Category: fails

‘You Had One Job’: 50 Hilarious Fails That People Couldn’t Help Sharing

January 7, 2024

Nobody’s ever entirely sure why these things happen, but they do and it’s both annoying and hilarious. Annoying for those who have to suffer the direct consequences (or those who empathize with said consequences) and hilarious for everyone else.

By that, we do of course mean instances when people had just one single job to do and they managed to blunder it up in the worst ways imaginable. And of course it was all documented online because the internet. You know what to do.

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So, why are folks seemingly deliberately bad at their job? There are a number of reasons behind this.

The most clear-cut explanation is that the person is completely incompetent and is thinking with anything else other than their brain. And, sometimes, training and onboarding as well as meetings don’t really help. Because there is no cure for stupid. Well, education is, but you gotta consider the cost-benefit ratio.

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Another thing that makes someone a bad employee is their tendency to do a no-show. What is worse is when they are also unreachable. Calling in, not picking up the phone, not responding to communication—all of these mean that the worker is irresponsible and not committed to the job they’ve been hired to do. Sometimes, things like addiction might complicate things further.

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Some folks are also compulsive or habitual liars. Either that, or they always have an excuse up their sleeves. Regardless, someone who’d rather lie or make excuses instead of doing a job right, doing it at all, or learning to do it and making something of themselves is a time-waster from a business perspective.

People like this don’t take responsibility for their actions, but work is something that demands taking ownership, so this is another incompatibility that leads to poor results.

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Sometimes, people might be careless by nature and fail to follow directions right from the get-go. Now, it might be a simple case of “I didn’t read it” and doing so might resolve the issue, but some might not have the aptitude to internalize it and would continue to make the same mistakes. In turn, their lack of consideration, ignoring protocol and taking shortcuts leads to headaches for everyone else.

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And, sometimes, it’s just the case of a bad attitude. They don’t give a gaw-giggity about the customers, the merchandise, the quality, nothing. This often means they are unwilling to collaborate, let alone to do a good job, and even more so when their arrogance and asocialism doesn’t allow them to draw the right conclusions and to become better employees.

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Besides being innately bad, there might also be external factors for why someone is bad at their job.

Being poorly paid is at the top of the list, but it becomes worse when the employee also feels like they are stuck there having to suffer the bad paycheck without any exit strategy.

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Having a bad boss, being overly managed and underappreciated do not help in the quality of the work being done. Why do a good job if the boss isn’t going to be happy about it anyway? Either that, or it’s about quantity, not quality that pushes employees to assume different work priorities. That also likely kills the passion for work somewhere along the way.

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There might also be other factors at play—factors like being stuck with poor job security or not being able to sort out your work-life balance.

An employee will never be a good one if their needs aren’t met to a sufficient degree, and that means reassuring them that their job is not at stake and encouraging self-care rather than min-maxing how things are done.

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And if it’s none of the above, chances are it’s laziness.

While laziness breeds more laziness and it can become a habit, habits can also be broken. It’s not something people are born with, but rather a behavior that can be phased out. The idea is to learn to be industrious: do things that energize you (sleep, exercise, etc.), work first and reward yourself later, and visualize productiveness (make it tangible and reflect upon it). That’s at least a good start.

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Whatever the case, you do still have one more job to do (hopefully that goes well) and that is to share your stories of that one guy who had one job in the comment section below!

And if the only job you have today is reading more Bored Panda, why not check out another article of ours on the same topic.

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141 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed On The Internet (New Pics)

April 24, 2023

Most of us can intuitively tell whether something is designed well or if the end result falls way short of what it should be like. The more we’re exposed to ads and products—both great and god-awful—the more our sense of taste develops.

Ever since 2011, this popular subreddit has been sharing examples of epic design fails that are beyond hilarious. In fact, they’re so bad, it’s mind-boggling that the people behind them green-lit them! We’ve collected some of the worst offenders to share with you, Pandas, so scroll down and upvote the designs you love to hate the most.

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#1 Being Gay Was A Sin They Said

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#2 This Amazing Pregnancy Test

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#3 So, It’s Fine Then?

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The subreddit has been poking fun at horrible and hilarious designs all the way since 2011. Over the past 12+ years, the community has grown absolutely massive. At the time of writing, the group had 3.4 million members.

