Boycott Bad-Design Contest'08 Entries Preview
Design is in details. If small details like the locking system of a
sliding camera cover are considered insignificant, it could lead to
bigger problems like quick draining of the battery.
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2008 - 11.30.
Category: Boycott Bad Design 08 | No comments
The problem area is the departure time is mentioned in 24 hour format.
So if the train is at 12:25 mid-night on 5th October, the time on the
ticket is 00:25 dated 6th Oct. Many people have missed trains because
of this reason. Even, adding am/pm doesn't help solve the confusion
much.
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2008 - 11.30.
Category: Boycott Bad Design 08 | No comments
The Zune player is provided with a bigger screen and is attracting many a buyer.
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2008 - 11.30.
Category: Boycott Bad Design 08 | No comments
This is a common scene all over the country. The children are packed
into auto rickshaws which is very dangerous as they are most prone to
accidents .
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2008 - 11.30.
Category: Boycott Bad Design 08 | No comments
The footrest in a cycle rickshaw is at a level where it is difficult for the passenger to climb over.
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2008 - 11.30.
Category: Boycott Bad Design 08 | Eight comments
In buses the handbag luggage is generally kept above the seats which is
quite dangerous in case of movement as there is no barrier provided.
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2008 - 11.30.
Category: Boycott Bad Design 08 | No comments
The foot over bridges in the railway stations are very difficult to use.
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2008 - 11.30.
Category: Boycott Bad Design 08 | No comments
Design for the physically challenged should make it easier for them
rather than being an extra strain ;keeping in mind their limitations.
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2008 - 11.30.
Category: Boycott Bad Design 08 | One comment
So tweet the Earth
'ek chidiya, anek chidiyaN; dana chugne baith gayee thi .....' The song conjures up childhood imagery, memories of an entire generation that was still lucky to learn the lessons of life from Mother Nature. For all others who couldn't strike a chord yet, 'ek chidiya, anek chidiyaN' translates to 'a lovely bird and many such lovely birds....'. Those are the opening lines of a beautifully animated song that encouraged harmony and unity in diversity, the mottos that best describe India, through a delightful cameo from Nature.
Most of us used to take delight in watching birds paying us a visit in our very own habitats during our childhood, when todays cities were still attractive enough for nature to cast its beautiful spell with changing seasons, colors, flowers and more. However, all such pleasures of nature are strangers to our cities now. Its something that we have done ourselves, still doing, depriving our younger generations of all such pleasure.
The greater irony is, we seek solace in the virtual worlds. Our bird song comes from MP3s, our greenery in screensavers. And tweet on the web mimicking nature. As we use these products, as we live a synthetic life, we need to think, rethink how our life is affecting our world, our Nature. As creative people, its time we thought about how our creations, the products and services we create and we use impact our world.