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82 Hilariously Bad Designs That Make You Wonder If Their Creators Had Any Taste (New Pics)
Funny,FailsSEP 13, 2026

82 Hilariously Bad Designs That Make You Wonder If Their Creators Had Any Taste (New Pics)

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We all deserve quality. Well-designed products, environments, and advertisements should be the baseline for everyone. But that’s naive. The upside of less-than-perfect design decisions—as frustrating and icky as they are—is that they create a lot of room for unintentional comedy. And they help you see what your sense of taste is like, too!
Today, we’re featuring some of the most hilariously bad design fails ever, and you have to wonder how they ever got approved. These are the things that should never have left brainstorming sessions, blueprints, and blackboard drafts!

#21 Step 1: Pull Forward And Park In This Spot. Step 2: Car Pulls In Behind You. You Are Now Stuck

An empty parking lot with several cars, a small building, and distant trees, showcasing a design fail.
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Meanwhile, interior designer Jeremiah Brent noted that taste isn’t something that you’re born with, like your genetics. For him, it is a question of being curious and imaginative, and expanding your horizons through exploration.

“The most beautiful taste is just when you see the curiosity of someone's spirit through their work or what they're gravitating towards,” Brent told House Beautiful.

#22 It Reminds Me Of 👁️👄👁️

A magazine ad featuring a woman's eyes and lips, a design fail where the eyes are misaligned.
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#23 Socks That Make You Look Like You’ve Fled A Crime Scene

A close-up of a design fail: a single Nike sock in a tie-dye peach and red color.
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#24 Why Is Every Hotel Trying To Reinvent Shower Controls

A hilariously unhinged design fail showing confusing hot, cold, on, and off symbols for a water tap.
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The ‘[Bad] Design’ online group we’re featuring is a legend on the internet and one of the best-known communities in its niche. It was first created in 2011 and has been entertaining netizens and shaming bad designs for more than a decade and a half.

According to the moderators, not everything that feels like bad design at first glance actually belongs on the sub. For instance, amateur artwork and signs aren’t considered worthy of posting. Neither is anything that’s broken, cursive handwriting or fonts, clocks with the Roman numeral IIII instead of IV for 4, novelty items, off-brand products, satire, typos, grammar errors, or bad translations.

#25 Is It 6 Or 9?

A glass door with a large backward number nine as a design fail for a street number.
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#26 That's Super Clear-Ish

A warning label with confusing symbols, a design fail that should have never been approved.
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#27 "Star Strategy" Cupcakes Launched In A Business

A cupcake with a circular blue and white design showing a corporate logo with an arrow pointing to the word Risk, a design fail.
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Previously, one of the friendly moderators who helps keep the online community running smoothly told us about the idea behind the project.

“The original motivation for the subreddit was to point out [bad] designs. Nowadays, most subscribers probably come here for entertainment. However, it is common to have meaningful discussion here on why or why not something is [bad] design,” they told Bored Panda earlier.

They stressed that the group is incredibly popular online.

#28 This Bathroom Design... Chef Kiss

A poorly designed bathroom with a short vanity and extended countertop creating a design fail.
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#29 Menu At A Restaurant…for Cannibals?

Menu with a red star design and the words BALANCED, NON-MADE FRESH HUMAN CUISINE, a bizarre design fail.
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#30 Nice Book For Children

An alphabet book with V is for violin, next to an illustration of a boy playing a guitar, a design fail.
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We want to know which of these horrendously hilarious and hilariously horrendous designs offended you the most. On the other hand, maybe there were some designs that you genuinely thought were (kind of) good?

Personally, what do you look for in terms of great design? On the flip side, what are the biggest red flags for you as a customer and consumer?

Tell us what you think in the comments under the pics or at the bottom of this list!

#31 Ah Yes, The Rack At 53" Inches Is Bigger Than The 64" Inch Women

An image with product dimensions next to a human silhouette, a design fail with unclear scale.
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#32 What Is This Supposed To Say??

A Wesleyan University brochure with the text AND + MORE covering students faces, an unhinged design fail.
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#33 Tub Access In Million Dollar Home

A modern bathroom with white cabinets, two sinks, a walk-in shower, and a bathtub, showing a screenshot of a real estate listing with design fails.
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#34 This Bathroom At My Relatives' Resort

A clear glass window in a bathroom, revealing the toilet inside, a significant design fail.
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#35 Wall Mount Can't Mount Wall

The back of a battery charger with a design fail, showing a warning to reduce risk of injury.
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#36 My Ovens Terrible Temperature Dial With Odd And Inconsistent Intervals Between Temperature, And Who Knows After 200 (Reuploaded For Not Giving Enough Detail)

An oven temperature dial with a design fail showing water drops for a higher temperature setting.
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#37 These Switches Are Still Confusing Even After Labelling Them And Living Here For 4 Years

A confusing wall of light switches, a clear example of a design fail with unclear functions.
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#38 This Stove In A Premium Airbnb

A hilariously unhinged design fail: a kitchen with an oven hood placed too high above the stove, rendering it ineffective, a clear design flaw.
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#39 Been Stuck Sitting In This Horrid Chair All Afternoon

A rusty, triangular chair with an uncomfortable design, illustrating a practical design fail.
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#40 Local Comicon Has A Huge Hulk Who Appears To Be In An Uncomfortable Situation!

A giant inflatable Hulk statue in a shopping center, showcasing a humorous design fail.
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