Years pass, seasons change. But what stays constant is people’s appetite for shaming truly awful product and ad designs. (What changes, however, is how the internet reacts to names like the subreddit’s that use gentle curse words. These days, you can’t even mention them in full without some social media megacorps frowning in your general direction!)

#4 Seems A Bit Counterintuitive

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#5 A Solar Powered Parking Meter In An Underground Garage

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#6 Surely There Is No Better Way To Write Your Phone Number

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The subreddit’s moderators have created a fantastically detailed wiki that explains what does and doesn’t count as a bad design. For instance, amateur artwork or signs don’t belong in the online group because they were made by, well, amateurs. Similarly, broken things also don’t count.

#7 My Arms Are About 7 Feet Long, So This Wasn’t An Issue For Me

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#8 Love Handles

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#9 I Cancelled My Transaction Twice In A Row By Accident. I Finally Found Out Why

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And don’t even think of posting the Roman numeral for 4, IIII, as an example of awful design because it’s a fairly common alternative way to write IV. Meanwhile, unintentional errors like manufacturing defects also don’t count as examples of bad design. Neither do novelty items or obvious satire.

#10 What About When You Cross Your Legs?

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#11 Our Wedding Is Going To Have Three Delicious Meal Choices

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#12 Thanks For Reminding Me

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The mod team encourages its members to be original. So you shouldn’t be sharing any pictures that fall into the list of the top 150 most popular reposts. Software designs, hate symbols, and memes also don’t have any place on the sub. Meanwhile, all members ought to be as civil as possible, avoid sharing any personal information, and ensure that they write awesome descriptive titles for their posts.

#13 How Much Do You Trust Your “Multilingual” Ad Designer?

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#14 “How Do We Make It Clear That It’s A Male Hand Without Seeing The Nails?”

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#15 This Bus

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A while ago, interior design expert and then-editor at These Three Rooms, Ariane Sherine, had shared her thoughts on taste and aesthetics with Bored Panda.

“When it comes to aesthetics, ‘bad design’ is a very individual thing that comes down to personal taste,” she said that our personal tastes and (dis)likes affect our judgment of products and interiors.

#16 This Music Poster Looks Like A Guy And Girl Being Hanged

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#17 This Unfortunately Designed Kid’s Balloon

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#18 If Only There Was An Easier Way To See Who Was Outside Your Front Door..

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“It’s perhaps more helpful to talk about ‘bad design’ as design that doesn’t function as it should—for instance, a kitchen that doesn’t have what’s called ‘good flow’, where you have to walk impractical distances between complementary appliances and where the dimensions of the ‘kitchen work triangle’ (the distance between fridge, sink, and hob) aren’t practical,” the design expert said.

#19 Another Example Of Unrealistic Body Expectations For Men

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#20 Le Tits Now

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#21 I Needed Red. Guess Which One I Grabbed At First

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“A kitchen where there isn’t enough storage, where potentially dangerous appliances aren’t located safely, and where cornflakes and milk are placed at opposite ends of the room is what I’d call ‘bad design,’” she shared that a poorly-crafted space can be a huge headache for someone in their day-to-day lives.

“‘Good design’ is where a lot of thought and effort has been put into structuring and renovating a house so it’s perfect for the people living in it. It takes account of their aesthetic preferences but also focuses on the concepts I mentioned before, paying close attention to detail,” she told Bored Panda.

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#23 Artistic Kid Dies

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#24 Okay. I Know This Cake Is A Number 1 And It Says “emma,” But It Looks Like A Dick With Balls That Says “weed”

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“The only true way to ascertain whether a design is going to be a commercial success is to make it available for sale, market it widely, and see how many people buy it. But success is different to taste. Personally, I think taste is all about understatement, minimalism, and neutral decor. But again, that’s only my personal opinion!” the design expert told us during another interview, earlier.

“This will differ for each person, but for many people, loud and garish colors used liberally in the home would signify a lack of taste. Then again, I can think of designers who have based their entire career around the use of color and loud prints,” she said that there aren’t any hard and fast rules.

