Human beings don’t always build things to last. Sometimes, they make such obvious mistakes that casual observers can’t believe they didn’t notice their design flaws from the get-go. Alas, we’re all flawed (much like some designs!) and most of us have a blind spot when it comes to the things we’re involved in.
Nonetheless, bad designs are a lot of fun to look at and laugh at. And there’s no place who does it better than the ‘Crappy Design’ subreddit! We collected some of the best, newest, crappy designs from the Reddit community, so scroll down and enjoy. Remember to upvote your fave bad designs, and drop us a comment telling us why you loved hating them.
We at Bored Panda love great designs, but we also adore really bad ones, too. When you’re done looking through our awesome list, check out our posts about epic design fails, the very worst kitchen designs, epically bad bar and restaurant designs, and structural nightmares. We’re sure you’ll love ‘em.
#1 My Sister’s School Health Clinic May Need Some Emoji-Education
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#2 Ladies And Gentlemen, The Pinnacle Of Human Stupidity
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#3 Sounds Like An Invite To Your Own Murder
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There are plenty of examples of bad design out there, but we can find some excellent designs here and there. And good design involves uniting the concept you have with the physical end-result of the product.
For instance, Ikea talks about how its design is “democratic” in that the company believes “good home furnishing is for everyone.”
#4 The Single Worst Clock I Have Ever Seen. I Actually Said Aloud "Whyyyy"
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#5 The Implication That This Tooth Has Something Down There
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#6 Anti-Plastic Book Wrapped In Said Plastic
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Meanwhile, Apple values quality craftsmanship through and through. Company founder Steve Jobs said that “for you to sleep well at night, the aesthetic, the quality, has to be carried all the way through.”
#7 This Graph Comparing Average Women's Height Around The World Is...well...
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#8 It’s Supposed To Say Shoemaker
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#9 My School
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You’ve heard that “function over form” is an important aspect of design, but have you ever considered that they can be (and should) united into one seamless whole?
Postmodernist Frank Lloyd Wright, who dedicated his life to crafting organic designs, coined the phrase “form and function are one.” According to him, form and function ought to be in “a spiritual union” instead of vying for dominance over one another.
#10 He's Calling Her To Ask Her For Her Number?
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#11 Trying To Figure Out What This Sign Means For The Past 5 Years
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#12 I Hope The Electrician Knows The Sprinklers Schedule
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In a previous interview with Bored Panda, the moderators of the ‘Crappy Design’ subreddit said that the community changed over the years.
“The original motivation for the subreddit was to point out crappy 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 crappy design,” they said.
#13 Washing Machine
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#14 This New Wall Art In My Office
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#15 That's How I Broke My Leg
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#16 Found This Beauty At My Local College
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#17 I Have Always Wanted To Be A Horse Back
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#18 Ladies And Gentlemen Take A Look At This Gem
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#19 Our Company Now Has 900 Of These Pens
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#20 There’s A Bomb On September 11 On This Super Mario Calendar
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#21 This Tablecloth That Looks Like A Hair Carpet
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#22 Finally A Realistic Mannequin In Women's Lingerie Store
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#23 Waiting To Engage In A Dining Experience At My Favorite Taco Establishment
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#24 Straight Pride Flag Looks Totally Gay
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#25 My Friend’s Apartment Has A 1/2 Bathroom On The Ground Floor. This Is The View From The Street.
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#26 My Keyboard Lights Up, But You Can’t See Any Letters At Night
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#27 Had This Suitcase For 2 Years And I Only Just Noticed It Says Sample Texts
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#28 These Stairs In My In-Laws Summerhouse. We Have Parties Here So Going Down These Stairs Drunk Is A Challange
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#29 Washed My Measuring Cup And All The Lines And Numbers Come Off
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#30 Those Are Some Interesting Arms You Got There...
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#31 If Only They Realized
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#32 This Backroad Near My House
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#33 Fine Fart
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#34 This Unnecessarily Zig-Zag’d Sidewalk
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#35 Imagine Being Drunk
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#36 My Favorite Flavor...
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#37 This Baby Jesus Looks Like It Came From Attack On Titan
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#38 My Pan’s Handle Is Too Heavy For It To Stay Flush With The Stove Top
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#39 If Only Louisiana Were Shaped Like A Letter In The Word Love, This Would Have Worked Much Better
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#40 The Lighting At This Bar
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#41 Someone Was Wearing These At The Mall And I Had To Double Take
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#42 [oc] This Won The Design Competition
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#43 At The Local Gym
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#44 I Cant Really Decide If Im Dumb For Walking On Pebbles Or If This Is Just Bad Design
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#45 These Cinema Cup Holders With No Bottoms So They Only Fit Their Super Large Drink Cups
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#46 This Ad For Teeth Whitening
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#47 So Xxxl Is Just A Stretched Xxl?
