Are you tired of seeing cute packaging in the grocery store? Well, some people are. You know Millennial packaging when you see it. It’s cutesy, it’s maximalist, and it catches your eye on the shelf at the grocery store. It looks optimized for social media: full of bright colors and cartoon characters that are somehow …
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23 Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild
Are you the type of person who can easily spot a typo? If you are, then the world might be a terrible place for you. There are typos everywhere. Even in reputable publications that you would think wouldn’t have them. If you know how to look for them, then you’ll find little mistakes everywhere in …
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27 Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild
Why is it so fun when things go wrong? Are we really that cynical a species? Do we just wish to see other people fail so we feel better about ourselves? I’m not a fan of that outlook on life. I think we’re all deeply empathetic, and we only enjoy failure when we can kind …
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27 Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild
Designs are all around us, and will continue to be in the new year. New year, new design fails. As the world changes around us, one thing has a way of remaining true. People are fallible. We make mistakes, and we make them often. It’s one of the beautiful things about being a human. It …
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Manager expects employee to use her personal computer for work because the company’s laptops are slow: ‘Apparently, half my coworkers are using their own equipment because the company refuses to upgrade.’
It’s not her responsibility to supply work equipment. It’s no fun to have to use your own personal money to buy things you need to do your job. Who among us hasn’t had to spend money on our own uniforms for a job, even though they were a requirement? Some might think buying a Burger …
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25 Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild
This time of year, we’re surrounded by all types of design. Probably more than we usually are. Stores, streets, and homes are decked to the nines in the holiday swag. People are climbing ladders and fighting the elements to put up lights, trees, animatronics, and more. People really go hard for Christmas. At least where …
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27 Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild (December 14, 2025)
Some designs speak to us, and some do not. It’s all a matter of your own personal taste. Maybe you grew up in a very 90s Tuscan kitchen, full of rooster knick-knacks, and now your kitchen is the exact opposite, full of millennial gray and clean lines. Or maybe you grew up in a minimalist …
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24 Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild (December 7, 2025)
Why is it so funny when things go wrong? Are humans just so cruel by nature that when we see somebody else fail, we can’t help but laugh? Are we that insecure about our own success that it makes us smile to see somebody else make a mistake? Or is it a sympathetic response? Are …
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27 Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild (November 30, 2025)
Designs are all around us, and we don’t even always notice them. When we get into our cars or snuggle up in our beds, design isn’t usually the first thing on our minds. We lead busy lives, and we often get preoccupied with other stuff. We have deep and robust personal lives, and that often …
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26 Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild (November 23, 2025)
Sometimes things just fail. We don’t know why. Sometimes we put so much into something, and he just can’t get anything in return. You know this if you’ve ever tried to assemble IKEA furniture. No matter how detailed the instructions or how simple it seems, you will probably reach a point where it feels like …
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