25+ Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild (April 7, 2024)

There are so many things that I’d design differently if I was in charge. A lot of them are food packaging-related. Flour is so poorly packaged. Once you open it, it gets everywhere and it’s impossible to close without making a mess. Just make the top of the bag resealable! Honey is also a disaster …
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25+ Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild (March 10, 2024)

Billboards. They’re some of the biggest signs we have. And with them is an opportunity to really make a statement. Often, they are simply used to promote firework warehouses, gentlemen’s clubs and to let you know that there is a Buc-ee’s coming up in a couple of exits. They often become fodder for road trips, …
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25+ Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild (March 3, 2024)

I used to fantasize about decorating my own space when I was a kid, and then I grew up and realized that it’s really freaking expensive to do that. Sure you can use Pinterest hacks where you can, but at the end of the day, furniture is expensive and your landlord probably won’t let you …
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40 Humorously Preposterous Signs Found in the Wild

I’m the type of person who believes in signs from the universe. I believe in fated coincidences, real-life symbolism, and cosmic happenstances. Why? Because it’s way more fun to be the type of person who believes than the type of person who doesn’t. I know there are a lot of logical realists out there who …
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31 Funny Signs Found in the Wild by Signage Scavengers

I used to make blackboard signs for my old coffee shop gig, and it was easily the best part of the job. I got paid to sit down and use chalk paint pens and doodle little doodles. Watching my signs get peoples’ attention on the street was kind of a thrill. Yes, come get the …
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Weird Signs That Would Make Any ‘Ace of Base’ Member Open Up Their Eyes

Ever since I was in high school, I’ve been obsessed with weird signs. My school had countless posters on the wall to motivate us, but all we did was make fun of them. The most iconic of them read this:  «30 years from now, it won’t matter what shoes you wore, how your hair looked, …
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Entertaining Examples Of Unscrupulous Signage

There is no better insight into the idiosyncrasies of human nature than our deep and enduring love for signage. Both the signs themselves and the fact that they need to be there in the first place show us that as a species, perhaps we’re not as intelligent as we like to make ourselves out to …
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