Ugly. Lame. Disastrous. This list of descriptions for epic design fails might not be exhaustive, but it’s enough to get you up to speed with the thought bubbles you can expect to pop into your mind as you’re scrolling through the images in this post, brought to you by us from this online group that’s dedicated to bad design. Good taste might seem like it’s common sense, but we’ve got all the proof in the world that this isn’t the case. Unfortunately, what looks awful to you and us and obviously doesn’t function well isn’t always apparent to the designers behind the disasters.
Remember, upvoting a photo here means that you love how fantastically horrid it looks. Be sure to let us know which of the worst design mistakes caught your eye the most, dear Pandas. In need of more proof that your own sense of taste is actually really, amazingly good? You’re in luck. You can find our other posts about truly awful design decisions right here, here, as well as here. Got any photos of bad designs around your house? Drop us a pic in the comment section.
Bored Panda spoke about the principles of good design, the line between quality and bad design, as well as human beings’ intuition to automatically feel what’s designed well with Tim Antoniuk, an Associate Professor of Design Studies at the University of Alberta.
#1 To Motivate
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#2 Spoiler
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#3 These Barriers Designed To Prevent Cyclists From Passing Through
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#4 ‘Daisy’s’ Might Want To Reconsider That Layout
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#5 Honey, You Really Shouldn’t Have
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#6 He Was Fined For Speeding, When The Car Was On A Tow Truck
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#7 What Not To Name Your Animal Charity In Bury, UK
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#8 I Can’t Even
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#9 My Son Just Asked Me Why This Lady Is Reading Poop Magazine. I’m So Proud
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#10 This School Mental Health Survey
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#11 Because I Can See Through Stainless Steel
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#12 Tell Your Wedding Guests To Die
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#13 Dial 999 For… Oh
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#14 A Nail Or A Screw
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#15 Sub-Par ATM Placement
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#16 I’m Pretty Sure That’s Not How You’re Supposed To Hold A Scythe
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#17 This Woman Turning Into Fish Roll
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#18 This Kid Friendly Hand Sanitizer Package. Looks Like One Of Those Apple Sauce Things
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#19 Hammering His Own
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#20 What Gave It Away?
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#21 If You’ve Ever Thought Kids Getting Hurt One At A Time Isn’t Efficient Enough, Here’s An Idea
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#22 Good Job Using The Computer My Dude
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#23 You Either Wet Your Shoes Or Do Some Exercise To Cross This Bridge
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#24 Hmmm
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#25 Don’t **** Your Dog In This Park
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#26 Everybody Loves Beach Basketball
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#27 A White Background Does Not Really Fit With This
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#28 My Son Is Too Terrified To Learn Anything From These Speech Therapy Worksheets, And Frankly I Don’t Blame Him
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#29 Who Thought It Would Be A Good Idea To Replace The O In Dumbo With A Heart?
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#30 Not All Heroes Cover Their Noses
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#31 So The Fire Alarm Caught On Fire Earlier
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#32 So My Sister Had A Clemson Mask Made For Her
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#33 The Paper In This Sliced Cheese Makes It Look Like It Has Mold Spots
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#34 What Can Go Wrong If We Put The Power Button Next To The Most Used Key
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#35 Homogeneity Sucks
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#36 Behold, The Sensory Overload Car
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#37 Every Time I Get Used To One, I Screw Up The Other
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#38 This Electric Heater Can Melt It’s Plastic Casing When At Full Power
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#39 This Is Shampoo
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#40 Anyone Got A Grey Hi Vis I Can Borrow
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#41 Yes, But Actually No
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#42 These Snow Boots That Have Bottoms That Don’t Release Snow. They Turn Into Ice High Heels After 2 Steps
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#43 Google Says The New Icon Is A Wallet. How Is This Supposed To Be A Wallet
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#44 I Spent 15 Minutes Looking For A Plug In My Hotel Room… The Only One Is Behind The Radiator
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#45 The Health Benefits Of Ginger Tea Include Cancer, Alzheimer’s Disease And More
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#46 Found On Amazon
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#47 Give Thonks
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#48 Nothing Says Privacy Like Saloon Style Doors
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#49 The Mom On The Right Looks Like She Got The Baby’s Head But Not The Baby
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#50 This Poster At My School
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