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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.

#81 Saw This In A Hotel In St.augustine

A hilariously awful design fail with the word AUGUSTINE vertically spelled as STU GU STI NE with orange and blue letters.
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13points

#82 I Love Sping

A hanging wooden sign with the word Hello at the top and the word SPRING written vertically with a butterfly, an awful design fail.
12points

#83 This “Sink” In My Swedish Hotel Room

Hilariously awful design fail: A bathroom sink with an awkward, flat design causing water to pool, a clear design fail.
12points

#84 Upper And Lower Case

An alphabet poster with inconsistent uppercase and lowercase letters, a hilariously awful design fail.
12points

#85 Kids Lingerie 🤔 Not A Good Design

A hilariously awful design fail: a sign pointing upstairs to 'Kids Lingerie Tasty Cafe', a confusing combination.
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11points

#86 The World's Worst Urinal. At Least You Can't Cross The Streams

A urinal with a baffling triangular design, a design fail that someone should be held responsible for.
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11points

#87 So Is It Off Or Set To 60 Watts?

Hilariously awful design fail: A glue gun with a 60W/100W switch labeled 100W/60W, a clear design fail.
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11points

#88 The An Needs M

A black restroom door with confusing Wom.. .An text and icons. A hilarious design fail.
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11points

#89 This Birthday Plate Where The Balloon Strings Just Look Like Hair

A hilariously awful design fail birthday cake with red velvet and white frosting on a party plate with a blue fork.
10points

#90 Music People Together Come Makes The

A circular art piece with a confusing arrangement of words, a design fail that is hard to read.
8points

#91 Another Unfortunate Line Break

A hotel shower with two bottles labeled shower gel and sham poo, a hilarious design fail.
8points

#92 Menu Only Available Through Reflective Qr Code

Hilariously awful design fail: A scratched, reflective QR code making it unscanable, a clear design fail.
8points

#93 Apparently This Is A Promo For A Writer's Festival

A hilariously awful design fail: a calendar showing constellation dates with mismatched or upside-down text.
8points

#94 My Friend Saw This Real Estate Agency In Paris

A sign in front of a real estate office with a partially obscured name showing a hilarious awful design fail.
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7points

#95 "Tear Away" Tag. So That Was A Lie

A clothing tag marked M/M for size, an awful design fail.
7points

#96 God Bless The 51 States Of America

A pizza box with an American flag and God Bless America, a hilariously awful design fail.
7points

#97 Please Excuse The Mess Made, Memories Are Being

A hilariously awful design fail sign that reads please excuse the mess memories are being made, hanging in a store.
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7points

#98 This Impossible Word Search For Kids, That Perhaps Aims To Teach Young People A Lesson In Failure:

A hilariously awful design fail: a word search with highlighted answers, some of which are not valid words.
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6points

#99 Sweet Home Home!

A home decor sign with sweet home home text, an awful design fail.
6points

#100 Eye Drop Bottle Does Not Note That It Is Eye Drops

Hilariously awful design fail: An 8-symptom relief bottle with French text poorly aligned, a clear design fail.
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5points
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