Some designs miss the mark by a little, but these miss by a mile. You know the feeling: you reach for a handle that isn’t a ...

Apple and design are almost synonymous in the tech world, as the company’s often-bold aesthetic choices have the potential to shape a generation of products. But for all its design clout, sometimes ...

Some designs are so well thought out you barely notice them—and then there are these. This batch of truly baffling design choices raises a lot of questions, starting with “how did this get approved?” ...

Terrible design fails are an unfortunate yet often hilarious reality of the creative world. We’re talking about things like doors that go nowhere or signs that just don’t make any sense. But have you ...

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 ...

Sometimes, the internet blesses us with a graphic design fail so unfortunate that it makes me question, 'Surely that can't be an accident?' One such case is a recent Instagram post from Gonzaga ...

Ikea’s Doomed Quest To Design A Couch You Can Carry In Your Hands Sometimes an idea is so good you have to try it and fail--twice. My First Big Screw-Up: Lessons From 8 Top Designers It happens to the ...

If you're of a certain vintage, then the most exciting nugget amongst the many pieces of video game news announced last night will have been the re-release of N64 classic Goldeneye 007. Long tied up ...

From tech companies exploiting users to voting ballots that undermined democracy, there was plenty of bad design to choose from. "I just got sick and tired of all these success stories," says the ...

So many Fixer Upper fans are inspired by Chip and Joanna Gaines. The Waco-based couple took HGTV by storm, quickly rising to fame and becoming the most beloved renovators on the network. But their ...

Update published 7/14/22: One of the five “fails” cited in this story (and pictured above) describes outdoor seating areas at the University of Miami. At the time the story was written and the ...