Posets Related to Some Association Schemes

A geometric interpretation of t-designs, in the context of posets, is given in the association scheme, not isomorphic with the Hamming scheme H(2,4), but having the same parameters as H(2,4). It is also shown that there is no similar poset which characterizes the designs for ally of the three exceptional association schemes, not isomorphic with the Johnson scheme J(8,2), but having the same parameters as J(8,2).