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#48 1) That's Not A Marimba 2) That's Not How You Hold Mallets
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#49 This Bath Bomb's Final Color
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#50 There’s No Option For Never/None In The Alcohol Use Category In This Doctor Form
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#51 My Wife Can’t Take Pills If They’re Too Big
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#52 Write & Elpoop
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#53 These Two Pens At My Office... Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong
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#54 Ah, Can't Wait To Scan This
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#55 This High-End Rug That Appears To Have Been Pooped On
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#56 Let's Use Red To Indicate The Coldest Temperatures And Blue To Indicate The Warmest
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#57 This Elevator
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#58 My School That Started An Eco-Friendly Project By Giving Out Apples To Stdents
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#59 This Plaque Near My House
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#60 This Will Probably Work Out Just Fine For Bicycles
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#61 This Glow In The Dark Clock
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#62 This Pennywise Halloween Costume
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#63 I Feel Like This Is Meant To Be Inclusive But
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#64 To Stir Or Not To Stir. That Is The Question
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#65 First One Of These I’ve Come Across Where The Soap Didn’t Come From The Bottom. (Yes, I’m Taking One For The Team Here)
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#66 This Doormat Belonging To A Couple Living In My Building
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#67 These 2020 Glasses
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#68 Christmas Gift From Sister In Law: Handmade Soap With Real Legos Embedded In It. They Slowly Start To Emerge The More You Use It. Can Wait ‘Till The First One Falls Out Mid-Shower
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#69 Guys, It’s Still 2019!!
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#70 They Built This School Like One Month Ago
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#71 Cousins...
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#72 This Jumpsuit I Bought From And Promptly Returned To Walmart.
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#73 Almost Did It, Too
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#74 Why Don't You Just Use All The Stairs?
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#75 This Irritates Me More Than It Should
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#76 This Nemo Plate
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#77 These Bathroom Stalls
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#78 Honestly, If I Am Booking For Boston, That’s Kind Of Where I Would Like To End Up.
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#79 Should I Do It?
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#80 The Us Space Force Has Olive-Green Camouflage Uniforms ... For Outer Space.
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#81 It's Not A Mirror, It's A Doorway
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#82 Michael Jackson Wax Sculpture In Georgia
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#83 The New Apple Card Needs To Avoid Contact With Leather And Denim
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#84 Wow!! The Crack Was So Big That It Went Off The Phone
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#85 Great Idea: Let's Put A Gold Stripe On Our Uniforms...
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#86 Not At All Misleading
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#87 All Three Butterflies Are Exactly Alike
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#88 Love A Good Poster
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#89 This Laptop Stand That Is Very Poorly Photoshopped In And Not Even Being Used
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#90 Yes This Will Help My Child Learn About Proper Dental Care. Not Terrify Them
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#91 You Know You Have A Problem When You Need To Explain
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#92 Oh Wow What A Great Table
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#93 My 7yo Son Was Excited To Show Off His Clay Pirate Boat
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#94 This New Hotel Carpet That Looks Like It’s Worn Out Beyond Threadbare
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#95 Alphabet Ice Cube Tray That Shatters When You Try To Get The Ice Cubes Out
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#96 This Alarm Which Looks And Feels Just Like The Light Switch Directly Next To It
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#97 That Gate Sure Is Necessary
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#98 If This Is The Unknown, Then I Don’t Want To Go In It
#99 I’d Like To Eat Here. Unsure When Is Ok
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#100 Glass On A Remote... Why??
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#101 So The Hospital Is Called Willis-Knighton. They Really Couldn't Come Up With A Better Name For This Water?
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#102 Look What I Found In A Bathroom
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#103 This Dog Harness Doesn't Look Very Comfy For Your Pet
#104 Seems Like You Could Have Chosen A Different Color
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#105 Behold The Largest Refrigerator Light In The Universe. All Bottles Move To The Left And The Right. This Space Is Reserved For -L A M P-
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#106 I Mean In Europe It's Not A Bad Design...
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#107 This Horrible, Deformed Hobby Lobby Christmas Ornament.
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#108 Graphic Design Is My Passion
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#109 This Actually Isn't A Terrible Product... But The Image Isn't Inticing At All
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#110 Hmmmmmmmmmm.... Ah, Sorry, Forget It...
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#111 Someone Chose The Wrong Colors On My Boardroom Doors At Work
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#112 These Deadly Looking Stone Decorations
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#113 I Was In Warsaw This Week And Saw That,,,
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#114 Thanks For Sharing My IP With The World While Streaming
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#115 This Work Survey Will Go Well
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#116 This Skulpture Near My School Looks Like That Dude Is Boutta Yeet That Child Into Another Continent
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#117 Saw This. Thought It Belonged Here
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#118 The Door Stop At My Hotel. I Present The "Toe Buster 5000"
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#119 I Booked The Train Two Hours Later, Because I Thought There Was No Way I Was Gonna Get From Platform 1 To Platform 12 In 3 Minutes With My Giant Suitcase... This Bloody Train Station Only Has Those Two Platforms!
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#120 "Basketball" Court In Brno
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#121 Its Thiccachu!
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#122 Was Locked Out Of The Job Site Till I Figured Out The Combination Lines Up At The Top Instead Of The Middle Like Every Other Lock On The Planet.
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#123 Disability Is Seen As An Extreme Sport At This School
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#124 The Girl In This Ad Looks Like A Stroke Victim
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#125 Now I'm No Expert But I Don't Think Penguins Have Teeth
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#126 The Design For My School’s New Uniform
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#127 So, Which States Are Affected?
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#128 Brother And His Boyfriend, Maybe?
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#129 Is This Arctic Fox?
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#130 Pretty Sure Graphs Work A Bit Different
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