25 Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild (February 18, 2024)

JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor

Feb 18, 2024 9:00 AM EST

Have you ever had that dumb human moment when you independently invent something that already exists? I'll give you an example. I once thought to myself "I wish they made pockets that you could wear with any outfit. Maybe it would have a strap and you would wear it on the outside of your clothes." A purse. I invented a purse.

Goes to show that the people in charge sometimes know better than we do. There's a reason people spend years in product design school, or studying graphic design or engineering. So that dumb idiots like the rest of us don't have to run around making stuff up. Not that I don't have good invention ideas sometimes. Like a machine that records your dreams. Great idea, not so great follow-through.) But for all my lack of knowledge, I think I'd fit in pretty well with the folks behind these wacky design decisions. Maybe I'm a cut above.