Design fails

Funny memes of unbelievably obvious "you had one job" mistakes ("epic fails").

What were these designers thinking?

"Crappy Design" (previously here, here, and here) is back, and it's the crappiest pile of crap that has ever been crapped. Alright, maybe that was a little harsh, but after you take a look at some of these "accidents," you'll definitely wonder how on earth can anyone greenlight and produce them. Putting the light switch right next to the fire alarm control? Yep. Designing a toilet that looks like it has just endured a large dose of diarrhoea? You bet. Scroll down to check out some of the…

The donut is for ‘Do Not’…

Fonts and spacing, people. Fonts and spacing.

Design seems like such a simple, elementary thing when you think about it, but hordes of people keep getting the basics wrong, often with hilarious and side-splitting results. Buildings are hard to design, as are other objects, but we usually take the lettering and layout of sentences and phrases for granted, as though everyone will be able to understand us no matter how.we.words.our.place.

In design fails compiled by Bored Panda that span public areas and buildings but also adverts and warning signs, it's evident the 'brains' behind them didn't fully think things through.

Good ad ideas have the power to impact society but these will probably only make it laugh. Bored Panda has compiled a hilarious list of epic advertising on the vehicle design fails, and it will definitely raise your eyebrows.

No matter how cramped your house/apartment/hovel, at least you can probably still access your toilet.

Absurd humor is quite amazing. Comedy in general is all about subverting expectations, but absurd humor takes it to the next level. It’s random, unexpected and, often, brilliant. Not necessarily sophisticated, but certainly intriguing and makes you question things.