It is absolutely fascinating to discuss the balance between function and form when it comes to various designs. Here’s the problem, though: many people tend to assume that a product, ad, or work of art has to necessarily be either aesthetic or super-functional if it doesn’t strive for balance. How naive! We’re here to show you that there are some truly horrible design ideas out there. Awful taste, as well as awful execution, is putting it mildly.
And that’s where the ‘Awful Taste And Awful Execution’ (aka ATAAE) online community comes in. A subreddit uniting 81.5k members, it’s a celebration of everything that’s awful, taste-wise. We’ve collected some of their best (or would that be ‘worst’?) pics to share with you. The images are a great reminder that you, Pandas, have far better taste.
Scroll down, and let us know which of these designs you loved to hate the most by giving them a big ol’ upvote. Oh, and don’t be shy—share your honest thoughts with everyone in the comments.
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Both Of These Look Like Cow Shit Mixed With Dog Vomit. I Pity Their Poor Family
i think for the sake of your family's safety just stop cooking for the rest of your lives
Ariane Sherine, the editor at These Three Rooms, was kind enough to answer Bored Panda's questions about taste, interior design, and aesthetics.
"Interior design is much harder than it looks. It's actually more difficult to find combinations that do work well together! Generally speaking, pair like with like, so: brights with other brights, neutrals with neutrals, pastels with pastels, neon with neon, muted colors with other muted colors, etc." she listed what homeowners should keep in mind if they want to leave a positive impression and avoid jarring visuals.
"The same is often true for materials, so if you like natural materials like rattan and bamboo then go for a natural scheme. If you prefer synthetic materials, ditto," she said.
Maga-Themed Wedding Dress
Curves
We were interested to get the interior design expert's opinion on first impressions, specifically what guests would notice first when entering the kitchen or bathroom.
"First off, they notice how clean and tidy and fragrant the room is. You can have a wonderfully stylish kitchen or bathroom, but if it's dirty and smells terrible that'll be your guests' overall impression of it," Ariane, from These Three Rooms, said that no matter how aesthetic and stylish everything looks, it doesn't count for much if you haven't gotten the basics right.
"Secondly, they'll notice how it functions and what their experience of it is: is there enough loo paper or kitchen towel? Does the hand wash smell nice? Does the loo flush? Do the appliances work? And lastly, they'll notice the décor. Décor is subjective but an empty loo roll definitely isn't!"
Yeah Nice
Do we really need two Dakotas? They're basically the same state. I think it's time to merge them together and save some money on paperwork.
What Exactly Is On Her Face
Reminds me of that old Dexy Midnight Runners song ... "Come on Eileen" 😎
This Baby Announcement -- Sent To Relatives
Finally, Ariane shared her thoughts about embracing what we love, no matter what others might think about our design decisions. At the end of the day, what matters is that you're happy. She noted that you could apply this to all of your life choices, not just design and taste.
"It's all about being confident in yourself and knowing that it doesn't matter what others think of your style. As long as you're happy, who cares whether Aunty Pat thinks your sofa's garish?!"
This Is The Logo Of A Local Bakery. Looks Like The Angel Is About To Eat Some A**
Out Of This World! I Was Told You Guys Would Appreciate This!
Balloon Elsa
The ‘Awful Taste And Awful Execution’ subreddit has been around since 2017. In the 5+ years since, the members of the ATAAE community have scoured the internet for some of the biggest insults to good taste to ever exist in our timeline. It’s truly puzzling how some people completely lack any and all aesthetic awareness.
Our tastes might play a large role in whether or not we find a design, product, or work of art appealing, but it’s important to remember that there are such things as objectively good or bad designs. Good design means putting the user first. Designs ought to be functional, pleasing, and ergonomic.
Somewhere Out There, A Circus Is Missing Its Clown Car
The Maskinator
Awkward
Tim Antoniuk, an expert in Design Studies at the University of Alberta, previously spoke to Bored Panda about good and bad design. He noted that good designs ought to constantly adapt to a changing, modern world.
“Given the speed of change that we encounter today in our lives in the digital environment that we live in, I believe that some great design is not necessarily timeless. One example is seen in Interface Design, Ux Design, and in-service design. As new layers get added into our lives, things naturally have an evolutionary cycle,” the design expert told Bored Panda earlier.
“This is different from furniture which naturally can be more ubiquitous and designed to fit the human body. There is a great deal of fuzziness in this discussion but I do believe that the essence of this idea is true," the professor said that certain product designs have far more longevity than others, depending on the area.
Don’t Actually Wear This
Yeah. Dumb
Originally Posted On Atbge, But Definitely Belongs Here
"The gray area comes in when people start to talk about taste and about degrees of aesthetic. I may love the design of Bauhaus furniture, for example, while somebody may feel that it is too cold and void of personality,” the expert accounted for people’s differing tastes.
