50 Design Fails That Are Beyond Ridiculous, As Shared On This Popular Online Group (New Pics)
Most of us can intuitively tell whether something is designed well or if the end result falls way short of what it should be like. The more we’re exposed to ads and products—both great and god-awful—the more our sense of taste develops.
Ever since 2011, this popular subreddit has been sharing examples of epic design fails that are beyond hilarious. In fact, they’re so bad, it’s mind-boggling that the people behind them green-lit them! We’ve collected some of the worst offenders to share with you, Pandas, so scroll down and upvote the designs you love to hate the most.
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Being Gay Was A Sin They Said
This Amazing Pregnancy Test
This Could Have Been Avoided With 1 Focus Group (of Women)
The subreddit has been poking fun at horrible and hilarious designs all the way since 2011. Over the past 12+ years, the community has grown absolutely massive. At the time of writing, the group had 3.4 million members.
Years pass, seasons change. But what stays constant is people’s appetite for shaming truly awful product and ad designs. (What changes, however, is how the internet reacts to names like the subreddit’s that use gentle curse words. These days, you can’t even mention them in full without some social media megacorps frowning in your general direction!)
What About When You Cross Your Legs?
So, It's Fine Then?
Okay. I Know This Cake Is A Number 1 And It Says “emma," But It Looks Like A Dick With Balls That Says “weed"
The subreddit’s moderators have created a fantastically detailed wiki that explains what does and doesn’t count as a bad design. For instance, amateur artwork or signs don’t belong in the online group because they were made by, well, amateurs. Similarly, broken things also don’t count.
Seems A Bit Counterintuitive
Love Handles
Our Wedding Is Going To Have Three Delicious Meal Choices
And don’t even think of posting the Roman numeral for 4, IIII, as an example of awful design because it’s a fairly common alternative way to write IV. Meanwhile, unintentional errors like manufacturing defects also don’t count as examples of bad design. Neither do novelty items or obvious satire.
I Cancelled My Transaction Twice In A Row By Accident. I Finally Found Out Why
A Solar Powered Parking Meter In An Underground Garage
"How Do We Make It Clear That It's A Male Hand Without Seeing The Nails?"
There is nothing manlier than wearing a tie and a disembodied collar on your wrist!
The mod team encourages its members to be original. So you shouldn’t be sharing any pictures that fall into the list of the top 150 most popular reposts. Software designs, hate symbols, and memes also don’t have any place on the sub. Meanwhile, all members ought to be as civil as possible, avoid sharing any personal information, and ensure that they write awesome descriptive titles for their posts.
My Arms Are About 7 Feet Long, So This Wasn't An Issue For Me
No Thank You, I Think I'll Pass
I take it this is the catering service for the wedding that serves kids?
This Music Poster Looks Like A Guy And Girl Being Hanged
A while ago, interior design expert and then-editor at These Three Rooms, Ariane Sherine, had shared her thoughts on taste and aesthetics with Bored Panda.
“When it comes to aesthetics, 'bad design' is a very individual thing that comes down to personal taste,” she said that our personal tastes and (dis)likes affect our judgment of products and interiors.
Thanks For Reminding Me
This Bus
Artistic Kid Dies
“It's perhaps more helpful to talk about 'bad design' as design that doesn't function as it should—for instance, a kitchen that doesn't have what's called 'good flow', where you have to walk impractical distances between complementary appliances and where the dimensions of the 'kitchen work triangle' (the distance between fridge, sink, and hob) aren't practical,” the design expert said.
This Unfortunately Designed Kid's Balloon
This Jfk Memorial
Surely There Is No Better Way To Write Your Phone Number
“A kitchen where there isn't enough storage, where potentially dangerous appliances aren't located safely, and where cornflakes and milk are placed at opposite ends of the room is what I'd call 'bad design,'” she shared that a poorly-crafted space can be a huge headache for someone in their day-to-day lives.
“‘Good design' is where a lot of thought and effort has been put into structuring and renovating a house so it's perfect for the people living in it. It takes account of their aesthetic preferences but also focuses on the concepts I mentioned before, paying close attention to detail,” she told Bored Panda.
When Your Dental Banner Features An Execution
Two Flamingos, One Vagina
Another Example Of Unrealistic Body Expectations For Men
"The only true way to ascertain whether a design is going to be a commercial success is to make it available for sale, market it widely, and see how many people buy it. But success is different to taste. Personally, I think taste is all about understatement, minimalism, and neutral decor. But again, that's only my personal opinion!" the design expert told us during another interview, earlier.
