bad designs

  • A pickup truck parked on grass, covered entirely with overlapping gray roof shingles instead of traditional paint or metal panels. Trees and a house are visible in the background.
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    19 Instances of Awful Taste but Excellent Execution

    Sometimes, people pull off stunning feats that embody instances of awful taste but great execution. These are those times.

    Sometimes the world’s brilliant minds surprise us with moments that perfectly encapsulate acts that are completely wrapped up in awful taste, yet somehow have superb execution. Just as people will tell you that genius can be the art of saying…

  • Left image: View from above showing a porch drain directing water onto a neighbor's roof with a caption. Right image: Yellow traffic sign with a symbol for reduced visibility due to snow, and a caption displaying "Reduced visibility." Trees are in the background.
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    25 Design Fails That Are Borderline Concerning

    When someone goes full designer mode the world can end up with some very confusing products, signs, and displays of…

    When someone goes full designer mode the world can end up with some very confusing products, signs, and displays of architecture. Letting creativity loose is all good and fun, but there might be limits to it all. The difference between…

  • Left side of the image shows a tattoo on a person's arm with the words "LIVE AM WHO I AM TRUTH" arranged vertically. Right side of the image shows a descending staircase with gray steps and white walls.
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    20 Awful Designs That Are The Epitome Of Bad

    Not everyone should be designing things that occupy our world. In fact, some people would do well to steer clear…

    Not everyone should be designing things that occupy our world. In fact, some people would do well to steer clear of trying their hands at design altogether. Seriously. If there’s a sliding scale in terms of just how bad designs…

  • The image is split into two parts. The left shows a sidewalk with numerous metallic balls placed to prevent sitting, with the caption, "Good old anti-sitting balls." The right depicts packages of paper towels labeled "Premium," with the caption, "Shrinkflation at work.
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    20 Designs That Are Almost Too Rude To Comprehend

    Not everyone is cut out for a career in design. In fact, some of the world’s “designers” are literally making…

    Not everyone is cut out for a career in design. In fact, some of the world’s “designers” are literally making many of our lives that much more difficult. The bridge between conceptualization and physical manifestation can be a tough one…

  • A wall art piece with Scrabble-style tiles spells out nonsensical words. Next to it, a close-up of a packaging label for "Bubble Blends" with orange bubble tea pearls visible inside. There are three light bulbs hanging from above on a dark metal fixture.
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    19 Badly Designed Signs and Spelling Blunders That Missed The Mark

    There’s nothing quite like a terribly designed sign to completely stop you in your tracks. Some signs are so far…

    There’s nothing quite like a terribly designed sign to completely stop you in your tracks. Some signs are so far off the mark that it actually ends up being strangely impressive. We rounded up a collection of some of the…