The Bad-Designs Showcase

This is where you'll find the biggest collection of Bad Design examples from daily life!!!

The Bad Designs were collected over the years from the user submitted entries for the World Usability Day Contests under the name "Boycott Bad Designs".

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2005 - 11.02.

Computer Keyboard Cleaning

Reshama Parveen, NID, India

Cleaning the keyboard is a task in itself as the dust gets in between the keys.

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2005 - 11.02.

Power Adapters in Cell Phones

Kamesh Somalanka, Hyderabad, India

People find it very inconvenient to carry the Adapter / Charger along with them where ever they travel.

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2005 - 11.02.

Wire of Pressing Iron

Reshma Parveen, NID, Ahmedabad,India

It is very inconvenient to lift up the iron and place iron at its base as the wire always hinders. Hence the iron keeps falling down and may end up burning clothes if not noticed immediately.

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2005 - 11.02.

Clothes Hanger

Reshma Parveen, NID, Ahemdabad

Clothes always slip off the smooth metal hangers with tapering sides and sometimes fall down or fly off when there is wind blowing.

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2005 - 11.02.

Thumbtack (Hardboard pin)

Abhijit Kr Bairagi, IITKanpur, India

The problem with the thumbtack has everything to do with the thumb or thumbnail to be more precise. Using it to secure something on a soft board is not a problem. The problem lies in taking it out.

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2005 - 11.02.

Paper Wastage in ATM’s

Sunil Kolla, Hyderabad, India

Many people take statement printouts for every transition and throw it in the dustbin in the ATM-Room. In one hour we can see the bin gets filled.

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2005 - 11.02.

Currency Note

Shama Rasal, Hyderabad

The currency notes are too confusing if one goes only by their size and color, which form the criteria for choosing a currency note for payment. One has to recheck every time he or she has to make some payment. Checking has to be more careful while counting a bundle of notes or a big amount.

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2005 - 11.02.
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