“This will differ for each person, but for many people, loud and garish colors used liberally in the home would signify a lack of taste. Then again, I can think of designers who have based their entire career around the use of color and loud prints," she said that there aren’t any hard and fast rules.
If Only There Was An Easier Way To See Who Was Outside Your Front Door..
You hang a blind on the inside of the door so you can check who it is if you don't want to answer it? Duh
F**king Hurry!!
This Maze Game
When it comes to furniture, you have to consider functionality, not just aesthetics. "Does the furniture function as it should? Is it likely to collapse or break easily? If seating, is it comfortable? I mean, my idea of aesthetic hell would be a bright purple inflatable sofa with lime green spots, but your mileage may vary! The question of comfort and function is a less subjective one,” the design expert shared a few of the considerations you should keep in mind when thinking about interiors.
I Needed Red. Guess Which One I Grabbed At First
Le Tits Now
Love, Morriage, Boby?
bobby and sheila sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G! first comes love, then comes morriage, then comes a boby in a boby corriage!
Tell us all about which of these pics and fails made you cringe the hardest, Pandas. Meanwhile, for some more amazingly awful designs, check out Bored Panda's previous features right here, here, as well as here.
How Much Do You Trust Your "Multilingual" Ad Designer?
"Did you get the English translation for the sign?" "Oh yeah. There's English on the sign, all right."
This Flower Print Dress
If Only I Had Some Scissors...
Attention
Meme Says It All...
If You've Got It, Flaunt It
Perfect, I can wear those over the underwear with a hole for my 'third leg' ;-)
This Warning Sign
Toilets And Mirror Ceiling
If You Were In A Car, Would You Know What Accident To Do?
No Way Anyones Getting Past That
Sometimes It's Okay To Judge A Book By Its Cover
I Was Looking For Those...
This University Isn't Very Good With Fractions
What's My Age Again?
This Awful Slide Placement
What A Great Packaging Choice
Never Split Your Legs When You Slide Down!
Which Is It?!
I Have No Idea What I'm Doing
Good Luck Wheelchairees
Correct Punctuation Is A Must!
In Japan, You Have To Follow These Signs While Driving At 70 Mph
This Handicap Parking Spot...
I'm Pretty Sure The Odds Are In My Favor To Win The Fight
The Grill Being Sold On Amazon Is Only Supposed To Be A Foot Tall, But Can We Talk About The Gondola Silhouette?
All Ye Shall Come To Me For The Healing Of Burgers
Ass To Ass
Poor Url Choice By A Fagas Strap Company
Sparkling Red "slippers"
Hot Dog Anyone?
Do You Squirt?
I like books about healthy people having adventures. Silent Healthy Adventure Reading Time.
David, it's 5am, I haven't gone to bed yet, and I just laughed SO hard at your comment that I choked, snorked, and then my cat came over to make sure I wasn't dying XD
Load More Replies...'Excuse me. Does this library have single booths, so I can squirt in private?
For my school, it's D.E.A.R it stands for 'Drop Everything And Read'. Makes way more sense than "Squirt"
My school had signs for standardized testing. Do you know how to F- focus a- audience p- purpose
"Do You SQUIRT?" Does it have anything to do with Boy Syrup? Asking for a friend.
Baby Jesus/severed Thumb Christmas Ornament
Kitten Socks
Teaching Kids The Harsh Reality Of Life
Cool... What?!
Proof Your Layouts, People
50 Lanes? Lets Merge Those Into 4
Toss Me A Cold One, Will Ya?
Why Is It Not The A ??
Why The Hell Do The Weights Make Up The First H But Not The Last One?
Why Not Use The Selfie?
The Vent In My Hotel Shower Doesn't Seem To Work
Giant Is Seconds From Being Paralyzed
We're Not Happy 'til You're Not Happy
Not A Car, Not The Police...
How Big Is That Watch?!
But They Are Both Right Hands
The Tans Will Fade...
F**k Or Treat
I Want To To Open A Shop In Goa That Slightly Copies A Popular Chain, What Should I Call It?
We have a chain of stores where I live in Australia called 9/11 - they're bottle shops (liquor stores). In total fairness a) the name was there years before the terrorist attacks, and b) we tend to call the attacks "September 11" instead, because the way we format dates means 9/11 would be the 9th of November.
