Technology has become a way of life, but at the cost of ease of use. We come across so many products and systems at offices, banks, restaurants, theaters, reservation counters, transport stations and for that matter even in our homes. Most of them are pleasing to look at and offer great features but are rarely of any use. The common experience that has been observed amongst the users of these new age products and services is frustration leading to annoyance.

The objective of this competition was to identify most badly designed product or a system or a service that we use in our day-to-day lives, get annoyed with and eventually ignore.

Boycott Bad-Design Contest'06 Winners

The following ten entries were chosen as the best submissions for the "Boycott Bad-Design Contest'06"

• Photo Flash : Shashank Shekhar
• Designer Windows : Henrik Olsen
• Flip Phone : Komal Mangu
• CD ROM in Laptops : Bhanu Prakash
• Stamp Pads : Saurabh Malhotra
• Laptop Key Board  : Sudhir Bhosale
• Bike Choke in Hero Honda : Yogish L Shettigar
• Railway Platforms : Vijay Saradhi
• Coupon Validating Machine : Apurva Patel
• USB Drive & CPU : Srikar

Details about the entries chosen for the exibition for World Usability Day'06 at Hyderabad are displayed below.You can see the details of each entry, vote for it and add your comments to it.

Team-UMO duly acknowledges it's gratitude towards all the participants.