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.

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.

Design exists to solve problems—functional ones, aesthetic ones, or both. But sometimes, instead of improving things, it creates even more problems than it fixes. And if you need proof, just look at ...