Most of the escalators (in airports, shopping malls, etc.) run continuously irrespective of the people flow which results in higher power consumption.
2011 - 09.17.
UMO - 7th Boycott Bad Design Contest'11
Education plays a vital role in the development of an active citizenry of a nation. A well educated population is able to take charge of the many issues facing society, including social problems and political decisions, rather than sitting by the sidelines and allowing someone else to do deciding for them.
Design in essence is a message, it is a medium through which designers and businesses communicate how a new product and service will make our lives both easier and exciting. We the design community should take the ownership of educating the users and consumers of products and services through better design. So much so that peripherals like communication design and information design around these products and services gets quite crucial in informing and educating users about them.
UMO encourages all enthusiasts to highlight adverse effects of bad information design every where around us. Please bring in real life issues ranging from a piece of ticket (any ticket), forms/e-forms to labels & product packaging, medicine packaging/ labels, product manuals, movie posters, government notices, news papers, magazines, information systems, maps, signage, webpages and many others that we encounter in our day to day use.
Boycott Bad-Design Contest'11 Winners
The following 6 entries were chosen as the best submissions ( Rs. 5000/- each ) for the "Boycott Bad-Design Contest'11"
- Indian Railways Portal : Mohit Gupta - New Delhi
- Multi Brand ATMs : Swathik Addala - Secunderabad
- Top Bottom approach : Prasad khasnis, Mumbai
- The all new Ford Figo : Supraja Narayanan - Secunderabad
- Difficulty in reading bus numbers : Anitha - Hyderabad
- Gap between the flatform and the train : Sneha Nalluri - Kandukur
The following 4 entries were chosen as the most popular entries for the "Boycott Bad-Design Contest'11"
- Gmail and Orkut chat : SNV. Sainadh - Chirala
- Three pin plug socket : Mohit Yadav - Pune
- Improper design of the website : Venkat Jagadish A - Secunderabad
- LG Cookie camera : L. Venkat - Ibrahimpatnam
Team-UMO duly acknowledges it's gratitude towards all the participants.
Boycott Bad-Design Contest'11 Entries Preview
When motorcycles run for longer durations, the silencer gets heated up so much that it could cause a skin burn when touched.
2011 - 09.17.
Even if a Facebook user intends to delete his/her account, it cannot be done so. It can only be deactivated. After deactivation if a user logs-in, the account gets activated again.
2011 - 09.17.
As fuel prices are highly volatile these days, it becomes difficult to calculate the travelling charges for an auto rickshaw.
2011 - 09.17.
2011 - 09.17.
A not-so-well designed windshield frame (like that of Toyota Innova) could cause a greater blind spot for the driver which could result in accidents.
2011 - 09.17.
Vehicles with low ground clearance have a higher chance of getting stuck on uneven roads and face difficulty in passing over a speed breaker which could result in major accidents & traffic jams.
2011 - 09.17.
We all have multiple accounts; this has led to the conclusion that most urban people have at least one bank account. Every bank account has an online channel to check bank statements, transfer funds, pay bills etc.
2011 - 09.17.
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