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56 Text Design Fails That Might Make You Facepalm
H ow lo ng di dit t ake yo u to r ea d t his sent en ce? (How long did it take you to read this sentence?) That, right there, was an example of how NOT to use letters if you want someone to understand your message. Now imagine that printed on a coffee cup or a poster.
Text design can be hit or miss. When done well, you glide over the words, absorb them and move on with your life. When done wrong, it can not only be jarring or annoying, but can also cause the sentence/word/phrase to take on a whole new and unintended meaning. Sometimes with hilarious results.
If you've ever had your brain doing backflips while trying to decipher a badly designed sign, you'll understand exactly what we're talking about. But just to drive the message home, Bored Panda has put together a bunch of perfect examples of typography trying to say, "I said what I said... but I absolutely did not mean to say that." You may have to read some of them a few times to figure out what exactly is going on. Others might never make sense. Ev er.
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Herpes
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When You Skip The Typography Section Of Your Groupon Graphic Design Course
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If Only There Was A Letter In That Word That Resembled A Football
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Choosing The Best Way To Split A Word
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Definitely Not A Safe Space
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If Only There Was A Way To Make A Pizza Slice Look Like A Letter A
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Don’t Want To Go Near The Playground In Case I Catch Faki STDs
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I Left The Union Under The Tadpole
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This New Wall Art In My Office
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It Took A Couple Minutes To Get The Message LOL
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The Rewards Of Hypnotherapy
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This Clock At My Aunt's House
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Came Across This In My Literature Book At School
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This Porch Board My Mom Got For The Front Door
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"Adida" Adidas Jacket Is Missing An "S" (Bought From The Official Website)
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Who Thought That Silver Text On Yellow Packaging Was A Good Idea? I Guess Its A Mystery Serum
Hayhaypaula 9 months ago
If there wasn't a title, I wouldn't have seen all that silver lettering at all.
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Beautiful "Car Spa Pan" Board At The Italian Restaurant, I've Visited Yesterday
Upstaged75 9 months ago
Carbonara. Spaghetti. Pannetone. (which is spelled wrong) But why would you do it like that??
#18
Or... Y'know... The Her In Hero
#19
The Fact That It's Trendy To Do This Right Now Doesn't Make It Any Less Crappy
#21
Since A Wine Glass Naturally Looks Like The Letter "H" And An Aircraft Like A "Y"
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We Is Se Words
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This Won The Design Competition
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Like, Eat Milk
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One Of My Shoes Is Missing A Letter
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That’s Not How Letters Work
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It’s Not Like There’s A Shared Letter
#28
The Decorative Letting Around The Edge Of This Poster Completely Changes The Meaning Of Intelligent
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These Four "Letters" Are Supposed To Spell Out "Nova"
#30
Yuokyol Orcmwrd, Such An Inspirational Quote From A Magazine
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A Poster At My Moms Audiology Office
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And Make Believe Always It Happen
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This Is A Poster By A Design School
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I Guess We Dont Need Spacing Between Go On
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I Spent Half My Meal Trying To Decipher This
#37
If Only Louisiana Were Shaped Like A Letter In The Word Love, This Would Have Worked Much Better
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That's Not How Mirrors Work
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Wild Er Into The Ness
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No Need To Measure, There’s Plenty Of Space For All The Letters
#42
When You Perfect Your Wordart Skills And Go Retail
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Forcea Forsmt
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This Isn't How Wordle Works
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Christian Shirt Where The Words Form An Upside-Down Cross
#47
When You Need To Grab Someone's Attention And Make Them Read A Lot Of Words While They're In Their Car... Definitely Don't Choose This Kind Of Font
#48
How Are You Even Supposed To Read This?
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Worksheet My Kindergartner Brought Home Today
NightOwlPanda 9 months ago
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#50
Missed The Obvious “Bright”
#51
Cheat Yonur GF Not Yonur Workouts
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 9 months ago
I actually read this correctly the first time, so it can't be that awful.
#52
Bought Some Jammies For My Grandson
#53
The An Needs M
#54
This Company’s URL Can Be Any Combination Of These Letters. Guess Which One It Is
#55
My Mum Bought This At A Home Decor Shop Years Ago. I Never Read What It’s Intended To Say
#56
I Almost Missed The Traffic Light Just Trying To Read This
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persephone134 9 months ago
These days, half the kids in my classes are dyslexic. Perhaps they have less of a problem deciphering this? Perhaps the people who are design these signs are dyslexic? Perhaps this will be our new normal?
persephone134 9 months ago
These days, half the kids in my classes are dyslexic. Perhaps they have less of a problem deciphering this? Perhaps the people who are design these signs are dyslexic? Perhaps this will be our new normal?
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