We’re not exactly sure how some of the world’s more ill-conceived designs end up actually crossing the bridge between conceptualization and ultimate manifestation, but they sure do. The worst, though, is when a design has been so poorly put together that it ends up making your life genuinely more difficult. Some of these designs feel like they would go out of their way to make your day a bit more tiresome. Definitely no good at all.
1. The final step on these stairs looks like the floor.
Even if you knew it was there, I’m sure you would forget from time to time.
2. So, apparently, this is a bench.
The most uncomfortable and dangerous bench you’ll ever attempt to sit on.
3. Seriously, who goes and walks down the stairs like this.
Don’t walk like John Lennon down the stairs. Got it.
4. I’m very curious as to what’s behind this door.
Do you think Voldemort is back there?
5. The asterisk is used on every item.
That asterisk is giving me a bad feeling. What does it mean? Anyway, I’ll take one ice cream tub, please.
6. Talk about an odd design for a light fixture.
I would not want that thing hanging over my head. Every guest you have over says, “Hey, did you notice what that thing looks like?” Yeah, we noticed.
7. This gate.
This is the type of work you do when someone tells you to do something that you do not want to do.
8. A seriously counter-effective barrier.
For those who don’t know, this is absolutely a challenge that men have been training for their whole lives.
9. So, one of these doors has a recycling chute behind it.
I would absolutely be marking the recycling door. Even with a sticker or something. Come on. Does anybody have a label maker?
10. Found this card at Walgreens
I’m going to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume it says “some slack” on the bottom of the card.
11. This just looks mean.
There has got to be a good story behind this very aggressive move.
12. The acronym doesn’t fit the text.
You know whatever adult that made this was so proud of it, too.
13. This carpet in a hotel I stayed at is a disaster.
You know that if they’re cutting corners like this, they are not thoroughly cleaning the rooms either. This is a big red flag.
14. Hmm. Which is it?
I don’t know what to do. Someone tell me what to do.
15. Just a nice hold in the wall that divides the townhouse bathroom and hallway.
Have you ever been in someone else’s bathroom and were horrified to hear how loud the voices in the other room were, knowing that they could hear you equally as well? Well, what if we made a design to make your side even louder?
16. This chessboard is simply not it.
I actually think this angle makes this seem less annoying than it actually is. Having to look over the top of pieces to know if they’re yours is not ideal.
17. This seat in a Swiss bus.
I’ve ridden enough buses to know that you’re going to walk away with a sore right knee from being pressed up against that and a strange relationship with the person you sat next to because you rubbed up against their leg every time the bus hit a bump in the road.
18. I saw a promising house for rent today.
The humidity that would add to your bedroom alone would be a nightmare.
19. Temporary tattoo with the earth upside down.
Maybe it’s like putting a flag upside down when the country is in distress.
20. I was looking for the microwave when it dawned on me.
Imagine having to have a little stepstool just to be able to heat up your hot pocket.
21. This confusing WC sign.
Why do restaurants have to get cute about which bathroom is which?
22. No Added Apple, Sugar Cake
I understand that they change the font color, but there’s no helping us that we’re going to read the line to the end.
23. Someone explain this railing to me.
Imagine all of the people who have slammed their hands into those right angles while walking up or down stairs.
24. Don’t Drive Safely?
There is no scenario where this sign made sense to print.
25. Not sure what this is even meant to say.
This thing is winding me up.
26. This school tried to make the staircase to the cafeteria wheelchair accessible.
The people who design these things should spend at least 5 minutes in a wheelchair to understand the challenges they’re trying to solve.
27. My what?
Paws. That took me way too long, even with the help of the paw prints next to it. It would be a conversation starter for guests, I guess.
28. Why would you choose this carpet for your hotel?
Unless this is a Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas-themed hotel, no thank you.
29. This is the first time a clock has ever given me motion sickness.
The vertigo this thing is throwing off is too much.
