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Before deciding on how your shop sign, book cover or even a newspaper is going to look, you should definitely reexamine the final draft. From these bad design examples, though, you can see, that they were not revised. Or were left as they are as some evil joke to the customer. If you do not desire to be left with doors that only open for a Jedi, a Minion shampoo bottle crying bloody tears, or a street sign that's utterly indecipherable - better not mess with the designer.
These funny design fails are here to show you, that good designers usually deserve more credit than they get. They put up with a lot more nonsense from clients than we think, and they can prevent you from making unfortunate design choices like the ones on this list. If you don't want to end up looking foolish, a good designer is worth the money!
So scroll through our list of design fails, and remember - what you pay for is what you get!
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#1
No Safety
#2
The Too Cool To Do Drugs Pencil
#3
Westminster Bridge Design Fail Or Win?
#4
Thanks For The Advice
#5
My Mom Bought A Strawberry Scented Minion Shampoo For My Little Brother
#6
Don't Think The Owner Of This Hotel Thought This Through
#7
Probably Should Have Put The Author's Name Somewhere Else
RalfAggarwal 9 years ago
being half east indian I think I am gonna get myself a copy and figure out why I'm so weird
#8
Who Thought Up This Design?
#9
This Designer Hasn’t Looked At A Compass In A While
#10
This Newspaper
LiekeMuller 9 years ago
Here in NL there is a wine shop called Grapedistrict. There was one opposite my house and the light of the G didnt work. So for a month or so I lived opposite Rapedistrict...
#11
Jedi Entrance Only
#12
This Escalator
#13
That Nose Job
#14
Take A Left And Then Bunnyhop To Your Destination
SzandraSzabó 9 years ago
Hehe thisone is in Budapest, here that was still under construction, now it's 100% ready, and you don't have to bunnyhop anymore.:)
#15
This Seems Like A Bad Idea
#16
Not Exactly The Color Pattern You Like To See In A Bathroom
Dragon_Tamer_Of_The_Centry 8 years ago
Looks like some kids took over, or someone was severely constipated!
#17
This Wedding Card Looks Like The Bride & Groom Hung Themselves
#18
This Pet Shop Sign
SarahSilverstone 9 years ago
Omg. Even if it didn't look like it says a**l a**s, that just practically impossible to read! Total design fail!
#19
Vote For Yves Lévesque, Official Facefolding Candidate
#20
I Received The Most Useless Item Ever At A Golf Tournament
JayJorgensen 9 years ago
It's a golf ball, the joke is it's camouflage, you won't be able to find your ball
#21
How Is This Supposed To Work?
TinyDynamine 9 years ago
Obviously for a unicycle wheelchair. They were all the rage in the 50s.
#22
This Bathroom Door Is Cut Out So It Could Swing Past The Toilet
#23
German School
#24
Seems Like An Appropriate Jersey
#25
How Many Noses Does This Guy Really Need?
#26
White Rights
#27
This Cd
#28
This Elevator Button Panel
#29
They Tried
#30
This Elevator
#31
Kids Lamp Design Fail
#32
This Insight Might Be An Oversight, But Then There's That Look On His Face....
Final score:
82points
#33
What's The Point Of The Eraser?
#34
This Drain Is Higher Than The Ground Surrounding It
#35
Maybe Don't Put It Next To A Trash Can Shaped Exactly Like It?
CollinRogers 9 years ago
Seen these at the airport. Likely a sign beside it explaining it is for unopened liquids that are too big to get through security. Actually a neat idea.
#36
Apparently The Tea Helps You Lose Weight. The Picture And Name Must Be How You Lose It
nomnomsoo 9 years ago
Lol no, 普洱茶 which you pronounce it as 'Pu-er' in Chinese is a very healthy tea that dose indeed help with digestion (+ other health benefits). Reason why it is called 'Pu'er' is because the tea originated from Pu'er city located in Yunnan Province in China, hence Pu'er tea. Its other name is 滇青茶 which means 'Yunnan green tea'.
#37
A Bolton Fan Paid £25 For This Seat In The Away End At Blackpool
#38
Hope This Toilet Never Needs A Repair
#39
Bad Product Design
#40
This Painting Design Looks Literally Crappy
#41
All Toilets Must Be Centered In The Middle Of The Classroom So Kids Eating Their Snacks Three Feet Away Can Bare Witness To Their Classmates Defecating
#42
Wheel Chair Ramp
#44
This Outlet Is Unreachable
#45
Our Freshly Remodeled Bathroom At Work
#46
My Hotel's Jetted Tub
#48
Tonix Sounds Like A Soft Drink
#49
Ikea Fail
#50
No No Noise
#51
Don't Declare The Winner Of The 'most Forced Acronym' Award Just Yet
#52
Local High School, Why?
#53
Worst. Table. Ever. Set Down Your Drink On That Side, It Ends Up On The Floor
LeeHenderson 9 years ago
It looks like a cramped area. Maybe it was designed so that people don't leave their drinks on the edge of the table where it might be knocked off? Potentially a rather clever design.
#54
Yea, Right On Top Of Each Other Should Work
#56
Am I Swirls Or... More Swirls?
#57
Hilariously Inappropriate Children's Coat Hook.p
Final score:
32points
#58
Wheelchair Escape Route
Final score:
31points
JohnHawkins (Submission author) 9 years ago
This is at the back of a care home, now demolished but not because of its poor safety provision...
#59
Painfully Crappy. On A Door At My Local College
#60
Optical Illusion
#61
The Rizza Caffè
#62
Drinking Fountain
Final score:
27points
#63
Vintace? That's A New Designer, Right?
Final score:
25points
#70
There Have Been A Lot Of Bad Tanning Reviews Recently...
Final score:
12points
JayJorgensen 9 years ago
I guess tanning on one side and whitening on the other? Not sure though
#71
I Don't Know, This Is Too Risky....
Final score:
12points
#72
Nitra, Slovakia (shared Form Fb Page Bekim /život=párty/
Final score:
8points
SimonMydliar 9 years ago
This is from nitra in Slovakia and if you look closely you'll see the disabled sign after the doors. The text basically says "Disabled in the nitrian shopping center should park for example also inside the doors.
#73
Do I Bring My Sewing Kit Or A Dreidel?
Final score:
8points
#75
When The Wash Basin Was An Afterthought Rather Than Part Of The Plan
Final score:
6points
#76
Did The Architect Confuse Left And Right?
Final score:
6points
#77
"decent" Towel Hanger For Your Bathroom
Final score:
3points
Dragon_Tamer_Of_The_Centry 8 years ago
cuz that's totally appropriate! The woman has boobs and the man has a d**k"
#78
Good News, Jamacan Cock Is Free Of Msgs
Final score:
3points
#79
This Chocolate Shop Comes With An Upsetting Logo
Final score:
2points
#80
Only In Germany
Final score:
1point
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