The Printing On This Ball
"12 Wa S Y U Can Tell You Ha E Th Right"
Are The All The Translations Really Necessary Heinz?
We're Sorry...
Doesn't Sound Very Exciting
Non action and stop excitement is exactly what I was looking for in a sports game.
This Monstrosity Will Surely Make Someone Want To Date These Handsome Men
Measurement Lines On An Opaque Bottle
You gotta hold up your phone flashlight to the other side. Obviously. XD (Edit: that was joke. Opaque bottle with liquid measurements is a dumb idea.)
...the "O" Has Already Been Guessed
No Use! Only Charge!
The Scaling Is So Bad...
Wait, is that a COUCH in a CAR?? I have a table in my van, but why didn't it come with a couch too?!
Texcock Mextails
Suicidal Holiday Introvert, Look No Further
Printing Shop In My Home Town
Ho Ho Ho, Shit Down My Throat
Fake Zipper On Levi's Boots Makes Holes In Your Boot When You Walk
Seriously?
I've seen their £25 glasses and they really are as bad as you would expect.
Better Than Cream Cheese? No!
The Official Emma Watson 'beauty And The Beast' Doll
Happy 20170!
This Fucking Outlet At My University
Automatic A in engineering if you can plug your phone in to charge.
Ndeeisgihgbnocrehnotoedr
It's one of those ones where you see each word depending on the angle, so as you walk past you see the words in order
Beautiful Driveway. Sucks You Can't Use It
While We're On The Topic Of Awful Pool Design...
From Afar, This Sign Has A Completely Different Meaning
The Three Multiple Choice Options My Physics Teacher Gave For This Example Problem
This Woman Looking Out The Plane Is Very Calm Considering She's About To Crash Into The Hudson
She almost has a look of disgust on her face like "ugh we're going to crash land into the water and it's going to delay us and get my suitcase and me wet and I'll be late for 4pm meeting. What an awful flight"
Literally Can't Fall For This Scam
Let's Come Up With An Easy Acronym To Let People Know We Support The Military
This Slide With No Side Rails...
When Does The O's Play?
One Of The Worst Flow Charts I've Seen In A While
If I live in a residence hall but don't love the Earth I still have to join?
I Just Want To Heat My Hot Pocket
I thought this was a car dashboard at first, and couldn’t figure out the animal icons. Press if you are about to hit a cow? A sheep? A chicken? A fish? (You might be in trouble if you are about to hit a fish…)
What
For ease of reference, it says "Stoke Newington", which is an area of London.
Marketing Skills At Its Finest
This Watch Is Not Ez Read
Ate At A Local Restaurant
The Awful Name Of This File
Heart Shape Headphone Splitter Looks Like A Nut Sack
Do Love What You Do What You Love
The Rails Should Prevent People From Hitting Their Head, But Instead They Trip Over Them. So Now, Traffic Cones
Stressed Backwards Spells...
The Eight In This Clock
This Sign
Friend Posted This From A Lift In Vietnam
The Stairs Leading To This Bedroom
My Gf Is A Teacher. This Sits On Her Desk And The Lack Of Punctuation Disturbs Me
The Worst Thing About Lenovo Laptops. A "Close Current Page Without Warning Button" Right Next To The "Volume Up" Button
Give Up On Your Dreams
There's A Line Forming Behind Me. I Have No Idea
Beer Coaster
In The Shadow Of Every Yes Is A... Different Shadow?
It may be because it's 5:43am and I haven't gone to bed yet, but I don't really get what this is supposed to mean. Is it supposed to be profound? Is it supposed to imply that everyone is lying all the time whenever they say "yes" to something?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pgup 9
I Made An Account Just To Post This Unforgivable De$ign Choice
Lots Of Hope For Sure
The Design School I Graduated From Sent This Postcard Out
actually i read that right first time. I get the point. They didn't need to get creative here. less is more.
These Hotel Room Directions
That's Like Asking To Get Your Speaker Kicked In
It looks like a diy and from what I have experienced, people who want that sort of mod don't really care about how long it will last
This Door At My Dentist's Office
This Coat Rack
This Carpeted Bathroom
I can one-up this. My mother carpeted OUR GARAGE. WHERE WE PARK OUR CARS.
We Need A Poster That Says "Wine"
"New Pics" the title says... lol, some of these are old enough to pre-date the internet.
Me too! Perfect before-bed routine, looking at bored panda posts ^^
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Me too! Perfect before-bed routine, looking at bored panda posts ^^
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