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88 Funny Graphic Design Fails Reminding Us That No, Not Anyone Can Do It
Art is generally open to interpretation, meaning its exact message is often vague, and various points of view and opinions can be offered. However, in graphic design, especially in marketing and advertising, conveying the right or the intended idea is key. Unless the designer doesn't mind finding their work posted among the many graphic design fails on Reddit.
There is indeed a dedicated hub on Reddit reserved specifically for awful designs and graphic design fails that failed to communicate their idea due to a shabby design. Wittily titled "Comic Sans Galore" (OG graphic designers will get the reference), r/crappydesign offers a bum trip of poorly implemented creative ideas. Chock-full of funny graphic design fails and bad graphic design ideas, it's also a lesson and a list of examples of how NOT to do it. Anyhow (to stop being so snobbish about it), we must appreciate these stupid design fails and the individuals behind them because otherwise, we would have fewer failures of others (rather than our own) to chuckle and facepalm at.
Below, we've compiled a list of the worst graphic design fails we could find online to, hopefully, bring a bit more laughter to your day and remind you that it's perfectly human to err! (Also, to remind you that hiring a professional to do the job is often very much worth it.) If any of the bad graphic designs below make you giggle, let us know by giving them an upvote!
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The Placement Of This Baby's Head Wasn't Quite Thought Through
Hood On vs. Hood Off
The Sign On My Husbands Graphic Design Department
The Implication That This Tooth Has Genitals
I Thought The Peep Was Farting. My Wife Corrected Me - It’s Cotton Candy
Proofreading This Book Couldn't Have Been That Hard
Somewhere Out There, A Graphic Designer Dad Is Laughing
A Pen My Teacher Gave Me
Got This As A Gift And Honestly I Don't Want To Throw It Away Just Because It's Terribly Funny
People Wearing Face Masks Looking Like Monsters
Worst Doctor Ever
Yeah Okay Makes Sense Thank You
I've Never Met Lauren But I Already Know I Don't Like Her
You can tell a lot about a person from their bookshelves. For example, this one tells me that Lauren is a shallow person and also she doesn't read.
Something Seems Off In This One
Step 4: Just Go Sit In Some Other Chair
This Is Not Vitamin D, It's An Emoji On A Bottle Of Magnesium
I’d Like To Eat Here. Unsure When Is Ok
If I got this correct: closed Sunday. Open for lunch Mon-Sat. 11:30am-2:30pm, for dinner Mon-Thurs. 4:30pm-10:00pm, and Fri.-Sat. 4:30pm-10:30pm *Oh it's open for dinner on Sun. 3-9:30 but closed for lunch.
This Doormat Belonging To A Couple Living In My Building
I Love Drinking Kids Too!
Mother-Daughter Bonding At Its Finest
Wine glasses don't need to be used for wine. I use mine all the time for juice with my daughter.
I Saw This On A Box. I Don't Know How To Lift It Like The Picture Said
Is this an optical illusion? I can't work out which limb is which, and why he only has 3.
My Local Bakery's Menu Is So Bad, It's Good
I see nothing wrong here. I'm not even reading it. I just see a whole bunch of squirrels, and what's not love about that?
Was It So Hard To Get A Dog?
But cats are our supreme overlords and clearly deserve to have their pictures placed in as many places as possible so that we can worship them properly!
This Church Service Invitation That Looks Like I’m About To Be Murdered
This University's President Is Really Hands On
Where does he get his suits made? I have a friend that needs that tailor...
He's Calling Her To Ask Her For Her Number?
Critical Thinking
My grandma used to let me win every time at tic tac toe as a kid. My older cousin beat me once I was really shocked and I did something similar to this to show that I was clearly the superior thinker.
The Reduce Volume Button
For Reasons Unknown, South America Has Completely Been Replaced By Africa
But It’s A Stop Sign…
Dont Mess With Chile 🇨🇱
"Hey uh Jim i dont think this is Texas" "Dadgumit Matthew of course its Texas send it out"
Always Wanted A Ntr Lom Aua He Myself
The Sweater I Bought Cannot Be Maintained
This Graph In My School's Yearbook
In case anyone else spent way too much time trying to figure out what was wrong with this, the lengths of the bars don't even come close to matching the numbers they're supposed to go with.
