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".

Stamp Pads

Saurabh Malhotra, Pune

To ensure that the stamp text doesn't come upside down on the paper,
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2006 - 11.08.

Buying ticket in a Bus

Saurabh Malhotra, Pune

You need something to hold on to when you are standing and traveling in the bus. But when you take out your wallet to pay for the ticket.
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2006 - 11.08.

Steel Cans

Saurabh Malhotra, Pune

Opening the lid of these cans can be a challenge
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2006 - 11.08.

Tap On / Off ?

Saurabh Malhotra, Pune

When the water supply is off, one cannot judge if the tap is on or off looking at it from a distance.
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2006 - 11.08.

CD Packets

Saurabh Malhotra, Pune

The CD packets sticks to the seal of the CD packet when it is being taken out.
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2006 - 11.08.

Stair Cases/Foot steps in public places

Ajay Kemparaj, Hyderabad

The foot steps/ stair cases in public places
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2006 - 11.08.
Using Headphones for half an hour causes pain and often leads to sweat in ears
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2006 - 11.08.

Bookiee Issues…

Ajay Kemparaj

Binding of large Books either cause Tearing of Books in the Middle or makes it difficult to read them; mostly the chapters which come in the middle.
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2006 - 11.08.
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