Often, people can intuitively tell whether something’s been designed well or poorly. When it comes to products, furniture, and logos, there has to be a balance between function and form. Without it, you risk alienating your customers or even worse—having your project ridiculed by millions of people online.
There’s one massively successful subreddit that does just that. Members of the online group share the most epic design fails they’ve ever stumbled across and it’s a masterclass in what to never ever do. We’ve collected some of the worst examples of design to share with you, so scroll down to check them out. Don’t forget to upvote the worst of the bunch!
Bored Panda reached out to consumer psychology specialist Matt Johnson, Ph.D., to get his thoughts on what designers can do to ensure the quality of the end product and how to pick between designs that seem equally good. You’ll find our full interview with the expert as you read on. Johnson is the host of the human nature and marketing psychology blogs, as well as the author of ‘Branding that Means Business.’
#1 I Think I Know Why
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#2 Sometimes It’s Okay To Judge A Book By Its Cover
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#3 Just Why
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#4 I Don’t Know If This Fits Here, But Do Not Leave Children Unattended At Whole Foods
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#5 Vicious Incest?!
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#6 Diapers For Mutant Baby
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#7 Architect: So How Many Windows We Thinking? Client: Yes
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#8 I’m Just Gonna Let The Fire Consume Me
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#9 Please Don’t Season The Birds
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#10 “How Do We Make It Clear That It’s A Male Hand Without Seeing The Nails?”
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#11 Correct Punctuation Is A Must!
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#12 Natural Beauty – Four Pairs Of Legs For Three Enourmous Torsos
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#13 Mate, I Don’t Think That’s A Seagull
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#14 I Needed Red. Guess Which One I Grabbed At First
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#15 Thanks For Reminding Me
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#16 I’ve Been Conditioned To Recognize This As “Do Not”
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#17 This Elevator
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#18 These New Public Trash Cans In The Us City I Live In (Binghamton, NY) That Definitely Won’t Confuse Older Folks Trying To Send Mail
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#19 Very Long Message Warning (While Driving) Not To Take Your Eyes Off The Road For Too Long
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#20 A Water Filled Bench, As There Are No Holes…
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#21 Safe Sex Campaign On My Campus Handed These Out
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#22 This Balcony Blocking Half Of The Pavement
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#23 Thanks To The Ramp People With Disability Now Can Access The Curb, Make A 360° Turn And Leave
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#24 The Mattress Is Edited On The Photo And Why Are They On The Floor Outside With The Mattress Next To Them? It Just Makes No Sense
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#25 This Painting In The Pedestrian Lane
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#26 Let’s Alphabetically Order The Floor Numbers
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#27 Teaching Kids Terrible Things At Wellington Zoo
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#28 I Don’t Think That’s Where The Eyes Are Supposed To Be On The Gorilla
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#29 The Students At My Course Complained About Not Having Enough Privacy And They Decided To Install Glass Doors To Solve The Issue
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#30 Crappy Misleading Pie Chart
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#31 Not Only The Shower And Bathroom Are Together,it Wasn’t Built For Claustrophobic
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#32 The Staircase At My Hotel Room Just Drops Off
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#33 Brand New Handicapped Ramp At My Local Public Park
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#34 Someone Found A Way To Make ‘Press A Button, Get To A Floor’ Complicated
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#35 This Tiny, Almost Invisible Ledge Has Made Multiple People Trip Up – And It’s On A Balcony
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#36 This Signage Is Impossible To Read In The Sun
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#37 Yeah Okay Makes Sense Thank You
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#38 I Think This Belongs Here
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#39 Fire Exit In Case Of A Fire
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#40 Every You Give Zoom More Idea?
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#41 I Love Sping
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#42 Forcea Forsmt
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#43 Why Would You Publicly Admit This
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#44 Him In Us Is… Heaven?
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#45 Just Connect It With Pipes Wtf
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#46 Close Monday Except Monday
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#47 My Stylus Pen And Case Have This Weird Font For The Name And I Can’t Figure Out What It Says Anymore
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#48 Isn’t Love Anything Love Is Kind At All
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#49 Restaurant In Chicago
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#50 I Love Gold Tins, What About You?
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