17 Logo Designers Who Screwed Up Their One Job

    Seriously, you thought these logos were good ideas?? Thanks to this Quora thread.

    Adam Davis
    by Adam Davis

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. The designer who thought everyone knew that heart was meant to be the letter O.

    Locum

    (Source: Quora)

    2. The person who didn't see an issue with the placement of this sausage.

    Flickr: dexter_mixwith / Creative Commons

    (Source: Quora)

    3. The person who thought this was a good representation of a university's Oriental Studies program.

    Instituto de Estudos Orientais, Federal University of Santa Catarina

    Which seems to have been taken down shortly after its 2005 introduction led to a LOT of traffic to that section of the university's website.

    (Source: Quora)

    4. The members of this church youth program's design committee.

    Catholic Church Archdiocesan Youth Commission

    This is what happens in 1973, apparently.

    (Source: Quora)

    5. The staff at this pediatric center.

    Flickr: goldberg / Creative Commons

    (Source: Quora)

    6. The logo creator who is very...excited...by satellite television.

    Mont-Sat

    This is apparently a Polish company?

    (Source: Quora)

    7. The proprietors of this stylish clothing company.

    A-Style

    No, really. It's a thing.

    (Source: Quora)

    8. The designer who apparently forgot that pharmacies carry more than condoms.

    Kudawara
    Flickr: mr850 / Creative Commons

    (Source: Quora)

    9. Whoever designed this headache-inducing nightmare.

    Highlight

    For a location-based app. Although with the dizzying effect of the logo, it might be tough to figure out where you even are.

    (Source: Quora)

    10. The government employee who definitely got fired for this.

    Office of Government Commerce

    A 2008 logo for the UK's Office of Government Commerce looked...less than innocent when rotated on its side.

    (Source: Quora)

    11. Dick Clark's designers.

    Dick Clark Productions

    Perhaps taking too much of a cue from his name.

    (Source: Quora)

    12. The person who started a fire down below.

    Mama's Baking

    Maybe in Greece, where this café is located, this doesn't seem weird? Doubtful, but maybe.

    (Source: Quora)

    13. The person who thought that this mouse could not be interpreted in any other way.

    madtown.com.au

    (Source: Quora)

    14. The person who clearly doesn't know much about the internet's famous shock photos.

    Westnet

    IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS REFERS TO, DO NOT GOOGLE IT. I REPEAT, DO. NOT. GOOGLE. IT.

    (Source: Quora)

    15. The designer who didn't think to look at the negative spaces in their logo.

    businessinsider.com

    (Source: Quora)

    16. The Vermonters who seemingly have no idea what it looks like when someone urinates.

    Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association

    Apparently no one noticed the suggestive nature of the sign for over a decade.

    (Source: Quora)

    17. And the organizers of the London Olympics, for creating a now infamous portrait of Lisa Simpson doing unspeakable things.

    International Olympic Committee

    How did they not notice this??

    (Source: Quora)