She Will Totally Not Regret That Tattoo
Found Outside A Xiaomi Store
Music Festival Season Coming Up
“Not unlike great art, I believe that much of what came from this era is ‘great design,’ in part because it represents an era and a philosophy. When we start to mix in discussions of taste and preference, that is where the gray areas of good and bad design get blurred,” he said.
This Hairway To Heaven
Guess Which State
Renovations Done To 500-Year-Old Caldwell Tower In Scotland
This has been on here many times. I believe the owners had to do something modern to it (the planning department insisted) so that it was a renovation commensurate with the time it was carried out.
According to Antoniuk, from the University of Alberta, people can generally intuitively feel what designs are good and which ones aren’t.
"Quite often, this relates to ergonomics and the usability or functionality of the products and services and systems. Having said that, I think far too many people expect poor design that doesn’t really work well," he told us.
Poor Thing Needs To Be Put Out Of Its Misery
There’s A Lot To Unpack Here
Horrible Tattoo And Use Of A Birthmark
"For me, great design is what Dieter [Rams] talks about—it is also intuitive, it is deeply sympathetic and empathetic to the user at all levels, and at some level, it is emotional. It is a catalyst for giving us feelings."
When You’re Trashy But Also Complex
I found my glasses. Wish I hadn't. Can't look away. Send help. Or Valium. Prefer Valium.
100k And He Still Doesn't Look Like The Biebs
F**k Me
Which of these pics did you find the most painful to look at, dear Pandas? Why do you think some people have such a hard time realizing that their sense of what does and does not work totally doesn't match what's actually aesthetic? How would you break the news to someone to tell that they might just lack taste and may need to develop it more? Let us know in the comments!
I Think The Flooring At This Banquet Belongs Here
This Is Disgusting
Lil Uzi Vert Pierced His Forehead With A $24 Million Pink Diamond
Camp Auschwitz
He probably has a lot of brown shirts at home - complete with red armbands. And a white robe with a pointed hood.
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Load More Replies...I'm a peaceful person and despite violence. I also want to slap that guy. Hard. With a bat
Disgusting piece of racist dog c**p. This was from the January 6th Capital Riot in the United states. All of these domestic terrorists need to be jailed.
Another guy was wearing a shirt that read: “6 million Jews is not enough” …….
Load More Replies...He should go to Germany with that. He probably wouldn't make it out of the airport without getting arrested or a huge fine.
He's trying to look so important, with his Fisher-Price Chatter Phone hidden from view in his deplorable statement hoody.
This dude's sister is currently asking the legal system "not to judge a book by its cover" as regards his sentencing. That sentiment only applies when you don't get to choose the cover. This cover (shirt) was 100% a choice.
Not every Trump supporter is a racist piece of sh+t , but every racist piece of sh+t is a Trump supporter.
...but every Trump supporter looked at the racism and violence within the party and decided they were okay with it and continued to support Trump. (Like my mother, who said, "what do I care, I'm white and I have a gun, that's someone else's problem")
Load More Replies...Germany is ashamed of the Nazis, some Americans are not. Thank you for believing in human decency and taking responsibility.
Load More Replies...Nah let's send them to concentration camps and slave plantations to reenact them as the victims this time, since they think it's no big deal
Load More Replies...This person should be put in jail in the same conditions as then, for at least two weeks maybe a month…then we'll see what he has to say…. F**k dumb idiot a*s
Try two years at least. Same work, scraps for food etc.
Load More Replies...This dude is asking for leniency claiming he got caught up in the moment - when he stormed the US Capital. Yeah right, caught up.
"Work Brings Freedom" says the shirt of the guy on permanent disability.
75 days in jail is absolutely nothing for what they assholes did. It’s like a little slap on the hand and telling them to be a better boy next time. These domestic terrorists and racist losers need a much longer jail term.
Load More Replies...About what I'd expect from someone stupid enough to think Trump was a good President.
The level of ignorance here is underlined by the fact that they didn't even get the quote (from the gate at Auschwitz) right. It should read "work shall set you free", such a hideously ironic thing for the nazis to put at the entrance to a death camp. But 5 words are probably harder for these morons to read than 3.
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-09-15/rioter-who-wore-camp-auschwitz-sweatshirt-gets-jail-term#:~:text=A%20Virginia%20man%20who%20stormed,to%2075%20days%20of%20imprisonment.
Magats. This sort of clothing is their whole personality
Load More Replies...As a German this infuriates me. There’s a big chance he’d get his a*s kicked in Germany for wearing this!
This should not be on here. We have to live with evil people, but we don't have to give them a platform.
Right. Pls write this to CNN, MSNBC & especially Fox Noise. No platforms for violent dix.
Load More Replies...I was also shocked by the one with the "Six million was not enough" shirt. Didn't know this kind of disgusting antisemite merchandising even existed.
Vile fucktard waste of atoms dickvirus pissant assholefungus tragic accident shitpile+!!!
That f****r's at the Capitol insurrection. He was arrested and charged - can't remember if the piece of s**t has been sentenced yet.
