We at Bored Panda love creative designs, but we also adore really bad ideas, too. When you're done looking through our awesome list, check out our posts about epic design fails, the very worst kitchen designs, epically bad bar and restaurant designs, and structural nightmares. We're sure you'll love these funny fails. 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. Hence, we're bringing you round 2 of the best things people have posted to the "crappy designs" subreddit, though be warned - you may need some time to recover after seeing them. Vote for the ones that made you cringe the hardest, and let us know if you've encountered any of these design fails in real life. While you're at it, check out our previous list here.
Don't forget to vote for these atrociously funny fails, and if you like what you see then click here and here for more funny photos of hilarious design fails. Obviously, not everyone was meant to be an artistic virtuoso, but these epic fails are so 'out there' and impractical that it's hard not to judge them while rolling on the floor laughing. Here are the bad designs that we think are the most interesting and the funniest.
So scroll down, upvote your favorite funny photos and let us know if you've seen designs worse than these! And in case you're still hungry for some funny fails from backward-handed designers, check out more of Bored Panda's lists here, here, here, here, and here. The goal of good design isn't simply to be aesthetically pleasing—it's also to serve a certain purpose.
We can all have a good laugh at funny design fails, but coping with bad design in real life can be extremely frustrating. Hence, we're bringing you round 2 of the best things people have posted to the "crappy designs" subreddit, though be warned – you may need some time to recover after seeing them. Vote for the ones that made you cringe the hardest, and let us know if you've encountered any of these design fails in real life. While you're at it, check out our previous list here. Well, the truth is, designing text so it's readable isn't as easy as you'd expect.
There are processes that must be followed. Typography rules that ought never be broken. Except that those rules are broken all the time by some oblivious people. Bored Panda collected some of the best examples of incredibly bad text design that is wonderfully enjoyable to make fun of. From lame ads to funny posters, nodofy is safe from bad design. So upvote the best/worst fails, see if your friends can figure out what's actually written, and let us know in the comments if you've seen design fails that compare to these ones.
By now, it looks like crappy design is something inherently human. There's such an abundance of design fails, we'll probably never run out of it. And that's not necessarily a bad thing.
I mean, is there a better way of getting your daily dose of whahahahahahaha if not judging others for their mistakes? Bored Panda has prepared another bad design list for you, poking fun at some of the most ridiculous projects that saw the light of day. From coffee mugs that were created to poke your eyes out to photography services producing outdated leaflets and beyond, scroll down to enjoy the funny fails and upvote your faves. Nonetheless, bad designs are a lot of fun to look at and laugh at. And there's no place who does it better than the 'Crappy Design' subreddit!
We collected some of the best, newest, crappy design fails from the Reddit community, so scroll down and enjoy. Remember to upvote your fave product designs gone wrong, and drop us a comment telling us why you loved hating them. Designing isn't for everyone, that's for certain.
Unfortunately, there are people out there who aren't aware of just how poor their design skills are, which can lead to some pretty ugly, hilarious, and sometimes even disastrous results. If you think you've seen some bad designs in your time, just wait until you check out these pictures. They make no sense whatsoever, but they'll have you laughing in no time.
So upvote the best/worst fails, see if your friends can figure out what's actually written, and let us know in the comments if you've seen design fails that compare to these ones. We can't all be visionaries like Frank Gehry - sometimes eccentric ideas just translate into crappy design - like the ones on the following list. No matter how many times we shame the bizarre creations of product designers everywhere, there seems to be an endless supply of poorly executed bad designs to choose from. THESE epic design fails are so bad that you'll struggle to believe they actually happened in the real world. I don't think mirror ceilings are ever a good idea, but this one is next level.
It's one of the funniest design fails for sure, but imagine the horror of walking into that bathroom stall and seeing people on the other end. 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 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? The Interaction Design Foundation explains that bad designs are overloaded with information and force the user to do more work than is necessary. Akshayta Rao writes that we all intuitively notice badly designed items but find it difficult to explain why good designs are, well, good. According to her, a well-known example of bad design would be USB cables.
She's right because we've all tried plugging them in the wrong way more than once. Some of us maybe even hundreds of times. You'll find the articles here, here, and here. This is just one of the tons of funny design fails that involve the word click.
You might get away with it on a small label, but as a huge sign outside your shop, it makes for a pretty poor design choice. In Antoniuk's opinion, there is such a thing as good and bad product, furniture, and interior design. But degrees of preference create a gray area where a clear line between quality and a lack thereof should exist. The community, which was established in May 2014, is large, having grown to over 513,000 members.
Despite that, some projects are completed even though they make zero sense, and all we can do is shake our heads in disbelief. Or, on the brighter side, laugh at the unbelievable, yet hilariously funny fails created. Genius designers are obviously made, not born - that's the thought that's likely to pop into your head after scrolling through the popular subreddit Crappy Design. Here you can find the most artistically deprived and esthetically sinister design fails, which will have you wondering just how on Earth any of these product design ideas were allowed to get made. The following ten examples of UX design fails are great examples of what not to do in UX—from basic blunders that any rookie designer could make, to obvious oversights from tech giants who should know better. To help us along our journey of discovery in bad UX, I've enlisted the expertise of resident UX designers Jeff and Amy, who'll explain why each is an example of bad UX, and how each could be improved.
Finally, we'll offer up some key lessons to help designers to avoid making such misguided design decisions in the future. Ilona is a photo editor at Bored Panda with an MA in Communication Of Creative Society. Before Bored Panda, she worked as a social media manager and freelance graphic designer. We hope you enjoyed our list of some of the funniest design fails. If you need stress relief, just google design fails and you'll be scrolling and chuckling for hours.
