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101 Design Disasters That Had People Wondering, "Who Approved This?"
Funny,FailsJUL 27, 2026

101 Design Disasters That Had People Wondering, "Who Approved This?"

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Good design has a few simple rules: simplicity, clarity, and visual appeal. Some designs, however, fail to execute all of these criteria. Bad design can be disappointing; it can be dull and uninspiring, but when it starts to veer into the realm of the offensive, that’s when you know you have a problem.
Bored Panda has made you a compilation of signs, labels, and other awfully designed objects that might make you say: “Who approved this?” There’s no way such inappropriate designs could’ve made it through a professional’s eyes, yet they did, it seems. Check these out if you’re looking for a few moments to laugh, cringe, and shake your head in ridiculous disbelief.

#61 Had To Do A Double-Take Because Of This Font

A Valentine's card kit with hilariously awful design, featuring the misspelled phrase YOU ARE THE WRITE FRIEND FOR ME.
17points

#62 Punctuation Matters, Even On A Toilet Sign

A sign with hilariously awful design that reads DISABLED BABY CHANGE with poor kerning on the words.
17points

#63 This Pencil Used To Say "Not Every Disability Is Visible"

A hilariously awful design fail on a pencil, stating Every Disability Is Visible, which is ironically misleading.
17points

#64 I Love The Sound When You Make Up!! Shut

A sticker with text that is an awful design fail, saying, I love the sound when you make you shut up.
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17points

#65 I’m Proud To Say This Only Took Me 5 Minutes To Figure Out

An awful design fail featuring mismatched letter signs on a wall, forming an incoherent message, a design fail.
16points

#66 Him In Us Is... Heaven?

The back of a white Suzuki with a tire cover that reads Him in us is heaven, a confusing design fail.
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16points

#67 For The Life Of Me, I Have No Idea How The Pictures And Captions Correspond To The Acronym

Four posters with the acronym L.I.F.E. and different rules, demonstrating a design fail for a positive message.
15points

#68 Just Feel Bad About This One, Good Intentions Gone Wrong

A poorly designed waste bin with 'Every child Garbage' and 'MATTERS Recycle' labels. An example of design fails.
15points

#69 I Was Wondering Why I Kept Ending Up On The 4th Floor After Pressing 2

A confusing elevator panel and green sign with lift information, an awful design fail.
15points

#70 It's From A Design School Too

A hanging banner with a confusing design fail, reading BE WHO YOURSELF CHOOSE TO BE.
14points

#71 Designed To Fail!

A hilariously awful design fail stack of cardboard boxes with the warning INCORRECT WAY UP and an arrow pointing up.
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14points

#72 As We All Know Batman's Mom Is A Very Well Known Superhero

A hilariously awful design fail: a Batman shirt that says My Mom is My Super Hero.
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13points

#73 This Sign Needs A Little Fine-Tuning

A sign with an awful design fail: CAUTION CHILDREN DRIVE SLOWLY, meaning children are driving.
13points

#74 Since A Wine Glass Naturally Looks Like The Letter 'H' And An Aircraft Like A 'Y'

A white sign with green text and a phone number, an awful design fail for a restaurant.
13points

#75 “If Only There Was An Object That Looked Like An ‘O’” Is Only The Start Of This One

Two welcome signs with sports themes, one red and one blue, displaying awful design fails.
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13points

#76 Found On Amazon- Good Night, Tight Sleep To You All

A hilariously awful design fail with white posters displaying good night and sleep tight with mismatched fonts.
13points

#77 Terrible Lollipop Slogan

A social media ad with a design fail, showing a notebook with the phrase SUCK SLEEP STUDY REPEAT.
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13points

#78 Which Way Do I Walk?

A hilariously awful design fail: a yellow sign with a walker symbol pointing in an odd direction for pedestrians.
13points

#79 This Double Laundry Bag With Contradictory Notation

A laundry sorter with reversed labels, dark over light and light over dark. A design fail.
13points

#80 Sienc Or Sciesnce

A banner spelling SCIENCE using periodic table elements Sc, I, Es, N, Ce. A design fail with incorrect elements.
13points
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