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".

Train Berths of a 3 Tier Bogie

Shauraya Rawat, IISc,Banglore

The berths of a 3 tier bogie don’t provide enough head space. When someone is sleeping on the middle berth, people on middle as well as lower berths can no even sit due to less head space.

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2005 - 11.02.

Styrofoam Cups

Abhishek Bali, New Delhi, India

While using a Styrofoam cup one does not have any clue of the temperature of the liquid contained inside it.

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2005 - 11.02.

Tip of Adhesive Tape for Tearing

Shibika Choudhary , IITKanpur

Adhesive tape rolls tends to stick back on the roll after use, if not mounted on a tape dispenser properly. Each time one has to search its end.

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2005 - 11.02.

Taps, Flush and Toilet Doors in Public Places

Kamesh Somalanka, Hyderabad, India

In Indian scenario, most of the people prefer to use water in toilets. But in public toilets, in toilets at railway stations or at the bus stations it is unhygienic to use flush, mugs or even the soap bar with hands.

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2005 - 11.02.

Toilet pan

Kamesh Somalanka, Hyderabad

The level of water in the commode is such that with every chunk of stool that falls in water has to spill and splash on person using the commode.

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2005 - 11.02.

Chips Pack

Anindya Kastha, IITKanpur, India

Many branded potato chips sold in pillow pouches cause problem because opening those packet requires considerable amount of pinch grip strength.

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2005 - 11.02.

Oil Containers - Pouches and Bottles

Anindya Kastha, IITKanpur, India

The medium sized (1 liter) liquid filled pouches like milk pouches; edible oil pouches etc. used in homes have many issues of handling. Same is the case with oil bottles.

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2005 - 11.02.

Fevikwik Tube Outlet

Anindya Kastha, IITKanpur

The outlet of a small Fevikwik tube is hard to re-open as it easily gets stuck due to strong adhesive.

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2005 - 11.02.
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