25 Great Ideas That Were Executed So Horribly That They Are Making Us Howl

25 Great Ideas That Were Executed So Horribly That They Are Making Us Howl
Cover Image Source: Reddit | (R) u/jweeby (L) u/karateflame2

In general, what distinguishes a good design from a bad design is that a good design serves its purpose while being pleasant—or even enjoyable—to look at. Bad designs, on the other hand, are confusing, distracting, and hard to use. What if a design with the potential to make a positive impact was executed so terribly that the end result became a laughing stock? On the subreddit called Good Taste But Awful Execution (aka GTBAE), people share their encounters with ideas that were so poorly executed that they have to be categorized as epic fails. 

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Here are the 25 times when people absolutely lost it while making their "masterpieces":

1. "It took me way too long to see the dog."

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2. "This JFK memorial."

Image Source: Reddit/u/kalitarios
Image Source: Reddit/u/kalitarios

3. That SpongeBob looks odd!

Image Source: Reddit | u/RoyMartini
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4. "The yellow 'for' gets lost among the big red letters."

Image Source: Reddit | u/be_there_on_q
Image Source: Reddit | u/be_there_on_q

5. "Yoda cake."

Image Source: Reddit | u/lientubay
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6. "The ugliest thing I've ever made. I love it."

Image Source: Reddit | u/averyoddfishindeed
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7. "Good intentioned but the placing could’ve been better."

Image Source: Reddit/u/Zoh41b
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8. "Try not to put these sections together."

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9. "My wife's message in the shower."

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10. "WWII Mickey Mouse gas mask, attempting to make the mask less scary to children."

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11. "People concerned about Africans not having clean water."

Image Source: Reddit | u/karateflame2
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12. This book makes no sense.

Image Source: Reddit | u/moose_cahoots
Image Source: Reddit | u/moose_cahoots

13. "The one and only 'Vanny Devito.'"

Image Source: Reddit | u/jackrobson253
Image Source: Reddit | u/jackrobson253

14. "A 6-year-old drew their family snorkeling."

Image Source: Reddit | u/Moreofkikuro
Image Source: Reddit | u/Moreofkikuro

15. "Behold the 'Potato Head Of Palencia' - Another botched art restoration in Spain."

Image Source: Reddit | u/Northwest-Passage
Image Source: Reddit | u/Northwest-Passage

16. "It's self-explanatory..."

Image Source: Reddit/u/EpicAditya
Image Source: Reddit/u/EpicAditya

17. "Pooh Bear took a wrong turn in life."

Image Source: Reddit | u/KieranUltruse
Image Source: Reddit |u/KieranUltruse

18. This pointless bin.

Image Source: Reddit | u/yeahnahl0l5
Image Source: Reddit | u/yeahnahl0l5

19. "My mom said it was supposed to be The Joker."

Image Source: Reddit | u/Bredbear36
Image Source: Reddit | u/Bredbear36

20. "TRON stairs."

Image Source: Reddit | u/honeypup
Image Source: Reddit | u/honeypup

21. "This cake I found in a photo album from my third birthday."

Image Source: Reddit | u/TheMightyBiz
Image Source: Reddit | u/TheMightyBiz

22. "Happy Thanksgiving!"

Image Source: Reddit | u/UnixUnderpants
Image Source: Reddit | u/UnixUnderpants

23. "Accident waiting to happen."

Image Source: Reddit | u/tdomer80
Image Source: Reddit | u/tdomer80

24. "Elsa, let it go."

Image Source: Reddit | u/Lavellan03
Image Source: Reddit | u/Lavellan03

25. "A family portrait for a couple who suffered a miscarriage with the artist's logo KILLED in the corner"

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Image Source: Reddit | u/[deleted]

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