Good design has a few simple rules: simplicity, clarity, and visual appeal. Some designs, however, fail to execute all of these criteria. Bad design can be disappointing; it can be dull and uninspiring, but when it starts to veer into the realm of the offensive, that’s when you know you have a problem.
Bored Panda has made you a compilation of signs, labels, and other awfully designed objects that might make you say: “Who approved this?” There’s no way such inappropriate designs could’ve made it through a professional’s eyes, yet they did, it seems. Check these out if you’re looking for a few moments to laugh, cringe, and shake your head in ridiculous disbelief.
#1 Great To Know That Both Genders Can Use This Elevator
© Photo: 8R403N
#2 I Think Jesus Failed You This Time
© Photo: cadobbers
#3 "We Need To Decorate The Toilet For The Disabled." "Say No More"
© Photo: WiggelingOversnipe
#4 Well Then
© Photo: AFA_Falcon1396
#5 Ah Yes, The 5 P’s
© Photo: Billybob_and_Barnaby
#6 The Gender Of The Arms Is Super Important
© Photo: APinkNightmare
#7 I Hope They Have A Room For Good Employees As Well
© Photo: FireKing9372
#8 Could Not Find My 102 Apartment
© Photo: L_Imperatore10
#9 “Hope You Brought Urine”
© Photo: Montreseur
#10 …
© Photo: dentexetneb
#11 Well, My Night Was Almost Ruined
© Photo: johnnysmart
#12 Well, Uh.... Thanks For The Warning?
© Photo: [deleted]
#13 Punctuation Matters, Even On A Toilet Sign
© Photo: MoonDustAllergy
#14 Laugh Less
© Photo: zuksamy
#15 Um Im Pretty Sure Mike Doesnt Have 2 Eyes
© Photo: [deleted]
#16 Buy A Man Eat Fish
© Photo: skankboy
#17 I’m Proud To Say This Only Took Me 5 Minutes To Figure Out
© Photo: Blood_sweat_and_beer
#18 Nice Place To Cut Off The Sign Disney
© Photo: ImSheen
#19 This Terribly Worded Sign I Saw Today. Sorry, I’ll Pick Up My Dog’s Poop... Wouldn’t Want To Ruin Your Child Eating Experience
© Photo: KevenNotKevin
#20 A Sign That Looks Like It Says "Follow Someone Home"
© Photo: TabCompletion
#21 The Sign Says "Teaching Kids Good Manners", But It Looks Like You're Just Yeeting The Baby Into Trash
© Photo: alphaMrWave
#22 For Reasons Unknown, South America Has Completely Been Replaced By Africa
© Photo: logstain
#23 The Arrangement Of The Buttons On This Remote
© Photo: Pinky_Crusher_5
#24 Happy New, Everyone!
© Photo: tcatsninfan
#25 "No Smoking Alcohol"
© Photo: dylanh333
#26 Had To Do A Double-Take Because Of This Font
© Photo: featherwolf
#27 Letters Are Not Aligned Well. But The Water Is Fart Free!
© Photo: Thatgothchickyouhate
#28 Toilet Seat Makes It Looks Like Someone Didn't Quite Make It
© Photo: PanthermalUnderwear
#29 As We All Know Batman's Mom Is A Very Well Known Superhero
© Photo: daboring1
#30 It Just Looks Like A Toilet
© Photo: KahiaNyaaa
#31 This Is Horrendous
© Photo: [deleted]
#32 Got This As A Gift And Honestly I Don't Want To Throw It Away Just Because It's Terribly Funny
© Photo: AmberedVal
#33 Well, Now That The Floors Are Clean
© Photo: [deleted]
#34 Wait. Am I Alone?
© Photo: tinynugget
#35 Poor Colour On This Shop Sign
© Photo: gwinny121
#36 Sign At A Local Beach
© Photo: joefife
#37 Oaaabt 8aub (Carpet Sale)
© Photo: erikapleaseshutup
#38 Designed To Fail!
© Photo: h4yth4m-1
#39 What?
© Photo: DemonOfUnholyFat
#40 Stop Doing What?
© Photo: BeamTRS
#41 This Sign At A Fitness Club Is A Little Sadistic
© Photo: MrTurtleFerguson
#42 Two Shops Next To Each Other. They Might Want To Think About Moving One Of The Signs Somewhere Else
© Photo: dindthe
#43 This Paper Towel Sign
© Photo: dargombres
#44 What Brand Of Van Is This?
