Designers are supposed to make life easier, prettier, more functional—yet somehow we’ve ended up with stairs that vanish into optical hell, signs that scream “use me wrong,” and barcode scanners literally scanning their own ads until Sharpie mercy-kills them. This glorious subreddit parade of fails features brick triangles jutting out like passive-aggressive architecture, invisible steps begging for twisted ankles, running water mysteriously perched atop cabinets with zero sink, and billboards blasting light straight into bedrooms like unwanted sunrise at 3 a.m. It’s the chaotic proof that “approved” doesn’t always mean “thought about for more than five seconds.” Scroll at your own risk—your faith in humanity (and gravity) may never recover.
108 Hilariously Bad Design Fails That Should Have Never Been Approved