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#26 This Maze Game

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#27 Meme Says It All…

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When it comes to furniture, you have to consider functionality, not just aesthetics. “Does the furniture function as it should? Is it likely to collapse or break easily? If seating, is it comfortable? I mean, my idea of aesthetic hell would be a bright purple inflatable sofa with lime green spots, but your mileage may vary! The question of comfort and function is a less subjective one,” the design expert shared a few of the considerations you should keep in mind when thinking about interiors.

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#29 What’s My Age Again?

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#30 When Your Dental Banner Features An Execution

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Tell us all about which of these pics and fails made you cringe the hardest, Pandas. Meanwhile, for some more amazingly awful designs, check out Bored Panda’s previous features right here, here, as well as here.

#31 F**king Hurry!!

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#32 This Could Have Been Avoided With 1 Focus Group (of Women)

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#33 This Jfk Memorial

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#34 No Way Anyones Getting Past That

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#35 Attention

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#36 Two Flamingos, One Vagina

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#37 Good Luck Wheelchairees

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#38 I Was Looking For Those…

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#39 Sometimes It’s Okay To Judge A Book By Its Cover

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#40 Love, Morriage, Boby?

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#41 Never Split Your Legs When You Slide Down!

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#42 This Flower Print Dress

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#43 If You Were In A Car, Would You Know What Accident To Do?

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#44 Toilets And Mirror Ceiling

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#45 This Warning Sign

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#46 All Ye Shall Come To Me For The Healing Of Burgers

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#47 This Awful Slide Placement

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#48 Which Is It?!

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#49 I Have No Idea What I’m Doing

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#50 Ass To Ass

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#51 In Japan, You Have To Follow These Signs While Driving At 70 Mph

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#52 This University Isn’t Very Good With Fractions

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#53 What A Great Packaging Choice

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#54 50 Lanes? Lets Merge Those Into 4

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#55 The Grill Being Sold On Amazon Is Only Supposed To Be A Foot Tall, But Can We Talk About The Gondola Silhouette?

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#56 Baby Jesus/severed Thumb Christmas Ornament

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#57 Correct Punctuation Is A Must!

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#58 Why Not Use The Selfie?

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#60 Sparkling Red “slippers”

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#61 Cool… What?!

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#62 Teaching Kids The Harsh Reality Of Life

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#63 The Printing On This Ball

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#64 The Tans Will Fade…

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#65 Do You Squirt?

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#66 Toss Me A Cold One, Will Ya?

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#67 I’m Pretty Sure The Odds Are In My Favor To Win The Fight

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#68 The Vent In My Hotel Shower Doesn’t Seem To Work

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#69 Are The All The Translations Really Necessary Heinz?

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#70 Measurement Lines On An Opaque Bottle

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#71 Why The Hell Do The Weights Make Up The First H But Not The Last One?

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#72 Why Is It Not The A ??

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#73 Kitten Socks

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#74 Giant Is Seconds From Being Paralyzed

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#75 F**k Or Treat

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#76 But They Are Both Right Hands

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#77 “12 Wa S Y U Can Tell You Ha E Th Right”

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#78 We’re Sorry…

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#79 Not A Car, Not The Police…

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#80 This Monstrosity Will Surely Make Someone Want To Date These Handsome Men

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#81 Poor Url Choice By A Fagas Strap Company

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#82 How Big Is That Watch?!

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#83 I Want To To Open A Shop In Goa That Slightly Copies A Popular Chain, What Should I Call It?

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#84 We’re Not Happy ’til You’re Not Happy

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#85 Proof Your Layouts, People

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#86 Hot Dog Anyone?

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#87 No Use! Only Charge!

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#88 The Scaling Is So Bad…

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#89 Fake Zipper On Levi’s Boots Makes Holes In Your Boot When You Walk

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#90 Seriously?

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#91 Better Than Cream Cheese? No!

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#92 …the “O” Has Already Been Guessed

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#93 Doesn’t Sound Very Exciting

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#94 From Afar, This Sign Has A Completely Different Meaning

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#95 Happy 20170!