You can plan everything and come up with great design and copy, but the harsh reality is that even then you might end up with an epic design fail. That's why you need a graphic designer who will take into consideration how your designs will be used across the board. Sometimes a design fulfills the intended purpose and delivers the right message . However, context is everything, so even the most well-meaning of ideas can turn into epic design fails.
This is definitely one of the worst design fails from the realm of UX design. We've all been guilty of complicating things unnecessarily, but it's really hard to believe that anyone could think this was a good way to add phone numbers. It's not funny how many times people have made poor design choices when providing access to wheelchair users. This one planned as far as getting people out of the building in case of an emergency, but not exactly how the eventual escape would end. Emma Taggart is a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met. Originally from Northern Ireland, she is an artist now based in Berlin.
After graduating with a BA in Fashion and Textile Design in 2013, Emma decided to combine her love of art with her passion for writing. Emma has contributed to various art and culture publications, with an aim to promote and share the work of inspiring modern creatives. While she writes every day, she's also devoted to her own creative outlet—Emma hand-draws illustrations and is currently learning 2D animation. In the age of Instagram, it's hard to go five minutes without seeing an example of envy-inducing interior design.
From minimal spaces to Wes Anderson-esque pastel hues, there are plenty of covetable decor trends doing the rounds right now. But if you want to feel better about your own home, these horrendous interior design fails ought to do the trick. Design seems like such a simple, elementary thing when you think about it, but hordes of people keep getting the basics wrong, often with hilarious and side-splitting results.
Buildings are hard to design, as are other objects, but we usually take the layout of sentences and phrases for granted, as though everyone will be able to understand us no matter how.we.words.our.place. Cringe-worthy snaps show hilarious design fails - and they're bound to make you laugh. The Sun, Bored Panda This designer's on its last legs. Buildings are hard to design, as are other objects, but we usually take the lettering and layout of sentences and phrases for granted, as though everyone will be able to understand us no matter how.we.words.our.place. The Crappy Design subreddit with more than 2.3 million members is home to the worst designs ever and we bring you the newest ones to scare your artistic friends with. Even if you know next to nothing about good design, you'll intuitively shy away from some of these design choices.
Scroll down, upvote your fave crappy designs, and let us know in the comments which ones you loved to hate the most. Before deciding on how your shop sign, book cover or even a newspaper is going to look, you should definitely reexamine the final draft. From these bad design examples, though, you can see, that they were not revised. Or were left as they are as some evil joke to the customer.
If you do not desire to be left with doors that only open for a Jedi, a Minion shampoo bottle crying bloody tears, or a street sign that's utterly indecipherable - better not mess with the designer. When she is not photoshopping or searching for the most interesting photos for stories, she is usually watching good movies and says that The Godfather is the best. According to researcher and author Don Norman, there are principles of good design which help people evaluate whether a product is a boon or a bust. For example, Norman believes all good designs are innovative and push the boundaries of what an object means to us. Naturally, well-designed objects also have to be useful, beautiful to look at, easy to understand and uncluttered in how they look. Jonas is a Bored Panda writer who previously worked as a world news journalist elsewhere.
After getting his bachelor's degree in Politics and International Relations at the University of Manchester, he returned home and graduated from Vilnius University with a master's degree in Comparative Politics. Jonas enjoys writing articles ranging from serious topics like politics and social issues to more lighthearted things like art, pop culture, and nature. In his spare time, Jonas writes books and short stories and likes to draw lighthearted illustrations. A huge fan of literature, films, philosophy, and tabletop games, he also has a special place in his heart for anything related to fantasy or science fiction. The subreddit that makes fun of bad designs is a goliath on Reddit with a whopping 2.6 million members.
The online group has been active since January 2011 and has become a true pillar of design discussion online, ranging from the silly and fun to the in-depth and serious. From two gay lions on Noah's Ark to a bottle of boy syrup, these hilarious fails show that designers are always just a tiny step away from screwing up. These pics were collected from a subreddit called "Crappy Design", which features some of the funniest examples of their work that prove the importance of every punctuation mark and other little details.
We have sent an email to the address you provided with an activation link. Check your inbox, and click on the link to activate your account. From these incredible Studio Ghibli interiors to those film-inspired home offices, we've seen all sorts of weird and wonderful interior design concepts over the last year. But, as these horrifying images prove, sometimes the most nightmarish designs aren't confined to, well, nightmares. If you're inspired to create an interior design concept of your own, hellish or otherwise, check out the best 3D modelling software available now. AMUSING snaps show the biggest design fails of all time.
Here are 50 hilarious text design fails that are sure to get you in a good mood. We know how much you enjoy design fails, so you can read Bored Panda's previous posts about them here, here, here, here, and here. For those who are fed up with traditional holiday cheer, but still want to embrace the festivity in their own way.
This is one of the more famous design fails that shows the importance of choosing the right font and spacing letters properly. For Labarre, design is inherently political. Product design has the ability to change how power is distributed in society. This feeds back into the point about how we should all be aware of how our designs can change the world. Naturally, this extends far beyond just chuckling at epic design fails—but even that's great to wind down after a long day at work! Or… at your work desk (don't worry, we won't judge).
We know how much you enjoy these funny fails concerning design, so you can read Bored Panda's previous posts about them here, here, here, here, and here. Designs at their best can make your brand memorable through catchy slogans and imagery. At their worst, however, they can make people remember your company for all the wrong reasons.
