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".

3 Pin Plugs

V.Appireddy, Chirala

The switch boards are very useful for electrical instruments like mobiles for charging. But now so many designs are available in them some of are not support all types of plugs. Such as the flat slate squares not support for round pin plugs. 

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2011 - 01.22.

Water Pollution with Lord Ganesha clay idols

Prasoon Maheswari, Rajasthan

As people have lots of faith in Lord Ganesh, they celebrate Ganesh visargan on the occasion of birthday of Ganesh (गणेश चतुर्थी) with full of enthusiasm.Two to three months prior to Ganesh Chaturthi, artistic clay models of Lord Ganesha are made for sale by specially skilled artisans. They are beautifully decorated & depict Lord Ganesh in various poses.

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2011 - 01.22.

Highways

M Jayatheja , Hyderabad.

Picture taken at PVN Rao Express way near Mehdipatnam.
No speed control, No sign boards
No pedestrian crossings.

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2011 - 01.22.

Pressure Cooker

Ramneet Kaur, Delhi

The utensil requires expertise in closing the lid.
The whistle can get misplaced.
The rubber gasket wear out.

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2011 - 01.22.

Nokia 7610

Abrar Arshad, Hyderabad

This model doesn’t have the feature of a Vibration mode in it. There is just an option of Silent mode and if we keep the phone on a silent mode we can’t even notice whether a call or a message is coming if we keep it in our pocket because this model doesn’t have an option of silent mode with a vibration in it.

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2011 - 01.22.

Razor

Surbhi Gupta, Jaipur

Although it suffices our need for shave but is a bad design because of the following reasons:
1. The trimmed hair get entangled and trapped.
2. Lack of concentration may cause a cut or bruise.

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2011 - 01.22.

Bangles

Surbhi Gupta, Jaipur

This is a Bad Design as

1. It is difficult to wear becausae it doesnot open up
2. It causes pain in hand while wearing.
3. In some cases, it also causes hand to swell and redness to hand.

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2011 - 01.22.

Website

Surbhi Gupta, Jaipur

1. The use of too many colours without any restrain make it slightly not presentable.
2. The website lacks a proper navigation system which makes it unfit for use.

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2011 - 01.22.
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