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#2

The New School In My Community Has A Wheel Chair Access Button For The Door, But No Way For A Person In A Wheel Chair To Reach It

Final score:

412points

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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago

Inaccessible design is so common and it wouldn't take much thought to change it

192points

#3

Lex? Derp? Lox? Nope, It's Supposed To Say Jax For Jacksonville, Florida For $18 Million Dollars

Final score:

412points

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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago

Jax wouldn't have even been in my top 10 guesses

411points

The subreddit that makes fun of bad designs is a goliath on Reddit with a whopping 2.6 million members. The online group has been active since January 2011 and has become a true pillar of design discussion online, ranging from the silly and fun to the in-depth and serious.

Over the last two years alone, the subreddit grew by nearly a million members from 1.7 million adoring fans. Back then, they were getting 2 million page views per month. That’s proof enough of their popularity.

#4

Great Image To Help Your Kid Not Freak Out While Getting A Haircut

Final score:

406points

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2WheelTravlr 3 years ago

That picture is terrifying on all levels.

229points

#5

Women's Jeans, I Want The Rest Of My Pocket

Final score:

396points

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Adam C 3 years ago

Jeans by Boeing: We give you the whole pocket but you have to pay extra to unlock it.

194points

#6

Striped Carpet On Hotel Stairs. Hard To Use Even After Two Weeks And Completly Sober

Final score:

393points

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cugel 3 years ago

I just fell over just looking at it.

276points

I previously spoke to a member of the subreddit’s moderator team to learn a bit more about their community. One of the mods told me previously that the “original motivation” of the subreddit was to “point out” horrible designs.

“Nowadays, most subscribers probably come here for entertainment. However, it is common to have meaningful discussion here on why or why not something is [bad] design,” the mod told Bored Panda.

#7

The Placement Of This Baby's Head Wasn't Quite Thought Through

Final score:

392points

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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago

Blob fish baby

216points

#8

Best Cat Carrier To Contain Your Sexy Cat

Final score:

390points

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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago

Just why?

215points

#9

Not Where Earphones Go

Final score:

388points

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beastmachine. 3 years ago

Just like cartoon bunnies

153points

We might intuitively understand what good design is, however, it’s a real challenge to get the design just right. It’s not just about beauty or function, however (though these are vital, too!). The idea of good design goes deeper still.

For instance, researcher Don Norman believes that the essence of design is… communication. “Design is really an act of communication, which means having a deep understanding of the person with whom the designer is communicating,” he writes in ‘The Design of Everyday Things.’

#10

Pet Clippers That Let You Pull Naked Dogs Out Of Furry Behinds

Final score:

382points

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Dr Nostromo 3 years ago

Malfunction in transporter #3

180points

#11

This Bench. Where I Live It Is Very Hot And It Is Impossible To Sit In This Park

Final score:

373points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

But you can use it to fry eggs and grill some steak. Perfect for a picnic in the park.

229points

#12

Why Is Clear A Green Button While Enter Is Yellow? I Kept Accidentally Clearing My Pin

Final score:

371points

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Eva the Egg 3 years ago

AAAH that would drive me CRAZY

128points

According to Norman, design doesn’t have to be complicated. He argues that usability is just as important as aesthetics. Or, in other words, the product has to be functional and useful, not just a pretty thing to look at.

Norman explains that product design cannot ignore the needs of users. In the book, he argues that good, usable design is entirely possible, not just a dream conjured up by idealists.

“The rules are simple: make things visible, exploit natural relationships that couple function and control, and make intelligent use of constraints. The goal: guide the user effortlessly to the right action on the right control at the right time,” he writes that some products are able to satisfy customers’ needs while others only end up frustrating them.

#13

This Sign At The Akron Zoo That Looks Like A Man Peeing In His Own Face

Final score:

366points

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Serial pacifist 3 years ago

"Don't pee against the wind"

266points

#14

Rénovations Done To A 500 Years Old Tower

Final score:

353points

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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago

Seen this one before. This is the only design the council approved after years of fighting and rejecting many much more sympathetic ideas. It's an episode of George Clarke's Restoration Man

165points

#15

They Just Don't Go Together

Final score:

349points

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Dr Nostromo 3 years ago

The concept of jigsaw puzzles apparently eluded the designer of this one.

