By now, we're all used to the fact that Capitalism™️ requires businesses to keep coming up with clever new ways to maximize profits by bamboozling consumers, but sometimes the levels of trickery can reach infuriating heights. Some true a-holes out there design products, websites and interfaces not so much to sell us something of actual value, but to trick us into clicking or paying to escape the frustration they've intentionally caused. If you're as pissed off as we are about these jerks, keep scrolling for some maddening examples of a-hole design.
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We can't hate on people who happened to fall into a design gig without any prior experience, but there are some real asshole designers out there who seem to get off on making people's lives just a little bit more irritating. Who the hell designs a bike rack that bicycles can't fit into? Are you trying to make a statement? Are you stupid? Or are you just evil? We've got an aggravating selection of terribly designed spaces, graphics, and digital interfaces that are sure to make you roll your eyes.
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We try not to encourage laughing at the failures of others, but some people (these designers) make it way too easy. While we admittedly lack skill in the design department, we can't help but think that the creatives who spearheaded these projects should have thought things through a little harder. But since they definitely didn't, we get to enjoy this impressive selection of unintentionally raunchy and immature humor.
Isn't the whole point of hiring a UX designer or urban planner to make everyday interactions with environments and interfaces user-friendly? Well some things feel like they were designed to make us burn inside with intense rage. Whether it's a poorly placed road sign or a website that tries to extort you at every click, the world is brimming with not just bad design, but asshole design. We've got a bunch of examples of total jerks who designed things to make our lives a little bit more annoying.