75 days is an absolute joke for what these domestic terrorists did. Teenagers in the US get longer sentence in juvenile prison for getting caught selling pot. I really worry about the US at times.
Load More Replies...He just got sentenced to jail for the 1/6 insurrection here in USA! KARMA
Literally news broke today that he's ben sentenced for his part in Jan 6
This was during the insurrection of the United States Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021.
Is there a cord to his phone? Or is he using a handset of some sort? I know evil is stupid but really?
The downside of democracy - his vote counts just like those of rational citizens.
Murica, where you can flaunt your total dickishness. Maybe he should be subjected to that treatment himself.
Good news! He's been sentenced to 75 days in Federal prison! https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/capitol-riot-auschwitz-sentenced-robert-packer-b2168303.html
Robert Packer, 57, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building, which is punishable by a maximum of six months imprisonment.
He was just sent to prison by the Jan. 6 investigation. He has no idea what he is representing. Sadly so many of the Jews who were liberated are dying from old ago. Our neighbors both had the numbers on their arms and when we were old enough, my Dad asked them to tell us all about it and what it meant. I will never ever forget it...NO ONE should forget it. This insensitive jerk needs to be tied down in a room and forced to watch some of the hideous film footage from that era.
All societies torture people~~Putin for 22 yrs, Iran killed 22-yo Amini Mahsa on 9/13/22 for wearing her hijab tilted~~the arrest crime said "improperly." On 9/14/23, a grave w/440 bodies was unearthed in Izium, Ukraine; many bodies showed “signs of torture.” U.S. waterboarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammad “at least 183 times” & tortured [tortureS?] ALL Gitmo prisoners. N. Korean ahole Kim Jong Un showed off headless body of his uncle after he ordered Jang Song Thaek murdered in 2013, 2 yrs after Kim came to power. [We're talking 1 week ago, 1 month ago (another Russian "fell" out of window), 5, 10, 20 yrs ago~~not 75-80. Mourn WWII but let's join the 21st century & work against violence, guns & the insecure guys who buy them NOW...in 2022.]
Load More Replies...Okay yes the shirt is absolutely wrong but I'm a little confused why there's oars in the skull's mouth.
....you know....there are some people I just want to stop and give a history pop quiz to...... just to be sure they know what they're doing
He brought a portable charger bank. He *planned* the items on his body
He just got a few years for this. Yesterday I believe. But don't worry folks, he'll thrive in prison.
Yeah, he got arrested, and just sentenced https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jan-rioter-wearing-camp-auschwitz-sweatshirt-sentenced/story?id=89973329
Disgusting on more than one level, but the most obvious ... they tried to translate "Arbeit macht frei", which was written in metal letters over the main gates of a few concentration camps, among them Auschwitz. "Jedem das Seine" was also used (translates to "everyone gets it their ways", as if something you decided to do would have brought you there). "Work brings Freedom" in itself is neither wrong, nor anything worth mentioning anyway. Financial stability makes you free to decide wether or not you want THAT job, THAT car, THAT pack of undies for half price, or if you need these, but that was NOT what they had in mind ... the writing itself was, in most cases at least, crafted by smiths or welders happening to be jews, gipsies, commies or by any other means considered undesirabe or unworthy by the Nazis. And ... not everything that is wrong and rightwing is also to be called Nazi'ish, but this man does not leave that much of a choice here - deliberately an AH, he is.
To reproduce this is to add insult to injury. There's nothing this site won't stoop to in pursuit of ad clicks.
He was in the news today. He is getting either indicted or sentenced (I could look it up, but this guy doesn't deserve the extra effort).
Biden busted you & your kind. Be accountible for your hatred, take responsibility for spreading hate & GROW UP. [His name is Joe & yours is Dik.]
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Toilet Brush Christmas Tree
Getting A Bad Tattoo Of An Egirl Might Be The 2021 Version Of Hitting Rock Bottom
Happy Birthday! Here’s Some More Ptsd
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Ouch. That was painful to see.Usually I click the link to show all the posts; but not today.
"Note: this post originally had 113 images." Not today, Satan! Man, some of those were pretty rough.
may i suggest posting on instagram or deviantart instead of boredpanda? they have much better algorithms for sharing art & making sure people see it, & you're able to tag your art so people will see it if they're interested in similar topics. it's quite easy to build a following there without resorting to begging & advertising on posts that have nothing to do with art (which, no offense, makes people less likely to check out your art because they weren't looking for art in the first place & weren't expecting an ad in the comments).
Load More Replies...Ouch. That was painful to see.Usually I click the link to show all the posts; but not today.
"Note: this post originally had 113 images." Not today, Satan! Man, some of those were pretty rough.
may i suggest posting on instagram or deviantart instead of boredpanda? they have much better algorithms for sharing art & making sure people see it, & you're able to tag your art so people will see it if they're interested in similar topics. it's quite easy to build a following there without resorting to begging & advertising on posts that have nothing to do with art (which, no offense, makes people less likely to check out your art because they weren't looking for art in the first place & weren't expecting an ad in the comments).
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