Funny,FailsNOV 8, 2026

80 Times Common Sense Took A Day Off During The Design Phase

Justinas Keturka, Miguel Ordoñez and Jonas Žvilius

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We interact with design every day without even thinking about it. Whether it’s the piece of furniture you bought from IKEA or the public bench overlooking the city from below, these supposedly well-designed pieces make our lives more convenient.

But there’s a special kind of frustration that comes with encountering something that is so poorly thought out. Even if you don’t think you have keen attention to detail, these laughable flaws will stand out like a flamingo in a flock of pigeons.

Here are some examples, courtesy of this subreddit, which can make you wonder whether the person who gave the green light used even a little common sense.

#61 This Weird Door At The Top Of The Stairs In A Weird Hotel

A door positioned awkwardly at the base of a staircase surrounded by half-walls, demonstrating a terrible design.

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7points

#62 There Is Only One Elevator Call Button In This Photo, The Rest Are Just Design Motifs

Elevator panel showcasing terrible designs with buttons placed in a confusing layout

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7points

#63 Kids Lingerie 🤔 Not A Good Design

Confusing store sign showing terrible designs with unfortunate phrasing alignment

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7points

#64 This Horrible Bathroom I Saw At A Burger King In Oregon

A poorly planned bathroom layout showing two toilets facing each other as an example of terrible designs.

Available-Week5218

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7points

#65 Bike Lanes In Menorca/Spain

A bike lane symbol painted on a sidewalk directly in front of a tree trunk, representing terrible designs.

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7points

#66 This Elevator Button Panel

An elevator control panel featuring terrible designs with chaotic duplicate and missing floor buttons

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7points

#67 Worst. Table. Ever. Set Down Your Drink On That Side, It Ends Up On The Floor!

Terrible design of a sloped table causing a glass of red liquid to slide off.

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7points

#68 Seriously?

A billboard advertisement displaying a terrible design where the face alignment is completely distorted

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7points

#69 This Door Will Never Be Opened. Found In An Austrian Spa

Handrail installed directly over a wooden door as an example of terrible designs.

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6points

#70 Menu Only Available Through Reflective Qr Code

A reflective brass order plaque with an engraved QR code, demonstrating a terrible design due to glare and readability issues.

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6points

#71 Bad Product Design

A DVD case with a spindle placed directly over the main character face, creating a terrible design

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#72 "Am I Swirls Or... More Swirls?"

A set of marbled pool balls arranged in a triangle rack showcasing terrible designs with hard-to-read numbers.

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#73 IKEA Fail

Terrible design combining a toilet brush and a plunger on the same handle.

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6points

#74 High School Bathrooms Are Already Wild Enough

A public bathroom stall missing front walls and doors, showing terrible designs in architecture.

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5points

#75 Badly Designed Bathroom Stall Doors

Terrible design of bathroom stalls with short doors that offer no privacy.

The-Servant-Humbled

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5points

#76 Merry Christmas!

Inflatable Santa and reindeers positioned in a terrible design that looks inappropriate.

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5points

#77 Hard To Read Door Text

Grey double doors with awkward lettering placement that reads Making Ideas Happen, showcasing terrible designs.

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4points

#78 Optical Illusion

An in-room safe promotional card with terrible designs featuring an awkwardly drawn lounging person.

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3points

#79 These Earphones Were Made With One Of The Earpieces Swapped With The Input Jack

Black wired earphones with a terrible design layout where the jack and earbud placement is dysfunctional

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2points

#80 Open 9 Days A Week

A retail store sign with a terrible design reading OPEN 9 DAYS A WEEK

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2points

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Justinas KeturkaBoredPanda Staff