219points

#16

Easy Way To Piss Off A Mailman

Final score:

345points

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Sigrid Johanesdóttir 3 years ago

"yes, this is the mail man, I'm dropping all your packages in the gas station good luck"

40points

#17

A Speed Bump On An Downhill Slope With No Drainage?

Final score:

340points

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2WheelTravlr 3 years ago

Automotive steeplechase?

111points

#18

This Is Not Vitamin D; It's An Emoji On A Bottle Of Magnesium

Final score:

338points

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Tristan J 3 years ago

Technically, it's an emoticon, not an emoji :D

159points

#19

If You Say So!

Final score:

327points

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Laura Mende (Human) 3 years ago

So that's why they call it a HIGH way! (I see myself out)

202points

#20

Her Face Is Not Ok

Final score:

322points

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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago

oh no. She had a stroke

345points

#21

The Sign Says "Teaching Kids Good Manners", But It Looks Like You're Just Yeeting The Baby Into Trash

Final score:

309points

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Eva the Egg 3 years ago

YEET

120points

#22

Got This As A Gift And Honestly I Don't Want To Throw It Away Just Because It's Terribly Funny

Final score:

299points

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DM 3 years ago

Ok, I will make the a$$ of myself. What am I missing? I don’t get it?

66points

#23

Thought It Was A Different Language At First

Final score:

295points

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hyperunknown 3 years ago (edited)

It's a feature of Microsoft Word. Obviously. Let me elaborate: https://i.kym-cdn.co...809/345/144.jpg

162points

#24

This Unfortunate Placement Of A Handle

Final score:

292points

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Caro Caro 3 years ago

Hitlers sister.

187points

#25

The Marbling In These Floor Tiles Makes It Look Like Someone Pooped All Over The Floor

Final score:

292points

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Nixxy 3 years ago

Are you sure that is not the case here?

182points

#26

Sure, Place An Ad With A Guy Drinking Water Next To Rubbing Alcohol Of The Same Brand

Final score:

291points

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I I 3 years ago

covid cure ?

146points

#27

They Sell Suitcase Covers.. But The Photoshop Is Just Awful

Final score:

290points

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Serial pacifist 3 years ago

It's a portal to another dimension, two-dimension.

160points

#28

Maybe I Shouldn't Park Here

Final score:

281points

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Vicky Z 3 years ago

I can bet that if that was in my country you would definitely see parked cars

112points

#29

Much More Convenient!

Final score:

276points

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beastmachine. 3 years ago

That's stupid overthinking

196points

#30

Is This Andre The Giant’s Treadmill?

Final score:

268points

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Eva the Egg 3 years ago

Its not a giant treadmill, its just a tiny person!

91points

#31

Practical Bathroom

Final score:

265points

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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago

So the sink is downstairs? the bath in some sort of weird glass upstairs nook and the toilet in the cubby beneath? Wow

86points

#32

How On Earth Can The Overpass Be Flooded?!

Final score:

264points

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DM 3 years ago

Poor drainage at best

110points

#33

Restaurant Bathroom: One Mirror Panel On Top, One On The Bottom...no Way To See Myself In Between

Final score:

260points

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Serial pacifist 3 years ago

When you want to take a selfie and remain anonymous.

189points

#34

This Amazon Photo Where The Kids Don't Even Look At The Toys

Final score:

257points

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Nixxy 3 years ago

And the toys are supersized!

106points

#35

Welcome Shorpers

Final score:

256points

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Serial pacifist 3 years ago

Pirate shopping center. Arrrgh, shorpers, ye come in and purcharse something, ay.

184points

#36

Don’t Have Hep C? Get Some!

Final score:

246points

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Lauren Caswell 3 years ago

It took me a long time to see hep-cured

156points

#37

This Frozen 2 Temporary Tattoo Is Supposed To Say "Face Your Fear", But The First Two Words Are Written In An Orange-Ish Color

Final score:

244points

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beastmachine. 3 years ago

I am fear

116points

#38

This Shirt That Looks Like It’s Covered In Coffee Stains

Final score:

239points

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beastmachine. 3 years ago

Oh this is perfect excuse shirt for Monday mornings when you drop coffee hastily

87points

#39

He's Either Sucking On Her Head, Or He Is A Raccoon Cap... Not Sure Which Disturbs Anymore

Final score:

237points

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Delta the hybrid 3 years ago

Wait, that's messed up...

