Bad graphic design

Let's talk about graphic design. This first poster is an example of bad poster design. This is a pretty bad one. It kind of looks like they made this design in Word. The fonts they used all have really high x-heights(the lower case letters are almost as tall as the capital letters) which is usually the kind of font you'd use if you were going to have a lot of really small text, unless it was on purpose. Nothing in this poster design looks like it's on purpose though. The designer also…

Explore 20 Bad Graphic Design Examples for some cringe-worthy typography and awkward layouts. It's both hilarious and educational!

This is a great example of a terrible add with no use of negative space, no right type and bad colour choices

In this picture it is very unorganized. The fonts, spacing, and size is all different sizes. It is all very cramped, and different colors that does not really have to do with that event. In this gr…

Take a look at these bad logos to see examples of how to not design logos compared to the titans of industry.

Designers do not get enough love from the people they work with. Sometimes they make it look so easy that you'd go, "Hey, I can do that too." These 30

Do you prefer to work for graphic design or visual arts companies? Or work in the daily meme-loving web design industry? The meme “graphic design is my passion” is frequently heard in both situations. Typically, this expression denotes subpar graphic design work. Or, to be more precise, when a talented graphic designer purposefully creates something […]

Understanding what makes a design bad is the first step in learning how to create great designs. Learn 10 common examples of bad design and how to correct their shortcomings.

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The road to good design is riddled with little annoyances.

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Sara Heffernen's "Graphic Design Pun Cards" make gentle sport of designers' compulsive, perfectionist tendencies, while being dad-jokey enough to elicit groans from the rest of us. Having said that, "Bad Kerning Can Never Be Justified" is legit funny and two levels beyond what this kind of humor usually is, and "Keming" isn't far behind, even if it does kind of tell the same joke. The others are more of a spectrum; either you're grinding your teeth in response to the no-no's on display, or…

Have you ever heard the phrase "graphic design is my passion"? If not, you probably think this is something most of us designers would say, right? Well, not quite. Although graphic designers and design firms often use this phrase for self-promotion, there's also a funny meme based on it. Most of the time, we give

Bad Rave Flyers is “a blog dedicated to showcasing the worst and most lazy in graphic design for club and rave flyers.” Says the anonymous author: I spend a lot of time looking at event listings on messageboards. I’ve always been fascinated by how bad most rave & club flyers are, especially ones for events with mostly local DJs. As a testament to this, I’ve decided to compile my favorites into one place. Indeed, some of these flyers are terrible. But before we go laughing ourselves into a…