© Photo: LimpMathematician247
#45 Promotional Poster For 'Formula Art' Accidentally Suggests A Much Gassier Business
© Photo: Pantoffel86
#46 Since A Wine Glass Naturally Looks Like The Letter 'H' And An Aircraft Like A 'Y'
© Photo: CaptainPonahawai
#47 I Love The Sound When You Make Up!! Shut
© Photo: TBOHB
#48 This Isn’t How You Play Tennis…
© Photo: summitrock
#49 I Left The Union Under The Tadpole
© Photo: N1NJACQUES
#50 This Pencil Used To Say "Not Every Disability Is Visible"
© Photo: PolyPenguinDev
#51 Yep, I'll Definitely Know What To Do "In Fire Emergency", Hilton Garden Inn Cherry Creek (Denver)
© Photo: wereweasle
#52 Take A Trip To Risp
© Photo: unscot
#53 Found On Amazon- Good Night, Tight Sleep To You All
© Photo: Hufflepuffleupagus
#54 Mobile Poont? Surely The O Would Have Served Better As The Point Icon!
© Photo: punchypariah
#55 Every You Give Zoom More Idea?
© Photo: mirest
#56 Just Feel Bad About This One, Good Intentions Gone Wrong
© Photo: toastisfree
#57 The Words They Chose To Have Standout Color
© Photo: hansolo625
#58 Now That’s Just Bad Design
© Photo: [deleted]
#59 The Buttons To Change Temp On My Fridge
© Photo: MrNobodyX3
#60 God Bless The 51 States Of America
© Photo: HrZ_Player
#61 This "Sudoku" Christmas Tree Decoration Is Clearly A Bingo Card
© Photo: Conorcat
#62 This Double Laundry Bag With Contradictory Notation
© Photo: memescauseautism
#63 Champs 🥀🥀 (Found This At A School I Went To For A Chess Match)
© Photo: randomgy-1-2-
#64 I Really Don't Want To Know What's Under That Sticker
© Photo: [deleted]
#65 This Sign
© Photo: 0bjective_Butter
#66 Sign I Saw At The Dmv
© Photo: vvxHolden
#67 The Sign In This Grocery Store
© Photo: [deleted]
#68 “If Only There Was An Object That Looked Like An ‘O’” Is Only The Start Of This One
© Photo: AVdev
#69 The Restaurant Logo On This Menu Blocks The Words And Makes It Impossible To Read
© Photo: grifeweizen
#70 Him In Us Is... Heaven?
© Photo: shmamien
#71 This Awful Bread Packaging Design, Which Looks Exactly Like Mould:
© Photo: anon
#72 It's From A Design School Too
© Photo: Right-Dot4471
#73 This Birthday Plate Where The Balloon Strings Just Look Like Hair
© Photo: FtMFandomBoy
#74 I Was Wondering Why I Kept Ending Up On The 4th Floor After Pressing 2
© Photo: ChrysisIgnita
#75 Sienc Or Sciesnce
© Photo: MicromonicsTTV
#76 Saw This In A Hotel In St.augustine
© Photo: _BORK-
#77 Shirt That’s Supposed To Say “Arise” Says “Arse”
© Photo: OhMyLordScat
#78 🤔
© Photo: TheHolyCringe
#79 Terrible Lollipop Slogan
© Photo: Frosty_23
#80 This Sign Needs A Little Fine-Tuning
© Photo: HembraunAirginator
#81 My Friend Saw This Real Estate Agency In Paris
© Photo: Binoz518
#82 I Love Sping
© Photo: MackensieM08
#83 For The Life Of Me, I Have No Idea How The Pictures And Captions Correspond To The Acronym
© Photo: Sandsandtheirfanboys
#84 Music People Together Come Makes The
© Photo: Careless_Eggplant777
#85 Yeah About That Van
© Photo: practicalsargent
#86 Another Unfortunate Line Break
© Photo: Cheap-Menu9081
#87 Which Way Do I Walk?
© Photo: ConsistentLab8661
#88 "Tear Away" Tag. So That Was A Lie
© Photo: RayzTheRoof
#89 So Is It Off Or Set To 60 Watts?
© Photo: jbosh999
#90 Upper And Lower Case
© Photo: bongobills
#91 I Really See What They Were Going For Here, But Um, It's Terribly Misleading
© Photo: C***yDesign
#92 Kids Lingerie 🤔 Not A Good Design
© Photo: slysam69
#93 The World's Worst Urinal. At Least You Can't Cross The Streams
© Photo: 5parky
#94 Menu Only Available Through Reflective Qr Code
© Photo: Professional_Shine97
#95 This Impossible Word Search For Kids, That Perhaps Aims To Teach Young People A Lesson In Failure:
© Photo: anon
#96 Apparently This Is A Promo For A Writer's Festival
© Photo: simsimdimsim
#97 This “Sink” In My Swedish Hotel Room
© Photo: elevencharles
#98 Eye Drop Bottle Does Not Note That It Is Eye Drops
© Photo: gachunt
#99 Sweet Home Home!
© Photo: Worldly-Return-9417
#100 Please Excuse The Mess Made, Memories Are Being
© Photo: Zendo7777
#101 The An Needs M
© Photo: 32oz____
