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".

Spectacles Frames

Rachna Madhavan

The Spectacles Frames are not foldable hence these are delicately handled.

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2011 - 01.21.

Faded directions on the road

Venugopal, Kandukur

As shown in the above figure, the directions are not marked clearly on the road.

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2009 - 09.20.

Road crossing over the divider

Ramya Vahini, Kandukur

Crossing over from dividers is a dangerous task.

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2009 - 09.20.

Which way does the door open?

Kancherla Sohil Dutt, Kandukur

One is always confused whether to push the door or pull it to open.

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2009 - 09.20.

Clockwise or Anti-clockwise

M.Sai Ranga, Kandukur

For a few doors the locking system is quite opposite to the ones we generally are used to handle.
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2009 - 09.20.

Cassette cum CD player

M.Sai Ranga, Kandukur

The buttons of a Cassete cum CD player are very confusing.

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2009 - 09.20.

Liquid shoe polish

Ramvikas Sankranthi, A.P

Shoes need to be polished. But the liquid polish is not so convenient to use.
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2009 - 09.20.
The TATA shy antennas occupy a lot of space on the building .
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2009 - 09.20.
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