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

1. This designer who believed "wish" sounded closer to "meowy" than, say, "merry"?

2. This person who was absolutely convinced that orange juice could serve as a dairy-free milk alternative:

3. The designer who took creative thinking to such extremes while crafting this shirt that they overlooked the basics:

4. The creator of these Daredevil covers who was almost there but missed the target:

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

6. The genius who looked at this carpet design and thought, This would be PERFECT on some stairs:

7. The individual who put up this sign and declared, "Unit E? Never heard of her <3:"

8. The creator of this banner, which, to be fair, had potential but quickly spiraled downhill:

9. The individual who attempted to create an adorable logo but accidentally summoned the Antichrist, HELL BABY!

10. The mastermind behind this pan design that only works properly if there's already something inside it:

11. The person who crafted the controls for this TV, which — in my opinion — visually represents the sound of nails scraping against a chalkboard:

12. The individual who thought painting this on stairs would somehow make them wheelchair accessible:

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

14. The person who put up this sign that I'm starting to wonder might be gaslighting me???

15. The individual who wrote this expiration date, basically saying, "IDK bestie, figure it out <3:"

16. There’s so much to unpack about who created this sign, from the highly questionable message to the stubborn use of the same “O” for both “your” and “on,” even though it clearly doesn't work:

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

18. The designer of these bathroom stall trash cans, who seems to want you to dispose of your trash while scaring the person next to you:

19. The person who thought the best and safest place for the bike lane to end was directly into oncoming traffic:

20. The genius behind this slogan:

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

22. The person who switched to compostable cups but forgot to actually test them out first:

23. The person who designed this mug that was almost onto something, but fell just short:

24. The mastermind who created this lock, where the only two settings are "unlocked" and "even more unlocked":

H/T: r/CrappyDesign.