40 Hilarious Examples Of Bad Design

Every aspiring designer wants to create something that will become iconic and recognized all around the world like the distinctive wedge shape of a Ferrari or the practicality of the Swiss Army knife. But even though their hopes are high, many end up creating some pretty hilarious and terrible designs before becoming the next Giorgetto Giugiaro or Le Corbusier. A subreddit called r/CrappyDesign collects the funniest examples of poor design that will make you ask "What on Earth were they thinking?". From unnecessary plastic wrapping and poorly worded ads to designs that are just flat-out dangerous, check out the times people tried designing stuff and failed miserably in the gallery below!

#1 If Only They Realized

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#2 My Sister’s School Health Clinic May Need Some Emoji-Education

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#3 At The Local Gym

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#4 Anti-Plastic Book Wrapped In Said Plastic

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#5 That's How I Broke My Leg

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#6 Ladies And Gentlemen, The Pinnacle Of Human Stupidity

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#7 Sounds Like An Invite To Your Own Murder

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#8 Trying To Figure Out What This Sign Means For The Past 5 Years

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#9 Cousins...

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#10 Honestly, If I Am Booking For Boston, That’s Kind Of Where I Would Like To End Up.

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#11 My Friend’s Apartment Has A 1/2 Bathroom On The Ground Floor. This Is The View From The Street.

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#12 This Ad For Teeth Whitening

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#13 Straight Pride Flag Looks Totally Gay

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#14 Ladies And Gentlemen Take A Look At This Gem

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#15 I Hope The Electrician Knows The Sprinklers Schedule

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#16 He's Calling Her To Ask Her For Her Number?

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#17 Our Company Now Has 900 Of These Pens

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#18 To Stir Or Not To Stir. That Is The Question

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#19 This Backroad Near My House

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#20 This Plaque Near My House

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#21 Those Are Some Interesting Arms You Got There...

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#22 The Implication That This Tooth Has Something Down There

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#23 Waiting To Engage In A Dining Experience At My Favorite Taco Establishment

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#24 Finally A Realistic Mannequin In Women's Lingerie Store

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#25 Imagine Being Drunk

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#26 The Us Space Force Has Olive-Green Camouflage Uniforms ... For Outer Space.

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#27 So Xxxl Is Just A Stretched Xxl?

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#28 These Two Pens At My Office... Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong

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#29 [oc] This Won The Design Competition

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#30 This Elevator

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#31 Let's Use Red To Indicate The Coldest Temperatures And Blue To Indicate The Warmest

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#32 The Single Worst Clock I Have Ever Seen. I Actually Said Aloud "Whyyyy"

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#33 These Stairs In My In-Laws Summerhouse. We Have Parties Here So Going Down These Stairs Drunk Is A Challange

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#34 If Only Louisiana Were Shaped Like A Letter In The Word Love, This Would Have Worked Much Better

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#35 This Pennywise Halloween Costume

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#36 This Tablecloth That Looks Like A Hair Carpet

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#37 Someone Was Wearing These At The Mall And I Had To Double Take

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#38 It’s Supposed To Say Shoemaker

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#39 This New Wall Art In My Office

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#40 Washing Machine

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