Design is meant to solve problems, whether they’re functional, aesthetic, or both. But sometimes, instead of making things ...

Some designs are so well thought out you barely notice them—and then there are these. This batch of truly baffling design choices raises a lot of questions, starting with “how did this get approved?” ...

The very point of hiring a professional designer is to get the job done right. Or so we’d like to think. But it seems sometimes the best laid plans can go down the drain, along with your vision of the ...

They say design is where creativity meets intelligence, but sometimes it seems the common-sense part of the equation gets completely lost. From confusing layouts to warning signs that only create more ...

All this time, I thought I was the only one who was upset about those ridiculous plastic tabs in sauce packets and sealed food packages. But it appears that I am not alone—which, somehow, makes me ...

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Ikea’s Doomed Quest To Design A Couch You Can Carry In Your Hands Sometimes an idea is so good you have to try it and fail--twice. My First Big Screw-Up: Lessons From 8 Top Designers It happens to the ...

From tech companies exploiting users to voting ballots that undermined democracy, there was plenty of bad design to choose from. "I just got sick and tired of all these success stories," says the ...