40 Times Graphic Designers Made Logos So Bad You'd Want To Know What They Were Thinking Before Releasing It Online
These logos aren't just absurd; they're highly inappropriate in context.
It started like most logo disasters do, with someone confidently posting “just a simple design” online and everyone else immediately losing the plot. From the handball club logo that looks like it was assembled on a Saturday, to the bank logo in one hometown that somehow screams “wrong file, wrong folder,” these aren’t just bad, they’re confusing in real-time.
The trouble is, it’s rarely one person failing. You’ve got the fitness center logo that feels like it was made to be misunderstood, the Turkish water brand logo that looks like it’s actively trying to lose customers, and even the church near someone’s house that really should have been proofread before going public. Add in the “hanged family” idea, the dentist’s choice logo, the kids society with bullet holes, and that Facebook logo placement that feels like a prank, and suddenly you’re not looking at design, you’re looking at decisions.
And once you notice the pattern, you start wondering what they were thinking before any of this hit the internet.
1. Don't Overthink This; It's Just A Handball Club Logo
tarandfeathers2. This Bank Logo In My Hometown
calumstevenson73. This Horrific Logo
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4. This Logo Of A Turkish Water Brand: It Obviously Sucks
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5. An Unfortunate Logo For A Fitness Center
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6. Russian Bread Company Logo: Literally Crappy Design
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7. They Really Need A New Logo
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That handball club logo is the warm-up, then the bank logo in the hometown shows up like it’s trying to start a fight in the comments.
Of course, another reason for failure may be that the design was examined in a vacuum, not taking into account how it might be interpreted in the real world. Alternatively, it could be that the people examining the logo are too involved in the undertaking to recognize possible issues, similar to when you work on something for so long that you start to feel stressed by it.
8. "Yes, A Hanged Family Would Make A Great Logo For Our Company"
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9. This Dentist's Choice Of Logo Near My House
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10. This Kids Society Logo... The Bullet Holes Are An Interesting Touch
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11. Quite A Bizarre Logo
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12. Someone Paid Money For This To Be Their Sign And Logo/Mascot: I’m Convinced This Is A Drug Lord’s Money Laundering Business
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13. This Church Near My House Should Probably Rethink Their Logo
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14. Unfortunate Placement Of The Facebook Logo
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15. My School's Logo Looks Like A Crying Face
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16. I Just Feel Like Someone Should’ve Noticed How Bad The Logo Is
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And for a totally different kind of “what were you thinking,” this AITA case involves a five-course meal for a dog, while a partner’s birthday gets forgotten.
17. This Store Is Called Jupiter; Their Logo Is The Moon
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18. This New Sushi Restaurant Logo Has A Racist, Crappy Design
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19. This Logo Design!!
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20. Then Why Use The Recyclable Logo?
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21. Logo Of My Local Doctor's Office
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22. This Logo Of A Czech Sausage Company
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23. iSmart's Logo Really Threw Me For A Second
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24. Your Logo Designer Is Still Laughing
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25. This Is The Logo From A Local Dispensary
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26. Logo Is Having A Bad Case Of Diarrhea
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27. The Logo For The 1973 Archdiocese Youth Commission
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28. Ordered Jordan's Online: Got Fake Ones; Jordan's Logo Has An Ass Crack. Wtf Lol
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29. Ontario’s Logo (Trillium Flower) Looks Like Three Dudes In A Hot Tub
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30. The Logo For My Son’s IT Class At School
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31. This Logo Of A Bird Also Looks Like A Character Wearing A Hat Puking
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32. Logo For A Children’s Hospital: Right Side Up Is A Man Juggling/Playing With Kids; Upside Down Is An Angry Man Stomping On Kids
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33. Not The Greatest Logo
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34. Business Center Logo Looks Like A Guy Taking A Dump
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35. Probably The Worst Logo I've Ever Seen: It's For A Plastic Surgeon
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36. "Cass Toys" Didn't Think Their Logo Design Through Very Well
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37. This Pet Supplies Company's Logo Is Meant To Depict A Cat And A Dog, But What I See Is A Dead Bird
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38. The Unfortunate Logo Of A Florist Near Me: I've Been Calling It STD's For Years. It's Sid's
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39. Vermont Maple Syrup Logo
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40. South Dakota’s Logo For A New Anti-Meth Campaign
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Right after the “unfortunate placement of the Facebook logo” and the crying-face school logo, you can almost hear someone saying, “Ship it anyway.”
Then Jupiter’s moon logo and the sushi restaurant with a racist vibe make it clear this isn’t just messy, it’s confidently wrong.
By the time you get to the local dispensary logo, the diarrhea-looking logo, and Jordan’s ass-crack situation, the whole thing feels like a chain reaction of “no one stopped it.”
Keep in mind that you can always learn from the mistakes made by others and make the necessary corrections, even if things don't work out perfectly the first time. These illustrations demonstrate how, after devoting an excessive amount of time to a task, even the most capable people can occasionally fail.
Which of the unsuccessful logo designs did you like the most and why? Drop your responses below.
Nobody wants to be the person who approved the logo, then watched it go viral for the worst reasons.
Before you judge, read about the WIBTA dilemma of supporting a friend’s failing business after ignored advice.
