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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 Sign On My Husbands Graphic Design Department
#3
Somewhere Out There, A Graphic Designer Dad Is Laughing
#4
The Placement Of This Baby's Head Wasn't Quite Thought Through
#5
The Implication That This Tooth Has Genitals
#6
I Thought The Peep Was Farting. My Wife Corrected Me - It’s Cotton Candy
#7
Proofreading This Book Couldn't Have Been That Hard
#8
A Pen My Teacher Gave Me
#9
Got This As A Gift And Honestly I Don't Want To Throw It Away Just Because It's Terribly Funny
#10
Worst Doctor Ever
Seamus Crumley 2 years ago
Thak God for that. I thought it was someting serious, like the flu.
#11
People Wearing Face Masks Looking Like Monsters
#12
I've Never Met Lauren But I Already Know I Don't Like Her
Jeremy James 2 years ago
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.
#13
Yeah Okay Makes Sense Thank You
#14
Something Seems Off In This One
#15
Step 4: Just Go Sit In Some Other Chair
#16
This Is Not Vitamin D, It's An Emoji On A Bottle Of Magnesium
#17
I’d Like To Eat Here. Unsure When Is Ok
StrangeOne 2 years ago (edited)
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.
#18
This Doormat Belonging To A Couple Living In My Building
#19
Mother-Daughter Bonding At Its Finest
StrangeOne 2 years ago
Wine glasses don't need to be used for wine. I use mine all the time for juice with my daughter.
#20
I Love Drinking Kids Too!
#21
I Saw This On A Box. I Don't Know How To Lift It Like The Picture Said
Seamus Crumley 2 years ago
Is this an optical illusion? I can't work out which limb is which, and why he only has 3.
#22
My Local Bakery's Menu Is So Bad, It's Good
Donkey boi 2 years ago (edited)
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?
#23
Was It So Hard To Get A Dog?
fair_weather_rose 2 years ago
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!
#24
This University's President Is Really Hands On
Laura Lett 2 years ago
Where does he get his suits made? I have a friend that needs that tailor...
#25
This Church Service Invitation That Looks Like I’m About To Be Murdered
#26
The Reduce Volume Button
#27
For Reasons Unknown, South America Has Completely Been Replaced By Africa
Seamus Crumley 2 years ago
Tectonic plate shift has happened much quicker than scientists anticipated
BLONDTROBL 2 years ago
Pretty much all of Central and North America only has one perching bird. Whilst South Amerfrica has a lot. The real mystery is what's up with the pink areas?
A Wild Bean 2 years ago
...and apparently there's only one species of bird throughout most of North America... and some of the colors on the map aren't even on the key
Carter Maggard 2 years ago
Hello and welcome back to the daily weather. Today there's... tropical storms in Africa...? Anyways, back to Tom with the news.
Benita Valdez 2 years ago
In all fairness, this is what people seem to think sometimes. I'm in the US and I say my dad is from Uruguay and his family almost all live in South America. The response is all too often "oh wow I didn't know you were South African; you don't even look black" 🙄 😑 🤦♀️ I'm not black, I'm quite pale with Hispanic and European heritage/ancestry whatever. Why the hell do they almost always default to South Africa? I could understand maybe a little if I was atleast some level or darker skin but I'm pretty pasty
PurpleKU77 2 years ago
Public schools don't teach anything but how to pass standardized tests, and maps/geography are most definitely not on the menu 🤬
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He's Calling Her To Ask Her For Her Number?
#29
Critical Thinking
TOM HOLLAND 2 years ago
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.
#30
Dont Mess With Chile 🇨🇱
King Julian 2 years ago
"Hey uh Jim i dont think this is Texas" "Dadgumit Matthew of course its Texas send it out"
#31
But It’s A Stop Sign…
#32
Always Wanted A Ntr Lom Aua He Myself
#33
The Sweater I Bought Cannot Be Maintained
#34
Antioxidents, Electrolytes, And Deli Organ Flavor?
#35
The Local Clinic Here, Absolute Gem
#36
I Don't Feel Very Beautiful Staring At That Logo
#37
This Graph In My School's Yearbook
fair_weather_rose 2 years ago
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.
