141 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed On The Internet

Most of us can intuitively tell whether something is designed well or if the end result falls way short of what it should be like. The more we’re exposed to ads and products—both great and god-awful—the more our sense of taste develops.

Ever since 2011, this popular subreddit has been sharing examples of epic design fails that are beyond hilarious. In fact, they’re so bad, it’s mind-boggling that the people behind them green-lit them! We’ve collected some of the worst offenders to share with you, Pandas, so scroll down and upvote the designs you love to hate the most.

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#1 Love Handles

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#2 Being Gay Was A Sin They Said

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#3 This Amazing Pregnancy Test

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The subreddit has been poking fun at horrible and hilarious designs all the way since 2011. Over the past 12+ years, the community has grown absolutely massive. At the time of writing, the group had 3.4 million members.

Years pass, seasons change. But what stays constant is people’s appetite for shaming truly awful product and ad designs. (What changes, however, is how the internet reacts to names like the subreddit’s that use gentle curse words. These days, you can’t even mention them in full without some social media megacorps frowning in your general direction!)

#4 How Much Do You Trust Your "Multilingual" Ad Designer?

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#5 Surely There Is No Better Way To Write Your Phone Number

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#6 My Arms Are About 7 Feet Long, So This Wasn't An Issue For Me

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The subreddit’s moderators have created a fantastically detailed wiki that explains what does and doesn’t count as a bad design. For instance, amateur artwork or signs don’t belong in the online group because they were made by, well, amateurs. Similarly, broken things also don’t count.

#7 So, It's Fine Then?

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#8 This Bus

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#9 No Thank You, I Think I'll Pass

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And don’t even think of posting the Roman numeral for 4, IIII, as an example of awful design because it’s a fairly common alternative way to write IV. Meanwhile, unintentional errors like manufacturing defects also don’t count as examples of bad design. Neither do novelty items or obvious satire.

#10 Seems A Bit Counterintuitive

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#11 I Cancelled My Transaction Twice In A Row By Accident. I Finally Found Out Why

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#12 Artistic Kid Dies

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The mod team encourages its members to be original. So you shouldn’t be sharing any pictures that fall into the list of the top 150 most popular reposts. Software designs, hate symbols, and memes also don’t have any place on the sub. Meanwhile, all members ought to be as civil as possible, avoid sharing any personal information, and ensure that they write awesome descriptive titles for their posts.

#13 Meme Says It All...

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#14 Love, Morriage, Boby?

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#15 Our Wedding Is Going To Have Three Delicious Meal Choices

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A while ago, interior design expert and then-editor at These Three Rooms, Ariane Sherine, had shared her thoughts on taste and aesthetics with Bored Panda.

“When it comes to aesthetics, 'bad design' is a very individual thing that comes down to personal taste,” she said that our personal tastes and (dis)likes affect our judgment of products and interiors. 

#16 This Unfortunately Designed Kid's Balloon

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#17 Thanks For Reminding Me

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#18 Attention

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“It's perhaps more helpful to talk about 'bad design' as design that doesn't function as it should—for instance, a kitchen that doesn't have what's called 'good flow', where you have to walk impractical distances between complementary appliances and where the dimensions of the 'kitchen work triangle' (the distance between fridge, sink, and hob) aren't practical,” the design expert said.

#19 Never Split Your Legs When You Slide Down!

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#20 If You Were In A Car, Would You Know What Accident To Do?

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#21 This Maze Game

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“A kitchen where there isn't enough storage, where potentially dangerous appliances aren't located safely, and where cornflakes and milk are placed at opposite ends of the room is what I'd call 'bad design,'” she shared that a poorly-crafted space can be a huge headache for someone in their day-to-day lives.

“‘Good design' is where a lot of thought and effort has been put into structuring and renovating a house so it's perfect for the people living in it. It takes account of their aesthetic preferences but also focuses on the concepts I mentioned before, paying close attention to detail,” she told Bored Panda.

#22 If Only There Was An Easier Way To See Who Was Outside Your Front Door..

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#23 A Solar Powered Parking Meter In An Underground Garage

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#24 This Music Poster Looks Like A Guy And Girl Being Hanged

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"The only true way to ascertain whether a design is going to be a commercial success is to make it available for sale, market it widely, and see how many people buy it. But success is different to taste. Personally, I think taste is all about understatement, minimalism, and neutral decor. But again, that's only my personal opinion!" the design expert told us during another interview, earlier.

“This will differ for each person, but for many people, loud and garish colors used liberally in the home would signify a lack of taste. Then again, I can think of designers who have based their entire career around the use of color and loud prints," she said that there aren’t any hard and fast rules.

#25 F**king Hurry!!

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#26 I Needed Red. Guess Which One I Grabbed At First

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#27 If Only I Had Some Scissors...

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When it comes to furniture, you have to consider functionality, not just aesthetics. "Does the furniture function as it should? Is it likely to collapse or break easily? If seating, is it comfortable? I mean, my idea of aesthetic hell would be a bright purple inflatable sofa with lime green spots, but your mileage may vary! The question of comfort and function is a less subjective one,” the design expert shared a few of the considerations you should keep in mind when thinking about interiors.

#28 When Your Dental Banner Features An Execution

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#29 Another Example Of Unrealistic Body Expectations For Men

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#30 Why Not Use The Selfie?

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Tell us all about which of these pics and fails made you cringe the hardest, Pandas. Meanwhile, for some more amazingly awful designs, check out Bored Panda's previous features right here, here, as well as here.

#31 We're Not Happy 'til You're Not Happy

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#32 This Warning Sign

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#33 What's My Age Again?

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#34 No Way Anyones Getting Past That

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#35 What A Great Packaging Choice

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#36 50 Lanes? Lets Merge Those Into 4

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#37 "How Do We Make It Clear That It's A Male Hand Without Seeing The Nails?"

