25 Times Designers Were Asleep at the Wheel

JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor

Oct 26, 2023 3:00 PM EDT

Few things can be as frustrating as bad design. When your water bottle is just a hair too big to fit under the faucet, when the pockets of your new jeans are actually faux pockets, or when you push a door that's clearly marked "pull." Okay, maybe that last one is user error. Why am I always doing that? Anyways, the difference between good design and bad design can be the difference between a peaceful day and one filled with unplaceable anxiety. When design is done well, we don't notice it. But when it's bad, it jumps out like a skeleton at a haunted house.

Brave legions of internet users have their cameras poised, ready to capture all the failings of the world around them. From graphic design missteps to inconceivably designed bathrooms to unintentionally hilarious ads, we've got a gaggle of goofs for you to gawk at. Who needs the Better Business Bureau when you have Reddit?