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#96 This Fucking Outlet At My University

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#97 One Of The Worst Flow Charts I’ve Seen In A While

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#98 Suicidal Holiday Introvert, Look No Further

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#99 The Three Multiple Choice Options My Physics Teacher Gave For This Example Problem

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#100 Printing Shop In My Home Town

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#101 The Official Emma Watson ‘beauty And The Beast’ Doll

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#102 Ho Ho Ho, Shit Down My Throat

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#103 Ndeeisgihgbnocrehnotoedr

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#104 Texcock Mextails

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#105 Beautiful Driveway. Sucks You Can’t Use It

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#106 This Slide With No Side Rails…

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#107 Let’s Come Up With An Easy Acronym To Let People Know We Support The Military

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#108 Literally Can’t Fall For This Scam

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#109 Stressed Backwards Spells…

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#110 Marketing Skills At Its Finest

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#111 While We’re On The Topic Of Awful Pool Design…

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#112 Heart Shape Headphone Splitter Looks Like A Nut Sack

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#113 Friend Posted This From A Lift In Vietnam

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#114 The Rails Should Prevent People From Hitting Their Head, But Instead They Trip Over Them. So Now, Traffic Cones

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#115 The Eight In This Clock

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#116 I Just Want To Heat My Hot Pocket

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#117 Ate At A Local Restaurant

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#118 These Hotel Room Directions

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#119 Do Love What You Do What You Love

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#120 When Does The O’s Play?

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#121 This Woman Looking Out The Plane Is Very Calm Considering She’s About To Crash Into The Hudson

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#122 The Awful Name Of This File

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#123 The Stairs Leading To This Bedroom

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#124 What

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#125 There’s A Line Forming Behind Me. I Have No Idea

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#126 This Watch Is Not Ez Read

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#127 The Worst Thing About Lenovo Laptops. A “Close Current Page Without Warning Button” Right Next To The “Volume Up” Button

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#128 That’s Like Asking To Get Your Speaker Kicked In

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#130 We Need A Poster That Says “Wine”

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#131 In The Shadow Of Every Yes Is A… Different Shadow?

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#132 My Gf Is A Teacher. This Sits On Her Desk And The Lack Of Punctuation Disturbs Me

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#133 This Door At My Dentist’s Office

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#134 Beer Coaster

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#135 I Made An Account Just To Post This Unforgivable De$ign Choice

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#136 This Sign

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#137 Lots Of Hope For Sure

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#138 The Design School I Graduated From Sent This Postcard Out

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#139 Give Up On Your Dreams

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#140 This Coat Rack

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#141 This Carpeted Bathroom

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50 Times People Encountered Such Over-Designed Things, They Just Had To Share

February 7, 2023

There’s good design. There’s bad design. And we can usually intuitively tell the two apart just by looking at it. But wait! There’s also ‘design design,’ a really weird category that straddles the line between quality aesthetics and truly awful taste. Some designers just don’t know when to stop designing their designy designs and go way overboard. Are we starting to sound redundant and over-complicated? Good, now you’re getting it!

The best (worst?) of these ‘designy designs’ end up being shared on the r/DesignDesign subreddit, an intriguing online community that both celebrates and criticizes these errr VeRy InTeReStInG aNd ArTiStIc ideas for products and furniture. We’ve collected some of the most bizarre and original pics to share with you, Pandas.

Scroll down, upvote the designs that really had an impact on you, and if you love what you see, consider becoming a member of the subreddit.

Bored Panda reached out to Matt Johnson, Ph.D., the host of the Consumer Psychology Blog and the Human Nature Blog, for a few insights on the importance of finding the right balance between the designer’s vision for their product, as well as what would appeal to consumers. He told us that, at its core, user experience is about empathy. Johnson is a professor of consumer psychology at Hult International Business School and Harvard University, and the author of ‘Branding that Means Business.’ Read on for our interview with him.

#1 Wall Outlets With Extension Cords Built Into The Wall

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#2 Stacked Seating At A Restaurant

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#3 Found On The Designp**n Frontpage

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We were interested to learn more about the balance between what a designer wants from their product and what consumers look for. We asked Professor Johnson about what can help designers maintain a more grounded, user-friendly perspective.

“Ultimately, good UX is an act of empathy. You have to filter your creative vision for the product through the lens of the consumer’s needs, unique preferences, and tendencies. This means creating a balance between your own aspirations for the product (e.g. what you think it could be), and how it will intuitively seem to the end user (how the user will actually be used),” he explained to Bored Panda.