87points

#40

The Balcony Of My Hotel In Switzerland Is Only Accessible Through The Window

Final score:

237points

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beastmachine. 3 years ago

It looks absolutely beautiful tbh

185points

#41

This Tea Will Change Your Image Size Ratio!

Final score:

233points

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Sabse 3 years ago

Even your brain will vanish

124points

#42

The Design Of This Pillowcase Makes It Look Like There Are Bugs Crawling On It

Final score:

228points

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Ellen Brown 3 years ago

And you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between real bugs

78points

#43

This Hose Cart Creates Water From Thin Air

Final score:

223points

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DM 3 years ago

We’ve figured out our solution to severe draughts and wildfires in North America!

107points

#44

Nev York

Final score:

222points

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beastmachine. 3 years ago

Yup I am from Nevv York, the one besides New York

107points

#45

Outdoor Tables With Rough Surfaces

Final score:

213points

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beastmachine. 3 years ago

Not suitable for indoors either

133points

#46

The Shower In My Dorm Freshman Year (I'm Only 5'7)

Final score:

208points

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DM 3 years ago

Get your workout it, squats.

76points

#47

Hedge Archway In The Neighborhood

Final score:

203points

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80 Van 3 years ago

M.C. Hammer’s house.

167points

#48

A Very Easy To Read Graph About Texting While Driving? Found In My High School Yearbook

Final score:

195points

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Eva the Egg 3 years ago

Wha- How am i supposed to respond to either?

94points

#49

Is This Cake Like Deadpool?

Final score:

191points

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2WheelTravlr 3 years ago

Mmmmmmm, constantly regenerating cake, my favorite!

202points

#50

In A Friend's Wedding Goodie Bag

Final score:

187points

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beastmachine. 3 years ago

How do you exactly shite a question?

139points

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#51

These Sodas Are Kind Of Flat

Final score:

73points

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Ask Aimy 3 years ago

Am I the only one who read the caption? Best joke ever

31points

#52

Water Bottle Designed To Go In The Freezer Breaks When Put In The Freezer

Final score:

68points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

Freeze me... if you dare!

31points

#53

The Cowardly Lion Has Seen Some Things

Final score:

63points

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Zoe Gillenwater 3 years ago

Was this painted by the same woman who did the monkey Jesus painting in that church?

62points

#54

Supplying Your Restaurant Ac Through The Giant Inlet Next To The Toilet

Final score:

63points

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Al Cook 3 years ago

I had to laugh at this. Imagine receiving your main course but smelling nothing but s**t!

2points

#55

A "Supposed" Spongebob Ice Cream. It Was Delicious Tho

Final score:

62points

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Steve Barnett 3 years ago

More Stormtrooper.

38points

#56

Extractor Hood Installed Low Over The Hob

Final score:

61points

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Carmen Honacker 3 years ago

Oh dear. How does one actually cook on this? Looks like I can't fit a large pot on the stove either.

24points

#57

This Bench Has A Fountain For A Backrest

Final score:

61points

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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago

The sad thing is this HAD to go through multiple levels of planning and approval without anyone thinking this was an issue

50points

Chich 3 years ago

No, the truly sad thing is that someone went and got a university degree to design this and some else went and got a degree to approve it.

4points

Cold Contagious 3 years ago

I bet kids love it 😀, but that was never the intent.

0points

Yort 3 years ago

The sad thing is it’s not even a bench, it’s just a “stay out of the water feature” border.

-1point

Ellen Kuck 3 years ago

I don’t think that’s a bench……

11points

Yort 3 years ago

Yeah that’s just a thing to keep people out of the fountain, it’s not a bench.

-1point

Adrian 3 years ago

If I ever run for local government I'll do it on a platform that every Item or facility approved has to be used by the designer, the approver, the builder and their entire families at least once per day for a month. Whether it is a park bench, an on-road bike lane, traffic calming measures, weird intersections, etc.

3points

Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago

And filled to the brim, to boot!

1point

BastWren 3 years ago

Another homeless deterrent. Not saying that is how it was designed, but it would certainly function as such.

1point

Amazon QT 3 years ago (edited)

Usually when homeless use the parks, etc. most of them leave a mess, for OTHERS to clean up. That’s the biggest reason for THRSE deterrents!!

0points

Otter 3 years ago

You know, on a really hot day it might be refreshing to sit on that bench, and get spattered with spray, and wafted with cool moist air.

1point

Nugget 3 years ago

You can stand on it and sup from the fountain water lol.

