30 Pictures From "Really Bad Design Memes" Where People Go To Laugh Off Their Worries
"The Cleveland Browns of meme pages" is their chosen self-name, and the creators ask you not to go overboard with your work. They offer a variety of jokes to relieve the stress you face daily.
Some meme pages exist purely to make work stress feel a little less heavy, and Really Bad Design Memes is one of them. Its posts poke fun at the awkward, frustrating, and downright ridiculous side of design work, especially for UX people who have seen one too many bad requests.
This collection pulls together 30 screenshots and jokes that turn office chaos into something easier to laugh at. From impossible deadlines to confusing feedback, the humor lands because so many people have lived through versions of it.
If your job has ever made you question reality, this roundup will probably feel familiar fast.
1. This is the result
worst.designer2. Working 80 hours a week... What?
worst.designer3. You're transparent, right?
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4. Can the ground open up already?
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5. And interns are following my lead.
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That kind of confidence is exactly what makes these memes work.
6. Why can't I have a living wage?
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7. Shoot... Shoot... Shoot... Shoot.
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8. Just save it however you want.
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9. The Venn diagram of my life.
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10. Everyone vs. everyday people.
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Some of these hit a little too close to home.
11. From a mid-level manager at State Farm.
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12. The photographer is indeed the master of light.
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13. This alignment looks alright to you?
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14. Being in the same target audience.
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15. A toast to that too.
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It only gets more chaotic from here.
This is like those marketplace finds that are useful, then completely unexplainable.
16. Lol...
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17. You must respond to us.
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18. A fast-paced, unpredictable, high-energy environment.
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19. A 500-year tower renovation.
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20. One heck of a bad day.
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Design problems really do have a way of escalating fast.
21. That will be one heck of a reality show.
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22. Why? Why?? Why???
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23. The designer's desk vs. the sketch file.
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24. Okay, what's going on here?
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25. It's really crazy.
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By this point, the jokes are doing all the talking.
26. Whatever he said.
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27. What do these people really want?
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28. People have been there.
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29. And here are the pros and cons.
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30. Here's a chat to answer your question.
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It is easy to see why meme pages like this keep growing, because work frustration is a lot easier to handle when it comes with a punchline. If these posts made you laugh, the comments section is probably worth a look too.
Some design disasters are just too relatable to ignore.
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