Some designs are so well thought out you barely notice them—and then there are these. This batch of truly baffling design choices raises a lot of questions, starting with “how did this get approved?” ...

Some design fails are so spectacularly bad, they feel less like accidents and more like personal attacks. You look at them and think, “Surely this had to be a joke,” but nope. Someone got paid to do ...

As simple as they might seem in concept, the truth is that making a good toy is harder than it seems. Many toys that represent human figures tend to invoke the uncanny valley, but some are so creepy ...