0points

Lotus Flower 3 years ago

It DOES keep you cool after you’ve sat on the metal bench a few pics up. Turn that frown upside down!

0points

Storm 3 years ago

no.....JUSt.....no......WHYYYYyYYYyyyY

0points

Mazer 3 years ago

Another bench that discourages use by the homeless

0points

Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago

There's another one right next to it, without the water. I'm not sure this is even a real bench for sitting on.

0points

Carmen Honacker 3 years ago

Oh, and it doesn't leak at all. Just look at the "back"

0points

13 3 years ago

That's.... the design....

0points

Bacony Cakes 3 years ago

That's not a backrest. That's a dam.

0points

Devil's Advocate 3 years ago

Very old bench, newly added waterfall to look nice?

0points

A Jones 3 years ago

seems like something beneficial for those near the equator. being all hot and stuff.

-1point

#58

These Doors Open Into Each Other And Get Stuck Together

Final score:

60points

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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago

If it is your house you can just reverse the hinges

24points

#59

These Plates With A Painted On Lipstick Smudge

Final score:

60points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

Chef's kiss?

27points

#60

Our Baker Is A Clown!

Final score:

59points

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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago

Rudolph!

20points

#61

This Speed Hump They Installed In Front Of My House Is About As Useful As A Perforated Cereal Bowl. People Just Drive Down The Middle Of The Road To Avoid It

Final score:

58points

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grotesqueer 3 years ago

Is it... Installed the right way?

40points

#62

Dog? Silhouette At A Well-Known Big Box Store

Final score:

57points

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beastmachine. 3 years ago

Next gen sphinx?

20points

#63

My Dog’s After-Shot Bandage. It’s Not Blood, It’s Red Ice Cream Cones, Duh!

Final score:

56points

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Eva the Egg 3 years ago

Appropriate colour...

16points

#64

This Soap Dish Looks Filthy

Final score:

56points

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Carmen Sandiego 3 years ago

You mean it isn't?

16points

#65

A Very Long Torso

Final score:

56points

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Eva the Egg 3 years ago

The everyday slenderman

29points

#66

Congrats 2201

Final score:

54points

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beastmachine. 3 years ago

Hopefully it'll be better than 2021 if we make it that far

37points

#67

They Tried To Make This Hair Tonic Look Piratey, But It Only Really Looks Like Poison When You Put A Jolly Roger On A Bottle

Final score:

53points

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Eva the Egg 3 years ago

Why do have to add the 'real' to men?

48points

#68

I Can See Into The Main Hallway Of The Building Standing At The Urinal

Final score:

52points

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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago

Wave!

36points

#69

Faces Printed On Car Windows Will Never Work Out

Final score:

52points

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Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago

Kilroy was here?

1point

#70

Bought An Automatic Soap Dispenser. It Could Not Resist Water And The Batteries Rusted

Final score:

50points

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DM 3 years ago

I use these and noticed the newer ones all are becoming rechargeable. Probably for this reason?

12points

#71

The Designer Were On Something

Final score:

50points

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2WheelTravlr 3 years ago

Not a design flaw, and installation flaw. The unit should be rotated 90 degrees.

39points

#72

It's Time To Sun Your Cheeks

Final score:

48points

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beastmachine. 3 years ago

Does this also mean that you can't get a dog but still have to pick up random turd?

65points

#73

This Uncomfortable Cup Which You Can't Hold Without Touching The Hot Side

Final score:

47points

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Carmen Sandiego 3 years ago

That doesn't even look nice tbh

20points

#74

Its Like Someone Sh*t On It

Final score:

45points

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Ryan Deschanel 3 years ago

It is what actually happens to old mirrors.

27points

#75

The Glare Was Dazzling Everytime The Sun Came Out

Final score:

43points

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oli 3 years ago

That's why is illegal in my country!

36points

#76

The New High School In My Area Has These Football/Soccer Goals With No Sides To Stop The Ball

Final score:

43points

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DM 3 years ago

I love how the design of the fence is amazingly keeping that field enclosed until you look at the goals. Maybe it’s for walking through access.

19points

#77

I My Bike

Final score:

40points

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Nixxy 3 years ago

It’s like I, robot. The person who wears this is a bike

15points

#78

This Terrible Box Art

Final score:

40points

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2WheelTravlr 3 years ago

Castlevania-ception!

12points