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 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 Ladies And Gentlemen, The Pinnacle Of Human Stupidity

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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 Sounds Like An Invite To Your Own Murder

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#5 That’s How I Broke My Leg

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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 At The Local Gym

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

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#9 The Single Worst Clock I Have Ever Seen. I Actually Said Aloud “Whyyyy”

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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 Our Company Now Has 900 Of These Pens

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

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#12 This Backroad Near My House

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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 The Implication That This Tooth Has Something Down There

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#14 I Hope The Electrician Knows The Sprinklers Schedule

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#15 Straight Pride Flag Looks Totally Gay

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

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#17 Ladies And Gentlemen Take A Look At This Gem

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#18 Finally A Realistic Mannequin In Women’s Lingerie Store

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#19 Those Are Some Interesting Arms You Got There…

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#20 Imagine Being Drunk

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#21 Let’s Use Red To Indicate The Coldest Temperatures And Blue To Indicate The Warmest

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

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

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#24 Washing Machine

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#25 So Xxxl Is Just A Stretched Xxl?

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#26 This Tablecloth That Looks Like A Hair Carpet

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#27 This Plaque Near My House

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#28 Cousins…

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#29 [oc] This Won The Design Competition

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

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#31 This New Wall Art In My Office

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#32 This Ad For Teeth Whitening

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

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

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

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

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#37 This Bath Bomb’s Final Color

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#38 This Graph Comparing Average Women’s Height Around The World Is…well…

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#39 It’s Supposed To Say Shoemaker

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#40 These Two Pens At My Office… Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong

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#41 This Pennywise Halloween Costume

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#42 This Unnecessarily Zig-Zag’d Sidewalk

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#43 My School

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#44 Great Idea: Let’s Put A Gold Stripe On Our Uniforms…

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#45 There’s A Bomb On September 11 On This Super Mario Calendar

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#46 I Have Always Wanted To Be A Horse Back

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#47 This Elevator

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#48 Fine Fart

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#49 Washed My Measuring Cup And All The Lines And Numbers Come Off

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#50 This Will Probably Work Out Just Fine For Bicycles

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#51 1) That’s Not A Marimba 2) That’s Not How You Hold Mallets

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#52 It’s Not A Mirror, It’s A Doorway

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#53 Found This Beauty At My Local College

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#54 This High-End Rug That Appears To Have Been Pooped On

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#55 My Favorite Flavor…

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#56 This Baby Jesus Looks Like It Came From Attack On Titan

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#57 Yes This Will Help My Child Learn About Proper Dental Care. Not Terrify Them

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#58 My 7yo Son Was Excited To Show Off His Clay Pirate Boat

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#59 My Keyboard Lights Up, But You Can’t See Any Letters At Night

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#60 There’s No Option For Never/None In The Alcohol Use Category In This Doctor Form

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#61 “Basketball” Court In Brno

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#62 Had This Suitcase For 2 Years And I Only Just Noticed It Says Sample Texts

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#63 I Feel Like This Is Meant To Be Inclusive But

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#64 I Cant Really Decide If Im Dumb For Walking On Pebbles Or If This Is Just Bad Design

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#65 The Door Stop At My Hotel. I Present The “Toe Buster 5000”

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#66 Its Thiccachu!

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#67 Guys, It’s Still 2019!!

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#68 Should I Do It?

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#69 The Girl In This Ad Looks Like A Stroke Victim

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#70 These Cinema Cup Holders With No Bottoms So They Only Fit Their Super Large Drink Cups

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#71 This Horrible, Deformed Hobby Lobby Christmas Ornament.

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#72 Hmmmmmmmmmm…. Ah, Sorry, Forget It…

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#73 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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#74 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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#75 This Doormat Belonging To A Couple Living In My Building

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#76 You Know You Have A Problem When You Need To Explain

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#77 My Pan’s Handle Is Too Heavy For It To Stay Flush With The Stove Top

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#78 I Mean In Europe It’s Not A Bad Design…

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#79 This Actually Isn’t A Terrible Product… But The Image Isn’t Inticing At All

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#80 I Was In Warsaw This Week And Saw That,,,

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#81 My School That Started An Eco-Friendly Project By Giving Out Apples To Stdents

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