35 Funny Design Fails That Really Could’ve Used A Second Opinion
I’d love to have the confidence of someone who looks at a bad design and sends it off to production. I reread a two-sentence text message six times before sending it, and even then I sit there wondering if “sounds good” feels too hostile. Meanwhile, actual things are being created with problems the average eye can spot.
There’s something almost comforting about it. Somewhere in the world right now, someone is making a mistake far more permanent than a typo in your emails.
These funny design fails are a nice reminder that finishing a project and thinking it through are two separate accomplishments.
1. ” Cannot See Anything Other Than ‘Pumpkon'”
2. “Toyota Proace Does Not Have Its Drivers Seat Centered To The Steering Wheel And Dashboard”
3. “I Love My Local Pizza Place But Dang If This Don’t Look Like Vomit”
4. “How On Earth Am I Supposed To Read The Label On This Bottle. (Yes! There Is Actually A Label In The Picture!)”
5. “Uneven Surface, Bad Slope And Locked Down Wheelchair Access”
6. “A Locking Drawer That Can Be Bypassed By Removing The Upper Drawers”
7. “I’m Not Sure How To Hold This Coffee Mug”
8. “A Token Of Appreciation From My Boss. Only Points Down When Read Correctly”
9. “The Headwacker 3000 At The Hotel I’m Staying”
10. “These Signs Are Giving Me Confusion”
11. “Perforation Fail! Never Seen One Of These That Actually Works”
12. “These New Peugeots Are Great, They Blind You With Glare On The Metallic Finish”
13. “Highly Accessible Sink I Found In A Japanese Restroom”
14. “… Toilet Paper?”
15. “The Tiles At The Hotel I’m Staying At. The Only Way I Know It’s Not Mold Is Because The Pattern Repeats In Other Parts Of The Bathroom”
16. “This Bath Foam Packaging Looks So Much Like Food That They Had To Put Up A Warning Sign Behind It”
17. “Poison Coffee (It’s Supposed To Read As ‘Up Tension’)”
18. “Only Other Bathroom Aside From Primary Suite In Home W/ 2 Adults, 2 Young Kids. Where To Put Toothbrush, Hair (& Makeup) Stuff, Handsoap?! Terrible Children’s Bathroom Reno By Kim Wolfe On Hbo / Hgtv”
19. “Oh, Sorry, Did You Want To Watch The Tennis Match?”
20. “Stairs At My Psychologist, I Tripped And Almost Fell Face First When I Opened The Door The First Time”
21. “There’s A Special Place In Hell For Whoever Designed This Tape Measure With A Rounded Bottom So It Falls Over When You Put It Down To Mark Something”
22. “Good Luck Blind People!”
23. “This Pretty Much Unusable Chessboard Setup The City Built On My Street”
24. “Parking Bays, Nightmare To See As A Colorblind Person And Near Impossible To Park Within The Lines At Night. Should Have Been Solid White Lines”
25. “Magnet Can’t Lay Flat Bc Of The Curve”
26. “Hospital Bathroom Light Switch That Looks Just Like The Emergency Buzzer”
27. “Found The Carpeted Sauna Again”
28. “Reflective Tile In My Office Bathroom”
29. “Every Lamp On The Street Is Like This. It’s Hasn’t Rained In A Week”
30. “Couldn’t Find My Hotel Light Switch”
31. “This Panda Plushie With, Apparently, Two Faces, I Found At A Claw Machine I Took My Baby Cousin To See In An Ice Cream Shop”
32. “Accessibility Is Key.. So Let’s Block It”
33. “These Stickers On The Escalator That Appear To Be Encouraging Children To Slide Down Outside The Railing”
34. “This Chicken Tender At KFC Looks Like A Rat At First Glance”
35. “24/7 Help Line. But No Number Anywhere To Be Found”
