Design is meant to solve problems, whether they’re functional, aesthetic, or both. But sometimes, instead of making things ...

Some designs make life easier. Others make you question reality. This collection is dedicated to the second kind—the ones so bafflingly bad that they defy logic, common sense, and basic human decency.

When you’re neck-deep in your work, you can get so focused on a few details that you no longer see the forest for the trees. Before you know it, you’ve made some major mistakes that are glaringly ...

Some design fails don’t just miss the mark; they look like they were approved by a committee that actively disliked the idea of “good.” The worst part is that most of them aren’t complicated mistakes.