Designers play an important role in shaping the world around us. Without their creativity and skill, many everyday creations would be nothing more than plain structures. But when design goes wrong, even a small mistake can make a big impact.
The CrappyDesign Reddit community is dedicated to highlighting these design failures. From minor errors to major design flaws, the community shares examples that show how bad design can affect usability, appearance, and logic.
Scroll down to see some of the most frustrating and funny design mistakes shared online.
#1 Benches designed by someone who hates the concept of sitting down.
#2 Designed to fail!
#3 Innovative water trap disguised as public seating
#4 Doctor’s office gave me an address and told me they were in “the blue building.”
#5 I tried to post this years ago but it got taken down due to lack of karma. Today, it found me again at a thrift store for $5.99
#6 These directional markers at my local hospital are Kiwi footprints. Unfortunately bird footprints look like arrows going the wrong way.
#7 New lids at Starbucks. The barista said “they’re not easy to drink out of. “
#8 I mix up the Buttons for changing brightness on my laptop pretty much every time I want to use them
#9 Which button am I supposed to use …?
#10 Been stuck sitting in this horrid chair all afternoon.
#11 The An needs M
#12 I was wondering why I kept ending up on the 4th floor after pressing 2.
#13 The math on the back of this cereal box, is the polar opposite of the truth
#14 This bed was designed to wreck my shins at night.
#15 “Star Strategy” cupcakes launched in a business…
#16 those are five steps or more
#17 This sign is a picture of a sign of the same shape
#18 An overhead bridge with a sharp 120 degree turn
#19 Nothing says “buy our seed” like 50% of the ear being undeveloped
#20 Knee-height microwave is extremely annoying to use
#21 Wheelchair ramp or M.C. Escher?
#22 10 year old me lighting up any room in the Sims:
#23 The place I’m staying has running water on top of a cabinet that doesn’t have a sink.
#24 Beach house with an amazing view… of their fireplace. Literally across the street from the ocean.
#25 A combination no one has ever wanted. So awful I had to make my first post.
#26 At a hotel I am staying at in Johannesburg. Cool idea, but sucks for anyone in a wheelchair!
#27 idk how to feel about this
#28 User-friendly pool ladder
#29 Who doesn’t love having soggy loo roll from people washing their hands
#30 I give you the Tale of the Crooked Banister