“Practically speaking, by inviting the consumer into the design process and getting feedback along the product development journey, the end result is much more likely to strike this balance.” However, if there’s only poor communication, you might end up with a disconnect between the two. Something that Piterskii-Punk-Wall accurately showed in their comic right over here.

#4 Hidden Fire Extinguishers

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#5 A Nature Inspired Bathroom

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#6 Ok I Think I Found The Ultimate Decanter. This One Keeps Me Awake At Night

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Johnson, the host of the ‘Neuroscience Of’ blog, told Bored Panda that the best and most beloved products integrate both perspectives: that of the designer, as well as of the consumer.

“If the balance is tilted too far in the direction of the creator’s vision, as opposed to the user’s intuition and needs, it comes off too much as a standalone work of art, and not as a functional product,” he said.

“This feels immediately obvious to the consumer: it’s something that reflects an idea from a specific individual, but lacks the necessary translation to the broader world. In a word, it feels too much like ‘art,’” the professor told Bored Panda. He noted that this is perfectly fine and valuable in its own context. However, when it comes to the world of consumer products, there’s a necessity for this additional layer of consumer empathy.

#7 Drink The Rainbow

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#8 Imagine Going Through All The Trouble Of Publishing Just To See This

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#9 Another Silverware Set… Another Useless Spoon

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As we see it, there are two main issues at play here when we’re talking about designy designs, aka over-designed products. Both explain, at least in part, why some creative professionals go completely overboard.

The first is a question of theory vs. practice and how even the best-laid plans don’t necessarily translate into reality. The second is about the relationship between the designer and their (real or imagined) audience—aka the end-users and consumers.

You might have an utterly amazing idea for a product or piece of furniture in your mind. Maybe you’ve even sketched it out! But even though the concept looks amazing on paper, it might not be the best fit for consumers. Something that any creator would be terrified to learn only after launching the idea into the market.

#10 Door Knob Design That Gives You A Fish Eye View Of The Room Ahead

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#11 Possibly One Of The Worst Staircases I’ve Ever Seen

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#12 Holy Fking St

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Maybe what you’ve come up with is more akin to art and is radically impractical to use every single day. Or the item is incredibly complex and unintuitive to the average shopper on the highstreet: something that you might not realize because you’ve spent so long on the design, you know it like the back of your hand. It’s a case of design short-sightedness where the professional can’t see the forest for the trees.

Meanwhile, the professional in charge of designing the product might be completely disconnected from their intended consumers. This might happen due to a lack of information on buying trends or because of less-than-stellar communication between them and their customers. That means that the designer is essentially stuck inside a bubble with only their own ideas to consider, with very little (if any!) outside feedback.

#13 Swinging In The Conference Room

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#14 A Banana Slide That Trains Your Determination. If You Get Lost, Your Crotch Will Die

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#15 No Way This Can Go Wrong

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However, another possible explanation for this disconnect between designers and consumers can be attributed to a more human factor. Namely, arrogance. It’s perfectly fine, even praiseworthy, that you’re confident about your work and that you feel pride in what you’ve achieved. Unfortunately, this can sometimes overshadow the end goal of what’s being sold, namely, that people want to buy and use what you’re offering.

Perhaps the creator feels like they have far better taste than the would-be buyers. So they want to ‘enlighten the masses’ (or something equally as pompous). Here’s the thing, though. Even if it’s a well-intentioned idea to want to educate people about good taste, there are different ways to go about it.

To put it mildly, it’s not the best idea to go about bragging to everyone how much more educated and intelligent you are while poking fun at them for being tasteless. However, when you come from a place of humility and a genuine desire to help, others are more open to what you have to say.

#16 A Car Fender Bicycle

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#17 This Is The New University Building Of Freiburg That At The Same Time Blinds The Road Traffic

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#18 Apartments In Amsterdam

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At the same time, no matter how successful and well-received a designer’s work might have been in the past, it doesn’t guarantee that their next idea will be good. Multi-functional furniture might not have the mass appeal that they hope it will, meaning it’ll remain a niche product for very niche buyers.

Similarly, even if your lovingly-crafted set of cutlery is pleasant to look at, it might be utterly atrocious to eat with, so you’re left with a decorative piece that very few people actually like.

