Stuff lie this makes us think we'd be pretty good at designing signs and clothes. Maybe it's harder to do well without ending up with stupid design failure? The fact remains, the world is completely filled up with really not good signs and designs, and it seems like a whole lotta people out there aren't doing their job.
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We're happy that people take it upon themselves to warn other people of the world's potential dangers. It's just sometimes the signs themselves get the better of us and give us extra chills. Some aren't even intentionally scary. Let's face it, there are some ominous signs out there that are just too good at being spooky.
Some of the most frustrating moments in life are when you work at a job that you feel lucky to have, and then realizing your coworker comes in late and does a bad job because they don't even need the money. Life has it's disappointing moments of rich kid syndrome.
Overall, it's good that we have signs like these, because it means someone is looking out for you. That said, such a casual reminder of your own mortality can seem a little off-putting, especially when spooky signs do too good a job. Some could even argue that some scary signs are scarier than they have to be.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
Does your company's logo look like a butt? Are you sure? Maybe go outside and look at the sign. People design stupid, ridiculous and nonfunctional things every day, and looking at them might make you feel better about yourself. Really, please make sure your logo doesn't look like a butt. Unless it's supposed to, I guess. For some really bad products, check out these misleading and awful products designed by monsters.
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.
On any given day, people are out there trying.Some goals are more noble than others. Some people just want to do their job, be creative, or make a helpful sign. Some peoples goals are more nefarious. Some people try to lie and cheat the system. No matter the intent, failure does not discriminate.