#38
The Rewards Of Hypnotherapy!
TOM HOLLAND 2 years ago
I don't need hypnotherapy! I got mine for free. #soblessed #loophole #beatthesystem
#39
Would You Rather Kill 5 Or 6 People?
#40
Totally Worth The $6.95
#41
Comical Font Selection And Style. The Deeper You Look The Worse You See
#42
Decided To Open My Step Daughters Junior Risk Board Game Tonight And The Compass Is Incorrect…
#43
Somehow Spiderman Is Able To Keep A Hot Drink In His Cup While Upside Down
#44
Oh My, That’s Terrifying
#45
Found By The Copier
#46
The Design School I Graduated From Sent This Postcard Out
#47
I See This At My University Every Day
#48
This Pie Chart From TV Time
#49
Let's Put The Instructions On The Same Side Of The Perforated Pull Tab!
#50
I My Bike
#51
Every 3,000 Sheets Of Paper Costs Us A Ree
#52
This "Luxurious" German Gin Bottle
#53
The Elevator Safety Placard In This Hotel
#54
Scale Is A Social Construct, And Therefore Can Be Ignored
#55
Saw This At The 99 Cent Store. Possibly The Most Confusing Thing I’ve Ever Seen
#56
What Planet Are They Living On
#57
Ah Yes, Gotta Love Some Ccoffeeffee
#58
Kix Cereal Box Has A Masked Out Spoon To Give The Illusion There’s Cereal On Top
StrangeOne 2 years ago
That just reminded me of the colour changing spoons a certain cereal used to have. I think it was Trix.
#59
Unintentionally Gross, Marble Looking Keyboard
#60
This Terrible Church Advert
#61
If Only You Could Do With The N’s As You Did With The G’s
#62
Happy New Year!
#63
Pregnancy Test Early Five Result Day Sooner Pregmate
#64
Social Media Logo Covers The Age Restriction On This Honey Bottle
#65
Don’t Smoke The Propane!
#66
A Beautiful Summor…
#67
We All Know Maryland Is Shaped Exactly Like An O
#68
Insane Menu At An Insane Sandwich Shop
#69
This Popcorn Bag That Says Microwave For 2 Minutes 30 Seconds, But Has A Picture Of A Microwave With 3 Minutes On It
#70
It Says America, With The Us Flag And The Statue Of Liberty, But With The Map Of Mexico
#71
Don't Drop Out Off Design School, Kids
#72
The Alphabet: Abcdefgeffgufk
Ephemeral Mochi 2 years ago
Well, yeah! Of course I learned my ABCs! It goes: AMJANJULBOPQFEBAUGCDRSMARSEPEFTUVAPROCTFGUWMAYNOVFKLXYZJUNDEC
#73
Get TRAIN Everyday
BLONDTROBL 2 years ago
Better than pulling train's, I guess. It's better to receive than give.
#74
This Annoys Me Every Time I Come Here. What Is It Even Supposed To Say?
#75
Why Is The Phone Inside The Photo?
#76
Don’t To Stop
fair_weather_rose 2 years ago
Was supposed to say "don't try to stop me," but whoever picked the colors made a terrible mistake.
#77
Very Confused Messaging. Why Strike Out The Part That Leaves It Meaning The Same?
#78
A Logo Including A Globe Where Greenland, Iceland And The UK Have Decided To Fly Away Into The Arctic
#79
Uh... Fearsome? Roarsome? Rfarsome?
#80
Ah Yes, *you Need Is Love*
#81
Bought This Geometry Set For My Son. Comes With This Map Of The World That Has So Many Countries Spelt Incorrectly
#82
“Of One Breast”
#83
The Hon Orb And Shirts This Year
#84
Gave Myself Eye Strain Trying To Read This Can Of Room Spray
#85
These Guys Don’t Know How To Count Apparently
#86
It's Not Like The Word "Burger" Already Has A G Or Anything
#87
Map Where Numerous Types Of Football That Are Different Sports Entirely Are Categorized As If They're The Same
Donkey boi 2 years ago
What's those Islands just south of Greenland? Is that... Is that New Zealand???
#88
Notepad Becomes Half As Useful Because Design Makes It Hard To Read
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Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
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.
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
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.
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