#19 Books And Bath

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#20 Injury Attorney’s Dream Staircase

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#21 Imagine What It Looks Like In Fall

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The r/DesignDesign subreddit was founded a few years ago, in mid-July of 2018. Since then, they’ve amassed a following of 120k redditors. The moderators running the whole show stress the fact that the pics shared by the members of the community have to be, at the same time, examples of good and awful design. There should be a balance between the two.

#22 Just No

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#23 Found On Fb… I Can Hear This Image

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#24 Just No

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Meanwhile, the mods also ask their members to avoid reposting other people’s photos too much. “Reposts are OK as long as the post hasn’t been submitted in 6 months or more than 3 times,” they set out the rules. That way, the content’s kept fresher and it helps avoid people farming attention just for the sake of attention.

#25 Let Me Just Find My Keys

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#26 Splash-Proof Urinals

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#27 This Hallway Must Have Looked Awesome On The Blueprints

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Broadly speaking, taste might be subjective (e.g. preferences for minimalism or maximalism), but there are many things that we can agree on that do and don’t make much sense. If a product is user-friendly, ergonomic, intuitive to use, and matches our expectations, then we can say that it’s an example of good design.

#28 Oh Yes, Reverse-Lamp

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#29 These Would Be Awful To Use

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#30 A Balcony Without Sun Or Fresh Air Is Just A People Shelf

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On the flip side, something that’s more like a puzzle that requires an IQ of 160 to figure out won’t get many smiles from the crowd (unless they bought it specifically because they love over-designed, over-complicated stuff). Put the user first and you can’t go wrong. Put your designs above them and you might end up in the grey zone where quality and awful taste meet.

#31 Does This Count?

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#32 This Fire Pit That Doubles As A Side Table When You Tip All The Ash On The Floor

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#33 For Me, The Juicy Salif Is The Pinnacle Of Design Design

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#34 Reinventing The Pint

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#35 Why? Just Why?

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#36 Thanks I Hate It

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#37 When You Want The Guarantee Of A Broken Neck From Your Staircase

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#38 Clocks

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#39 Because A Hat Would Be Far To Complicated

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#40 The Lucky Knot Bridge In China

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#41 This Sink. Spotted On A Facebook Ad

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#42 W Fart Free Water

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#43 A Bookshelf To Store Some Pebbles Or Something

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#44 This Luxurious Toilet

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#45 That Looks Comfortable

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#46 Love Designy Cumbersome Roundware

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#47 Dear God I Just Needed To Pee

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#48 A Maze Of Concentric Circles On The Back Of The Phone Fitting Its Earphones Perfectly

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#49 Saw This On Insta

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#50 Stock Market Bench

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50 Of The Worst Fashion Fails (New Pics)

June 7, 2021

Ah, fashion! It’s that wonderful thing that we used to care a lot about before the pandemic. Now that mass vaccination programs are continuing with great success in some countries, we can once again open up our wardrobes and take a peek at what we could potentially replace our overused sweatpants with. We’re going to have some people to impress pretty soon as lockdown regulations keep getting relaxed and summer is starting to hit its stride.

However, even if you feel lost in the stylish world of clothing and don’t know the difference between ‘Armani’ and ‘armadillo,’ you really shouldn’t worry all that much. Whatever you dress like, it really can’t be as bad as the photos of horrendously designed clothes that our dandy Bored Panda team collected to serve as a warning for everyone everywhere at all times. Socks with sandals? You wish things were that simple.

As you’re scrolling into this fashion disaster minefield, let your inner critic loose: let us know which items you think should go the way of the dodo, upvote the pics that you think are the worst of the worst, and share your personal tips for dressing well this summer in the comments. (PS—you’ll find more epic clothing disasters right here, here, and here.)

We got in touch with a fashion designer to tell us all about how to avoid making style mistakes (from over-accessorizing to wearing the wrong shoes), what colors are ‘in’ this summer, and why designing clothes is far harder than it might seem from the outside. You’ll find our full interview with her below.

