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".

Rusting of the body of an RO FILTER causes leakage of drinking water thus wasting it and reduces its life.
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2008 - 12.01.
There is a difficulty in cleaning the lid of pressure cooker at the base of whistle .
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2008 - 12.01.
There is no indication of temperature of the food inside the container which leads to the burning of mouth.
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2008 - 12.01.
The sharp edge of the iron box leads to unwanted marks on the walls .
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2008 - 12.01.
Invertors are devices used when the power is off .There is no emergency light provided.
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2008 - 12.01.
The engine being only on one side poses the problem that the balancing is not easily maintained while driving as one side is heavier than the other.
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2008 - 12.01.
Opening and closing of three-fold umbrellas pose difficulty and as such cannot be easily used by school going children .
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2008 - 12.01.
A triathlon watch is used to check the count of laps in air or under water.But in the case when under water the watch is water proof only when one does not push or pull any timer buttons.
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2008 - 12.01.
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