#83
So It’s 3/4 Peppers… From The Right.. And It’s The Hottest?
#84
Backpack That Has Zippers On The Bottom Leading To The Main Bag That Open Up Automatically When You Put Too Much In
#85
Some People Don't Understand What Those Tiles Are For
#86
Tactile Paving Obstacle Race
#87
This Ultra Sharp Knife Has No Way To Lock It Open Or Closed
#88
New Front Steps From A Local Sub
#90
Light From Bathroom At 3am In A Hotel Room. Why Can’t It Be A Solid Door
#91
The Plastic Of This Container Lid Is Weaker Than The Bond Between It And The Container Itself
#92
The Stairs To My Bedroom Have A Half Step At The Top
#93
The Word “Choice” And The Look On This Man Seem A Bit Disconnected
#94
The And The
#95
Menu Only Available Through Reflective Qr Code
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 3 days ago
Walk out, and let them know the reason why on the way to the door.
#96
Wooden Marketplace Us Map Apparently Sold By Hobby Lobby Has Taken Some Serious Liberties With Borders
#97
Nothing Left? So Goon!
#98
This Walmart Has Cart Wheels That Lock When You Cross A Sensor, To Keep People From Stealing Them. They Put The Sensor Inside The Parking Lot So Most Carts Lock Up
#99
First Aid Kit Needs To Be Opened Using Two Fingers Of Each Hand
#100
Seen On An Airplane - What?
#101
That Does Not Look Like An "M"
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 3 days ago
And they so easily could have made it look like an M by using the rooves of TWO houses.
#102
Guess Which Is Which
#103
I Have An Irrational Fear Of Slipping And Being Impaled By This Bluey Soap With Pointy Plastic Ears
#104
This Lemon Squeezer Packaging Demonstrates How To Use It Incorrectly
Shelley Dawson 14 hours ago
It works either way depending on the size of fruit you wish to squeeze. I have used these for years. 'This is my practical experience.
#105
Public Benches That Have Holes But No Way To Clean Them
#106
I've Been Staring At This Sticker On The Bus For 8 Hours, And I Have No Idea What Is Trying To Say
Karmageddon 2 days ago
I think it's saying the window doesn't open by going up, it opens by going outward.
#107
From The Ground Floor, Pressing The Uppermost Button Will Take You To -1
#108
Ultra Bright Switchboard Leds
Verity Stewart 2 days ago
I'm autistic and i had one and I got photophobia and the light was annoying so I put tape to block it. It worked
#109
Definitely The Best Way To Line Up This House Number And Lighting Fixture
#110
They Could Have Made It So Simple
#111
Ford Have Started Putting These Flimsy Fuel Filter Casings On Their Diesel Engines And They're Barely A Step Up From Papermache. Colleague Didn't Even Notice It Had Snapped While Removing Clip On Line
Adam Arnold 3 days ago
So Ford are buying in part's from Peugeot and Citroen now? (Owned by Stellantis)
#112
Absolute Worst Stove Replacement. Touch Screen That Doesn’t Register Some Of The “Buttons”
#113
I Was So Confused LOL , I Was Thinking “Made In A What”
LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 days ago
Supposed to be read as "Made In LA". That LA looks somewhat similar to the logo for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, but we call Hardees "Carls Jr" here in California. So maybe it stands for Louisiana XD
#114
Airline Just Slapping A Jpeg On Their Plane
#115
White-On-Black Barcode, That Couldn't Be Scanned At The Register
#116
Ad For Cosmetic Enhancements 👁👄👁
#117
New Bike Rack At Local Supervalu Shop - Does This Mean You Can Or Can't Park Your Bike?
#118
My New Zenbook 14 Gets Discolored Each Time You Touch It Even If Your Hands Are Clean
#119
Keurig Made Coffee Machines Impossible To Clean Properly
#120
The Gap Between Seat And Rail Is So Narrow, It's Impossible To Pass Through And Sit In The Middle. Same From The Other Side Of The Desk
#121
My Walking Pad Remote Made The Traditional ⏯️ Button Catapult You To 3mph And I Hit It Every Time I Need To Pause The Workout
#122
My Dad Is Adamant On Adding A Window Here
#123
Here Is A Side-By-Side Picture. This Is From Their Tropical Mix Bag. Two Flavors Both Use A Very Close Yellow. It's Bad Design!
#124
What Is The Dadgum Expiration Date On This Chobani Yogurt Cup???
#125
This ATM Is Too Close To The Drive-Through Teller. When The Teller Is In Use You Can’t Get To The ATM Unless You Get Out Of Your Car
#126
This Clipboard Packaging Is Applied Under The Metal Clip, So If You Rip It While Removing, It Gets Caught There Permanently
#127
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David Paterson 11 hours ago
Everybody complains about the installation of wheelchair ramps and tactile strips without giving a single thought as to why they're really there. Ramps are for shopping trolleys, people on their mobile phones, prams, strollers, bikes, scooters, inline skates, roller skates, mobility scooters, skateboards, wheeled walkers and people with a walking stick and, rarely, wheelchairs. Tactile strips and buttons, I call them "kid k*llers". Tactile buttons throw people on roller blades scooters and roller skates, can trip people with walking sticks, and interfere with wheeled walkers, prams strollers, bikes etc. In addition, prams, strollers, people with walking sticks can negotiate a single step at the top of a ramp. I have seen a person on a wheelchair arrive at a full lift and, rather than wait for the next lift, take the escalators and arrive on the next floor before the lift. Literally the only instance I've seen where tactile strips are good is on train platforms to warn of the drop off.
David Paterson 11 hours ago
Everybody complains about the installation of wheelchair ramps and tactile strips without giving a single thought as to why they're really there. Ramps are for shopping trolleys, people on their mobile phones, prams, strollers, bikes, scooters, inline skates, roller skates, mobility scooters, skateboards, wheeled walkers and people with a walking stick and, rarely, wheelchairs. Tactile strips and buttons, I call them "kid k*llers". Tactile buttons throw people on roller blades scooters and roller skates, can trip people with walking sticks, and interfere with wheeled walkers, prams strollers, bikes etc. In addition, prams, strollers, people with walking sticks can negotiate a single step at the top of a ramp. I have seen a person on a wheelchair arrive at a full lift and, rather than wait for the next lift, take the escalators and arrive on the next floor before the lift. Literally the only instance I've seen where tactile strips are good is on train platforms to warn of the drop off.
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