mEastern design projects take months or years of planning, but some efforts that have been a long time in the making seem as if no thought was given to them at all.
Astounding social media users from around the world have posted a series of funny design blunders and Cheezburger.com has rounded up the worst in a hilarious gallery.
One of the bizarre snaps showed a ramp in a mall, presumably intended to serve as an accessibility device, leading to a non-accessible staircase.
And a promotional poster for an art exhibition in London chose to use the event’s acronym – with somewhat awkward results.
Elsewhere, a turnstile is placed in the middle of an open path where people can walk around it – somewhat defeating the point of the barrier in the first place.
Amazed social media users from around the world have posted a series of funny design blunders and Cheezburger.com has compiled the worst into an online gallery. One of the bizarre photos showed a ramp in a shopping center that led to stairs
A shoe and bag fair, in Thailandmade a big mistake with their graphic design choice for an ad.
Here, FEMAIL looks at some of the worst design fails from around the world…
No entry! Sort of… a turnstile is placed in the middle of an open path where people can walk around it
Wow! An airline’s in-flight magazine left a confusing message for readers that was meant to have a friendly meaning. However, if read quickly, it ends up sounding a bit sinister
NAL: While the poster for the neoliberal arts London exhibition made acronym for an awkward promotional poster
Oops! A shoe and bag exchange, in Thailand, made a big mistake with their graphic design choice for an ad
Fail! This restaurant set out to show customers that good food brings people together in a way that nothing else can – but it ended up reading a little differently
Wow: Another person saw a toilet with a weird space under the toilet seat that can get messy once you flush
Duh! A children’s educational book couldn’t think of anything starting with X. Thinking quickly, they opted for a generic ‘x marks the dot’, which is not particularly conducive to teaching little ones to read
Brutal! Unfortunately, this designer had little space to spell Bon Appetit all on one line – resulting in a slightly crude-sounding overhang
Tasty! Another person in the US saw a sign for ‘old sandwiches’ outside a grocery store
We’ll just leave the lights on… Probably the worst placement for a light switch that even makes it uncomfortable to use