There are some really not good signs out there. Whether they read as complete gibberish or and up horribly filthy, there's some folks who might need to rethink their one job. Worse than that, sometimes people design products and signs to be horribly misleading and those too are wildly frustrating.
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If you're in the business of writing copy, designing signs, or making products, it's best to get a fresh set of eyes to look over that bad boy before calling it good. Seriously, there are too many people who mess up their one job. Apart from that stupidity, sometimes products and things are designed by jerks to manipulate you, and that's even worse.
Your typical sign might have some directive information, and maybe a small diagram or two. These spooky signs went above and beyond, be it their detailed depiction of how bad a threat is, the sad peculiarity of said threat, or just the spookiness of their vague ominousness. There are a lot of signs out there that are scarier than they had to be.
The warning signs here are doing a great job. Like if you find yourself about to swim and then notice a little ol' ENORMOUS SIGN in all caps that says "THIS RIVER IS CONTAMINATED WITH FECAL BACTERIA" you may find yourself a little dissuaded from jumping in. So good job, terrifying signs of the world. Some of these signs don't even know they're scary, sinister or weird, but that doesn't make them not have a threatening aura.
Some strip clubs try to sell themselves with steak deals and photos of sexy ladies. That's child's play compared to this funny sign. A quality sign will put asses in seats, goddammit. Especially one that features a rotating dumb joke or "decent" advice. We love funny signs from all over, and even enjoy scary signs as well.
If you didn't have faith in yourself at work, fear not, because someone out there is screwing up more than you. And it's not just one person screwing up. There are oodles of folks not doing their one job, and the results are consistent and abundant. The world is just bursting with dumb and weird design fails. This is just some of them.
There are a lot of embarrassing spellers out there. We get it, words are hard. No, really. Big words are annoying. Plus, if you've only heard figures of speech without reading them, you're bound to mess up every once in a while. That said, these are ridiculous and stupid and might make you angry.
You wouldn't think there could be so many threats out there, but apparently every machine, animal and tree is trying to get you. Some signs are intentionally scary, some are just spooky by circumstance. Either way, all these scary signs have something about them that makes you go "aw hell no."
The world has its fair share of design fails. When people are involved in anything, things will go wrong. And since design is specifically a thing people do, there's a lot to go wrong. From stupid signs and dumb mistakes in products to crappy attempts at fixtures and doorways, every facet of life is at risk of failure.
On any given day, we're exposed to a number of pretty common hazards, and the signs that come with them. For example, the ubiquitous "watch your step." The further away you get from daily life, the more specific the danger becomes, and the more vague and weird their warning signs. Here are signs that are either on purpose or accidentally very scary, and doing a great job at keeping people away. For more, check out these scary signs that mean business.
We are huge fans of absolutely any time an "F" finds its way anywhere near a signs that says "Art." Seen it a hundred times and it's still just as funny as the first time. Pure gold. Anyway, here are some signs, clothes and architecture that could use some rethinking. In the meantime we'll enjoy the sweet failure of it all.
These signs are, for one reason or another, doing a really great job of keeping people away. You don't have to be Norman Nine Fingers to understand that feeding the monkeys is a bad idea. Whether they're ironic, overly vague, or painfully accurate, these signs are definitely scary. For more, check out these scary signs that mean business.
If you had any doubts as to whether you were good at your job or not, then have no fear. These failures are examples of someone else's amazing mistakes. So be glad you aren't the dude who put some stairs in upside down or made your storefront inexplicably filthy. People do this a lot.
People are great at making things. They're even better at making things wrong, unusable, and with such glaring errors that they just make you laugh to look at. Here are some of the dumb, dark, and stupid things people made. Check this out for more idiotic design failures.
Nothing lifts our spirits quite like accidental filth. It's just one of those things you don't see so often, like a shooting star or a double rainbow. Anyway, here's the spoils of people's incompetence. Check this out for more sinister, stupid and dirty design failures.
