Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

by Patrick Penrose Published Apr 19, 2026

We all make mistakes. Even at work. At best, we manage to correct them, or they’re harmless enough to not lose sleep over. At worst, they get printed, installed, built, or manufactured. Then end up on the internet, leaving people wondering whether the lights are on but no one’s home.

Good design is meant to make life easier. But every so often, someone misses the point completely. It’s almost as if they worked with their eyes closed and had nobody around to spot their blunders before it was too late. From confusing signs that proclaim, “No entry. Entrance only,” to forks that seemingly want to identify as spoons, design fails are everywhere.

Bored Panda has compiled a list of some of the wildest and most hilarious ones spotted in the wild. They may not have served their intended purpose but they certainly provided us with some much-needed laughter.

#1 A Good Family

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#2 Hmmm

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#3 Apple Mouse Battery Ran Out. I Guess I’ll Just Go Home Now

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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We might find these posts hilarious but bad design shouldn’t be a laughing matter. Besides giving many of us a headache, it can cost companies, governments and individuals a fortune.

#4 This Is… Speacial

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#5 Perfect Smile

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#6 It’s For Soup Or Steak ?

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#7 Eat Kids

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#8 Y Ou Sho Uldb Edanc Ingnow

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#9 Poor Blind People…

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#10 Is It Enter Or Do Not Enter?

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#11 Sale Sign Failed

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#12 Ho Ho Ho!

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#13 Language

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#14 The Sign Was Not In Braille

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#15 Beautiful Plating… Wait What?

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#16 Just, Why?

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#17 Virgin Mary

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#18 In Case Of Fire

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#19 Hmmm

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#20 Getting Two For The Price Of One

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#21 Bro Has One Job🫩

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#22 Hmmm

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#23 Burger King’s Drive Thru Sign

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#24 Do Your Best To Quit! LOL

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#25 It’s Real!!!

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#26 I Literally Found This And Have Nothing To Say Except… You Had One Job

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#27 Look At This Volume Button

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#28 Mayo Sandwich? Look Closely Where They Are Spreading It

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#29 Sample Text Here

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#30 This Doge Backpack

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#31 Medically Deceased

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#32 Welcome To Poudlard

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#33 Men Left But Gens Right Ladys Left But Woman Right

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#34 Bruh

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#35 This Parking Place…

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#36 Stairs Go No Where

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#37 Metal Chair

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#38 This Is So Useless

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#39 You Liar

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#40 Help

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#41 I Found This In A Toystore

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#42 Double Sink For Laundry With Fixed Spout

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#43 My Pool Is 7 Feft Deep Operantly

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#44 I Too Use A Snowblower With The Pipe Pointed At My Face

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#45 Schreck, What Happened To You?

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#46 Nice Alignment Here

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#47 What The Duck Is Wrong With This Thing

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#48 Soap Really Out Here Explaining How To Use Something That Almost Everyone Uses

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#49 My Sisters Wire Straightener

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#50 I Can’t See Anything Through It

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#51 The Strap Goes Through His Eye

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#52 Who Approved This After The Initial Design Pitch That It Made It To Production And Then To Market?

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#53 Why

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#54 What?

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#55 This Spoon Is A Bottle Opener

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#56 The Fence

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#57 The Pbncil That Came In A Sewing Kit

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#58 Why Would You Do Him Like That?

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#59 Wait, That’s An Avocado

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#60 Yeah 1+1=3

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#61

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#62 This Barrier In Japan

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#63 Ah Yes The Gate

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#64 The Clock At My Work. Not How Roman Numerals Work

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#65 My Friend Shirt

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#66 This Guy Made My Sister Like Harry Potter

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#67 They Were In A Hurry I Guess

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#68 What The Hell Walmart

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#69 This Logo

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#70 I Don’t Get What This Say’s, Help Me

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#71 This Drain For Rain

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#72 I Serously Don’t Know What To Say

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#73 Guess The Cup Is Half Full

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#74 Covid Guideline Picture

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#75 When You Can’t Find The Moon In Your Toddler’s Activity Book. I Swear They Forgot To Add It

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#76 ???

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#77 The Balloons Are Attached To It’s What?!?

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#78 I Dont Like That The One Window Is Father Apart From The Others And This Two Doors Right Next To Each Other And The Both Not Centered

Here’s What Happens When Designers Work Without Common Sense, In 79 Hilarious Pics

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#79 Should Have Rethought The Colors

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