Some smart designs make life easier, some make it better, and then there are the ones that make you wonder how they even made it past the drawing board. Whether it’s a door that won’t open, a sign ...

Some design fails make you pause and squint. These don’t. These are loud. Bold. Chaotic. The kind of choices that make you wonder if someone hit “submit” by accident—or just really wanted to watch the ...

Some designs miss the mark by a little, but these miss by a mile. You know the feeling: you reach for a handle that isn’t a handle, climb stairs that end in a wall, or read a label that argues with ...

As simple as they might seem in concept, the truth is that making a good toy is harder than it seems. Many toys that represent human figures tend to invoke the uncanny valley, but some are so creepy ...