#1 Where Is Uranus? My 9-Month-Old’s PJs Leave No Doubt

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#2 Balenciaga’s $2,145 Bag That Looks Exactly Like IKEA’s 99-Cent Tote Bag

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#3 The Pockets On Women’s Trousers

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Bored Panda reached out to Nigerian fashion designer Oyinda Akinfenwa, who’s got her hand on the pulse of the fashion industry, to hear about some style dos and don’ts. Oyinda runs her own brand called Janore that specializes in multifunctional dresses and is always very stylish. So she knows what works and what’s a fashion disaster.

According to Oyinda, fashion designers have it tough. Creative blocks and a lack of good materials can take a toll on the final quality of the product. What’s more, she revealed that if all the nuances of production—from the way your clothes are made and how long it takes to who is making them—aren’t taken into account, the end result suffers, too.

“It’s hard to notice your own mistakes on your outfits until someone points them out because to you, it seems amazing because it is your work and you want to be proud of it, without realizing it may not be exactly as good as you think,” the Nigerian designer explained to Bored Panda why professionals can have a blindspot to some mistakes that seem obvious to someone else. “It’s really hard for creatives to give themselves criticism most times because of how hard we work to create the pieces we have, so most times we tend to not try to over-analyze the result.”

#4 Red Nail Stockings

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#5 How Many Ways Can You Read It In?

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#6 The Color And Positioning Of The Lace Used On These Women’s Underpants

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Oyinda believes that one of the biggest fashion mistakes that people tend to make most often is over-accessorizing. “People tend to add too much on when the outfit they’re wearing already has a lot going on which makes it seem tacky. Also, it takes away from the outfit because no one will be looking at the outfit, just be confused about what is going on with the entire dressing,” she said that less is more and that we should stay clear of looking like a chaotic jumble when we want to impress others.

Another major mistake is wearing the wrong shoes. Oyinda noted that a pair of shoes can make or break the entire outfit. “This is very common as people tend to wear the wrong shoes for certain outfits which really brings down the whole look, by the time you start admiring them and get to their feet and you’re disappointed by their shoes.”

A quick way to up your fashion game is getting your nails done. Also, Oyinda said that wearing knuckle rings can make you look stylish because they “elevate your look no matter what you’re wearing.” As for this summer, the Nigerian fashion designer suggested that we fully embrace all shares of green and also go for clothes in yellow, orange, and black!

#7 Why Those Pants Look Like That One Soccer Ball Everyone Has But Doesn’t Know Where It’s From

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#8 $490 To Look Like You Don’t Know How To Wear Glasses

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#9 Lock Up Your Daughters vs. Does My Butt Looks Fat In This Diaper?

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At its core, looking good—no matter what you wear—is all about confidence. If you think you’re the bomb, the very best, the most fashionable person in the room, then all eyes are going to be on you as you’re pulling it off and embracing the spotlight.

There is a ‘however’ coming, though. No matter how confident you might be, there are some clothing items that objectively look bad. Beauty might be in the eye of the beholder, but the Council of Style got together and agreed that there are some things that you just don’t do when designing clothes. And many of these mistakes you’ll find in this list.

#10 So My Sister Had A Clemson Mask Made For Her

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#11 Maison Margiela Pre-Destroyed Sneakers For $1425

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#12 This Clothing Brand For Kids

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According to ‘MasterClass,’ avoiding fashion faux pas is possible with a bit of friendly advice. The first thing that they recommend is having fun and experimenting with various clothes, colors, cuts, and fabrics!

Play around a bit with different combinations and find out what works for you. You might be surprised to discover something new about your tastes and what looks good on you. (And don’t forget, having a friend over to give you an honest opinion never hurts!)

#13 Girls Is Can What?

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#14 My GF Got This Jacket Because It Has Pockets

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#15 Giving Up Is Simply An Option

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Another piece of advice that you should keep in mind at all times concerns clothing size. Always, always, always find the right fit. Tailored clothes look incredible on you, no matter your body size. It doesn’t matter if you’re at the peak of your athleticism or if you’re plus-sized: when the clothes you wear fit your current body size, shape, and form, they become that much more stylish. And that helps boost your confidence, too.

#16 Nordstrom Sells Jeans With Fake Mud On Them For $425

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#17 There Are Holes In The Bottom Of This Shoe The Perfect Size For Some Pebbles

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#18 I Just Realized That My “Los Angeles” T-Shirt Has New York Skyline In The Back

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What’s more, even as you’re experimenting with new pieces, you should have some timeless clothing items in your wardrobe that go with anything. For instance, I have a couple of trench coats that look fabulous with everything that I wear and I love them to bits.