The Local Clinic Here, Absolute Gem
The Rewards Of Hypnotherapy!
I don't need hypnotherapy! I got mine for free. #soblessed #loophole #beatthesystem
Antioxidents, Electrolytes, And Deli Organ Flavor?
I Don't Feel Very Beautiful Staring At That Logo
Totally Worth The $6.95
Comical Font Selection And Style. The Deeper You Look The Worse You See
Decided To Open My Step Daughters Junior Risk Board Game Tonight And The Compass Is Incorrect…
Would You Rather Kill 5 Or 6 People?
Oh My, That’s Terrifying
Found By The Copier
The Design School I Graduated From Sent This Postcard Out
Somehow Spiderman Is Able To Keep A Hot Drink In His Cup While Upside Down
I See This At My University Every Day
This Pie Chart From TV Time
Let's Put The Instructions On The Same Side Of The Perforated Pull Tab!
I My Bike
This "Luxurious" German Gin Bottle
Every 3,000 Sheets Of Paper Costs Us A Ree
The Elevator Safety Placard In This Hotel
If Only You Could Do With The N’s As You Did With The G’s
Scale Is A Social Construct, And Therefore Can Be Ignored
Happy New Year!
Ah Yes, Gotta Love Some Ccoffeeffee
Kix Cereal Box Has A Masked Out Spoon To Give The Illusion There’s Cereal On Top
That just reminded me of the colour changing spoons a certain cereal used to have. I think it was Trix.
What Planet Are They Living On
Saw This At The 99 Cent Store. Possibly The Most Confusing Thing I’ve Ever Seen
Pregnancy Test Early Five Result Day Sooner Pregmate
Social Media Logo Covers The Age Restriction On This Honey Bottle
This Terrible Church Advert
Unintentionally Gross, Marble Looking Keyboard
Don’t Smoke The Propane!
A Beautiful Summor…
This Popcorn Bag That Says Microwave For 2 Minutes 30 Seconds, But Has A Picture Of A Microwave With 3 Minutes On It
We All Know Maryland Is Shaped Exactly Like An O
Insane Menu At An Insane Sandwich Shop
It Says America, With The Us Flag And The Statue Of Liberty, But With The Map Of Mexico
The Alphabet: Abcdefgeffgufk
Well, yeah! Of course I learned my ABCs! It goes: AMJANJULBOPQFEBAUGCDRSMARSEPEFTUVAPROCTFGUWMAYNOVFKLXYZJUNDEC
Very Confused Messaging. Why Strike Out The Part That Leaves It Meaning The Same?
Don't Drop Out Off Design School, Kids
Get TRAIN Everyday
This Annoys Me Every Time I Come Here. What Is It Even Supposed To Say?
Why Is The Phone Inside The Photo?
A Logo Including A Globe Where Greenland, Iceland And The UK Have Decided To Fly Away Into The Arctic
Bought This Geometry Set For My Son. Comes With This Map Of The World That Has So Many Countries Spelt Incorrectly
Uh... Fearsome? Roarsome? Rfarsome?
It's Not Like The Word "Burger" Already Has A G Or Anything
Ah Yes, *you Need Is Love*
Don’t To Stop
Was supposed to say "don't try to stop me," but whoever picked the colors made a terrible mistake.
“Of One Breast”
The Hon Orb And Shirts This Year
These Guys Don’t Know How To Count Apparently
Gave Myself Eye Strain Trying To Read This Can Of Room Spray
Map Where Numerous Types Of Football That Are Different Sports Entirely Are Categorized As If They're The Same
What's those Islands just south of Greenland? Is that... Is that New Zealand???
Notepad Becomes Half As Useful Because Design Makes It Hard To Read
These are the fails of graphic designers. They're the fails of companies that didn't want to pay for a graphic designer, and thought they could do just as well.
These are the fails of graphic designers. They're the fails of companies that didn't want to pay for a graphic designer, and thought they could do just as well.
