‘When Assholes Design Things’ Is The Brilliant Subreddit You Need in Your Life
If you thought your creative life was bleak, think again. The hilarious darkness that is subreddit ‘ r/assholedesign ’ could make your life seem like paradise.

It’s community comprising over 179,000 readers knows that while bad design can teach you a lot, it can also add a much-needed burst of laughter to your day.

Take for example, the current hot topic where “Minimizing a window is now a paid feature?”

Minimizing a window is now a paid feature? from assholedesign

Comment from discussion Minimizing a window is now a paid feature? .

Comment from discussion Minimizing a window is now a paid feature? .

Comment from discussion Minimizing a window is now a paid feature? .

Or perhaps how this “ad comes up mid-gameplay”—and it’s not just any ad, but rather a dog eating spaghetti.

Ad comes up mid-gameplay from assholedesign

Comment from discussion Ad comes up mid-gameplay .

Comment from discussion Ad comes up mid-gameplay .

Video game enthusiasts might also find this entry relatable:

Can’t play an offline game without logging in. from assholedesign

Comment from discussion Can’t play an offline game without logging in. .

Of course, not everything on ‘ r/assholedesign ’ is made up of terrible ideas. To be fair, there have been some rather genius designs that have surfaced on this site, including using fake hair to make you swipe up .

So the next time you think that a design is bad, just remember, ‘ When Assholes Design Things .’

The “Asshole Design” subreddit is brilliant. A community of 177,000 people curating examples of Dark Patterns.
https://t.co/WbcPCtpAPD

— Harry Brignull (@harrybr) January 4, 2018

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January 8, 2018 at 09:17PM
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