When a design goes wrong, who can we blame but ourselves? Design is everywhere, and it’s easy for it to fade into the background. When things go right, we tend not to notice it. But when things go wrong, it’s all we can look at. Think of how design is all around you, even where …
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21 Cooking Memes for Optimistic Home Chefs Learning to Trust the Process
Cooking at home always starts with confidence and a vague sense that this time it will turn out exactly like the recipe. These memes are for the optimistic home chefs who are learning as they go, trusting the process, and occasionally improvising a little too hard. From «that looks about right» measurements to proud plating …
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21 Expectation vs. Reality Cake Fails That Absolutely Ruined the Celebration
Ordering a custom cake is supposed to be one of the safest bets when planning a celebration. You show the baker a picture, describe the vibe, maybe add a few cute details, and boom… birthday magic in edible form. At least… that’s the dream. Reality, however, sometimes arrives in a slightly different shape. Or color. …
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23 Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild
Have you ever seen something and had no idea how it got there? Some things in life just can’t be explained, no matter how badly you want them to be. We have to live with the absurd, and that’s part of our inheritance as individuals on this Earth. We like things to fit into little …
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‘Please leave the building before posting it on social media’: 27 Baffling design choices found in the wild
Sometimes you see something that you just can’t explain. Have you ever played the game GeoGuesser? If you haven’t, let me explain it to you right now. You get dropped off in the middle of a random location, and you are in the world, and you see it from street view on Google Earth. You …
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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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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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