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".

LCD Projector Remote

Shibika Choudhary, IIT Kanpur, India

This remote control of a Sanyo projector has very confusing and improper interface which hampers its functioning.

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2005 - 11.02.

Eureka Forbes Water Purifier

Yogish L. Shettigar, Hyderabad, India

This product is designed in such a way that one has to hold the bottle/ glass in his or her hands always while filling water.

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2005 - 11.02.

“Insert Card” Message

Girish Lone, IIT Kanpur, India

Mobile phones are not available offline i.e. without inserting the SIM card one cannot access even the independent features which could be used offline, e.g. Games.

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2005 - 11.02.

Canon 300X SLR, 350 DSLR "Lens Cap"

Girish Lone, IIT Kanpur, India

Canon is one of the best known camera makers. This particular camera, no wonder is good but has a lens cap with out any string that holds it to the camera.

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2005 - 11.02.

Flair Angular Pen

Girish Lone, IIT Kanpur, India

This is a ball point pen with "strangely" shaped front tip, called Angular Tip by the manufacturer. This angular point adds nothing to the utility on the contrary only adds to the inconvenience while writing.

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2005 - 11.02.

Nail Cutter

Reshma Parveen, Ahmedabad , India

Cutting nails with a nail cutter is an easy job, but collecting the pieces of nails scattered all over the place is definitely not as easy.

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2005 - 11.02.

Power Switch

Sharvari Ghosh, Banglore, India

This is the MCB Main Power Switch in any house. People generally get confused with its On/Off functionality.

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2005 - 11.02.
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