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25 People Who Didn't Realize They Failed Until It Was Already Too Late

It's giving "Graphic design is my passion!!!" energy.

1. This designer who thought "wish" sounded more like "meowy" than, oh, I don't know..."merry"?

2. This person who very enthusiastically thinks orange juice is a nondairy milk substitute:

3. The designer who was thinking so far outside the box while creating this shirt that they didn't even bother to think inside it:

4. The designer of these Daredevil covers that was so close to perfection but missed the mark:

5. The person who printed this "Not in use" sign that makes my brain feel like it's also out of order:

6. The mastermind who saw this carpet pattern and thought, This would be PERFECT on some stairs:

7. The person who put up this sign and said, "Unit E? I don't know her <3:"

8. The person who designed this banner, which, tbh, started off alright but rapidly went downhill:

Tag yourself — I'm "plepush."

9. The person who was trying to make a cute logo but instead summoned the Antichrist, HELL BABY!

10. The genius who designed this pan that doesn't work properly unless something is already in it:

11. The person who designed the controls on this TV, which — personally — is the visual equivalent of the sound nails make when they scratch a chalkboard:

12. The person who thought that painting this on some stairs would magically make them wheelchair accessible:

13. The person who put up these signs that will have me whispering, "Please the beans" out of context for the next five years:

14. The person who hung up this sign that I think might be gaslighting me???

15. The person who wrote this expiration date and basically said, "IDK bestie, figure it out <3:"

16. OK, there's a lot to unpack about who made this sign, from its very questionable message to the absolute insistence of using the same “O” for “your” and “on,” even though it does, in fact, not really work:

17. The person who picked a red-flag location for a real estate office:

18. The person who designed these bathroom stall trash cans, who seemingly wants you to toss your trash and terrify the person next to you:

19. The person who decided that the best, safest place for the bike lane to end was into oncoming traffic:

20. The mastermind who came up with this slogan:

21. The alien from outer space who designed this world map, because I genuinely don't know how anyone else could be this confused:

22. The person who decided to make the switch to compostable cups but didn't quite test them out first:

23. The person who designed this mug that was almost on to something but didn't quite get there:

24. The genius who designed this lock, in which the only two options are "unlocked" and "even more unlocked":

25. And finally, the person who tried to make the street look nice, but accidentally made an emergency symbol to summon Captain Underpants:

H/T: r/CrappyDesign.