Though, keep in mind that not every outfit will fit every occasion, no matter how confident and trendy you might look. Read the room, dress for the occasion, and find unique ways to bring a bit of personal flair to your outfit no matter the event.

#19 Plant Dyed Underwear On Etsy

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#20 My Wife Has Had This Sweater For Over A Decade And She Still Questions Why They Didn’t Use The Eagle As The V

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#21 Oh Great, A Shirt That Makes It Look Like You Got In A Fight With A Bottle Of Mustard And Lost

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Even if you have to wear a uniform to work or you’re going to a black-tie gala, there are ways to make you stand out and make others say, “Wow, you’re amazing!” In my experience, something easy to try if you’re feeling a tad shy would be going for colorful and expressive socks. Just make sure that they’re not fashion disasters waiting to happen.

#22 Pants That Make You Look Really Pissed

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#23 Marge Simpson Has Two Mouths On The Official Simpsons Pajamas

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#24 These Gucci Shoes Are Intentionally Made To Look Dirty

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#25 Just Gonna Put It Right There On The Crotch Huh?

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#26 So My Boss Found Out That I’m A Fan Of The House Of 1000 Corpses Movies And Bought Me A Captain Spaulding Mask. This Showed Up

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#27 Don’t Ask Me How I Found This

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#28 Pants That Start With A Stain

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#29 Pedo Power??

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#30 Gucci Sells Jeans With Fake Grass Stains

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#31 Socks For Squared Feet

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#32 This Dolce Gabbana Jute Dress Costs $2118

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#33 My Girlfriend Went Thrifting And Found This. Also The Jordans Are Fake If That Wasn’t Obvious Enough

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#34 English-Words-In-A-Shirt Type Hoodie. Non-Ironic Taipei, Taiwan

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#35 Cowboy Boots, Frozen Themed, And A Random Hole. Yup Shoes

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#36 Where’s The Rest Of It?

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#37 This Elsa Backpack Has A Mask On It So You Can Wear It. But If It’s On The Backpack, Elsa Looks Dead On The Inside

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#38 $425 Artsy Jeans Look More Like A Crime Scene

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#39 This Message On A Child’s Sweater

“Take and go”

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#40 The Print On These Used Bikini Bottoms

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#41 Fat Mily Weekend 2018

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#42 Underwear With Edward Cullen’s Face On It For The Purest Twilight Fans

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#43 These Shoes Let Me Take The Road With Me

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#44 This Shirt Looks Like A Used Pad

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#45 Arrived From Amazon Today, Still Trying To Work Out What The Hell They Say

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#46 Still Beats The Alternative

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#47 Never Up

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#48 The American Flag On My Dad’s New Hoodie

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#49 Tybalt’s Clothes From One Of The Romeo And Juliet Movies. Who Thought This Was A Good Idea?

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#50 A**

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‘That’s It, I’m Architecture Shaming’: 40 Architecture Examples That Look So Bad, People Just Had To Shame Them

May 7, 2021

Some buildings will absolutely fascinate you with their stunning designs, genius architectural decisions, and the sheer power of their aesthetics. This article isn’t about these kinds of buildings, however. Nope! Not all buildings are made equal, you see, and the ‘bad’ ones need to be shamed publicly so that others don’t copy their designs. So we’ll be focusing exclusively on just plain terrible architectural decisions.

And the worst of the worst end up on the ‘That’s It, I’m Architecture Shaming’ Facebook group where users mercilessly prod and poke bad design. It’s fun, it’s educational, it’s something cool to scroll through during your next coffee break.

Remember to upvote your fave photos that you love to hate and be sure to follow the architecture-shaming Facebook group if you like their stuff. They’re a growing community with awesome content.

Bored Panda spoke about what separates good and bad design, the need to democratize the access to quirky private property designs, as well as about the roles that architecture plays with an expert in the field from Sweden who has a background in urban planning. You’ll find our full interview with her below.

#1 I Dunno, Slim Doesn’t Seem To Be Digging This Situation