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#38 Sometimes It's Okay To Judge A Book By Its Cover

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#39 No Use! Only Charge!

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#40 From Afar, This Sign Has A Completely Different Meaning

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#41 Measurement Lines On An Opaque Bottle

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#42 In Japan, You Have To Follow These Signs While Driving At 70 Mph

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#43 If You've Got It, Flaunt It

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#44 The Scaling Is So Bad...

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#45 Toss Me A Cold One, Will Ya?

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#46 Suicidal Holiday Introvert, Look No Further

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#47 This Monstrosity Will Surely Make Someone Want To Date These Handsome Men

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#48 Better Than Cream Cheese? No!

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#49 This Awful Slide Placement

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#50 Baby Jesus/severed Thumb Christmas Ornament

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#51 The Official Emma Watson 'beauty And The Beast' Doll

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#52 Good Luck Wheelchairees

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#53 I Have No Idea What I'm Doing

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#54 Are The All The Translations Really Necessary Heinz?

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#55 This Handicap Parking Spot...

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#56 I Was Looking For Those...

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#57 All Ye Shall Come To Me For The Healing Of Burgers

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#58 Correct Punctuation Is A Must!

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#59 The Printing On This Ball

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#60 The Grill Being Sold On Amazon Is Only Supposed To Be A Foot Tall, But Can We Talk About The Gondola Silhouette?

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#61 What About When You Cross Your Legs?

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#62 Cool... What?!

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#63 "12 Wa S Y U Can Tell You Ha E Th Right"

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#64 The Tans Will Fade...

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#65 We're Sorry...

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#66 Not A Car, Not The Police...

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#67 Le Tits Now

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#68 I Want To To Open A Shop In Goa That Slightly Copies A Popular Chain, What Should I Call It?

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#69 This Jfk Memorial

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#70 Two Flamingos, One Vagina

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#71 Ass To Ass

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#72 Sparkling Red "slippers"

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#73 Which Is It?!

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#74 Giant Is Seconds From Being Paralyzed

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#75 The Rails Should Prevent People From Hitting Their Head, But Instead They Trip Over Them. So Now, Traffic Cones

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#76 Teaching Kids The Harsh Reality Of Life

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#77 Seriously?

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#78 Poor Url Choice By A Fagas Strap Company

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#79 Ate At A Local Restaurant

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#80 The Worst Thing About Lenovo Laptops. A "Close Current Page Without Warning Button" Right Next To The "Volume Up" Button

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#81 This Flower Print Dress

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#82 Toilets And Mirror Ceiling

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#83 Okay. I Know This Cake Is A Number 1 And It Says “emma," But It Looks Like A Dick With Balls That Says “weed"

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#84 Do You Squirt?

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#85 Happy 20170!

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#86 Why The Hell Do The Weights Make Up The First H But Not The Last One?

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#87 Why Is It Not The A ??

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#88 How Big Is That Watch?!

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#89 Kitten Socks

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#90 One Of The Worst Flow Charts I've Seen In A While

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#91 Ndeeisgihgbnocrehnotoedr

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#92 Give Up On Your Dreams

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#93 Literally Can't Fall For This Scam

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#94 Texcock Mextails

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#95 I'm Pretty Sure The Odds Are In My Favor To Win The Fight

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#96 ...the "O" Has Already Been Guessed

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#97 The Three Multiple Choice Options My Physics Teacher Gave For This Example Problem

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#98 This Slide With No Side Rails...

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#99 Do Love What You Do What You Love

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#100 When Does The O's Play?

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#101 Marketing Skills At Its Finest

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#102 Fake Zipper On Levi's Boots Makes Holes In Your Boot When You Walk

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#103 Printing Shop In My Home Town

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#104 F**k Or Treat

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#105 This Watch Is Not Ez Read

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#106 Heart Shape Headphone Splitter Looks Like A Nut Sack

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#107 Friend Posted This From A Lift In Vietnam

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#108 Proof Your Layouts, People

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#109 This University Isn't Very Good With Fractions

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#110 Hot Dog Anyone?

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#111 What

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#112 The Vent In My Hotel Shower Doesn't Seem To Work

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#113 The Eight In This Clock

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#114 I Just Want To Heat My Hot Pocket

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#115 But They Are Both Right Hands

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#116 This Could Have Been Avoided With 1 Focus Group (of Women)

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#117 The Design School I Graduated From Sent This Postcard Out

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#118 Ho Ho Ho, Shit Down My Throat

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#119 This Fucking Outlet At My University

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#120 That's Like Asking To Get Your Speaker Kicked In

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#121 Stressed Backwards Spells...

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#122 This Door At My Dentist's Office

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#123 These Hotel Room Directions

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#124 Beer Coaster

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#125 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pgup 9

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#126 There's A Line Forming Behind Me. I Have No Idea

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#127 Beautiful Driveway. Sucks You Can't Use It

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#128 This Woman Looking Out The Plane Is Very Calm Considering She's About To Crash Into The Hudson

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#129 The Awful Name Of This File

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#130 While We're On The Topic Of Awful Pool Design...

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#131 The Stairs Leading To This Bedroom

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#132 Doesn't Sound Very Exciting

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#133 I Made An Account Just To Post This Unforgivable De$ign Choice

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#134 In The Shadow Of Every Yes Is A... Different Shadow?

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#135 This Sign

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#136 Lots Of Hope For Sure

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#137 This Carpeted Bathroom

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#138 We Need A Poster That Says "Wine"

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#139 Let's Come Up With An Easy Acronym To Let People Know We Support The Military

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#140 My Gf Is A Teacher. This Sits On Her Desk And The Lack Of Punctuation Disturbs Me

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#141 This Coat Rack

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