UMO – Boycott Bad Designs Contest’08

Transportation turns all our journey plans into reality. We plan most of our travel needs, albeit some are incidental, some are opportunity based and some are totally out of the blue and immediate. Whatever may be the nature and need of travel, it requires us to plan, check availability, budget our properties/options of travel..

As passionate travelers we always plan well in advance for all needs of transpiration, be it daily transportation to work/school; weekly transportation to country side, inter/intra city recreation/social gatherings; monthly transportation to cross state/country events, business meetings or a holiday; annual travel to in country, overseas or space travel. We also plan almost instantaneously for incidental/accidental sudden transportation needs to attend urgencies..

Despite of all this we cannot account for uncertainties raised by faulty systems, badly designed products and services. What we can certainly account for or bring to light is all those information systems, products and services which are badly designed.

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'08 Winners

The following ten entries were chosen as the best submissions for the "Boycott Bad-Design Contest'08"

Details about the entries chosen for the exibition for World Usability Day'08 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.

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02 December 08 - 08:47

DESIGN OF SIGNAGE BOARDS  

Unnecessary elements should not be a part of design of the signage boards.

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02 December 08 - 08:47

PLACEMENT OF SIGNAGE FOR A RAILWAY CROSSING  

Signage boards are to be placed where needed only.

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02 December 08 - 08:46

PLACEMENTS OF PUBLIC TOILETS  

Public toilets on the roads create inconvenience to the user.

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02 December 08 - 08:44

Placements Of Sign Boards  

Signage boards are not placed positioned properly due to which the user is at discomfort .

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02 December 08 - 05:21

Dust Bins Also A Major Problem  

Dust bins form a major part of the street furniture.

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02 December 08 - 03:58

NO PARKING…  

NO PARKING is a sign which is never followed by people.

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02 December 08 - 03:57

ZEBRA CROSSING  


Zebra crossing is used by the pedestrians to cross the road.

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02 December 08 - 03:54

MANHOLES ON THE ROADS.  

Manholes on the roads leads to traffic congestion.

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02 December 08 - 03:53

FOOT OVER BRIDGES  

Pedestrians prefer to use roads than the foot over bridges.

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02 December 08 - 03:51

CROSSING OVER DIVIDERS  

Crossing  over the dividers  can be fatal.

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02 December 08 - 03:49

Bus Stops Or Auto Parking Stands  

Auto rickshaws in buss tops lead to traffic congestion.

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02 December 08 - 03:06

“No Parking” Hanger…  

The signage board being misused because of no proper design.

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02 December 08 - 02:54

Stop At The Zebra Crossing  

A zebra crossing is for the pedestrians on the road not for the vehicles.

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02 December 08 - 02:52

Speed Limit Boards  



Speed limit boards though placed are never followed.

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02 December 08 - 02:50

Information Boards  

The information boards should be understood by the user.

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02 December 08 - 02:49

Qaman/Temple As A Street Furniture  

Qamans or temples right in the middle of the road spoil the symmetry and harmony of the road.

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02 December 08 - 02:43

High Tension Electric Cabes  

High tension electric cabes  which are highly dangerous are placed right in the middle of the road.

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02 December 08 - 02:38

STOP BEFORE THE ZEBRA CROSSING  

This graffiti on the road is a reminder for the driver to stop before the zebra crossing.

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02 December 08 - 02:36

NO ENTRY  

NO ENTRY is not followed by people until and unless there is a traffic police.

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02 December 08 - 02:34

NO U TURN…  

NO U TURN is not followed in places where there is heavy flow of traffic.

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02 December 08 - 02:22

Contradictictions Lead To Confusion  

A NO PARKING sign is placed near a white and black striped pavement ; which is a total contradiction.

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02 December 08 - 02:12

Divider On A One Way  

Divider on a one way create confusion.

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02 December 08 - 01:55

SWITCHING OF LANES  

Switching of lanes unevenly leads to accidents.

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02 December 08 - 01:50

BARRICADES FAIL TO ACHIEVE THE PURPOSE  

Barricades are placed to mark the division which they fail to achieve.

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02 December 08 - 01:44

CONFUSING SIGN BOARD  

Too many symbols for one signage leads to confusion.

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02 December 08 - 01:42

Traffic Kiosks…  

Traffic kiosks do not give complete protection in case of rain.

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02 December 08 - 01:40

Parking Design  

Parking should be given in an apt location; else it leads to inconvenience.

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02 December 08 - 01:38

ADVERTISING ON THE FOOT OVER BRIDGES  

The foot over bridges are being misused rather than being used.

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02 December 08 - 01:37

BARRICADES ON THE ROADS  

Barricades placed over the divider are to stop movement across the road..

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02 December 08 - 01:34

Parking For Auto Rickshaws  

Isn’t the parking meant for auto rickshaws only when the signage indicates it clearly?

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02 December 08 - 01:28

Contradicting Boards…  

Two boards which contradict each other generally lead to confusion.

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01 December 08 - 19:05

Factor of high risk  

Railway crossings prove to be very dangerous.  

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01 December 08 - 18:46

Six Seater Auto Rickshaws  

These autos rickshaws are very uncomfortable while travelling.

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01 December 08 - 18:42

Double Decker Buses  

The double decker buses have only one entry and exit. 

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01 December 08 - 18:39

Uncomfortable Driver Seat  

The driver seat in the buses is very uncomfortable without any provision for adjustments.

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01 December 08 - 18:37

Cycle Rickshaws  

The SPROCKET of the cycle rickshaw is not centrally aligned.

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01 December 08 - 18:32

Advertisements More Prominent  

The INDIAN RAILWAYS site has given importance to advertisments than the information links.

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01 December 08 - 18:27

Garbage Bins  

Garbage bins on roads cause more littering on roads than helping to keep it clean.

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01 December 08 - 18:23

Moisture On Mirror  

The mirror tends to get moist in rainy season.

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01 December 08 - 18:13

Confusing Mixers  

The shower mixers are difficult to use for a first time user as they are confusing and no indication is given.

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01 December 08 - 18:12

Hanging A Photo Frame  

It is difficult to hook the frame on the screws.

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01 December 08 - 18:07

Stickers on electronic gadgets  

Placement of the stickers on the screws does not allow to tamper with the product.

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01 December 08 - 13:40

Non reliable berths  

The berths in the train seem to be quite unsafe as they are fitted with chains which adds to the feeling of insecurity. 

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01 December 08 - 13:36

Petrol filling in mopeds is a problem  

Petrol filling in mopeds is a problem.

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01 December 08 - 13:29

SPEED BREAKERS  

Speed breakers are not very apparent on roads which is the causes inconveniene in driving.

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01 December 08 - 13:22

Truck ‘Climbing’……  

I always wonder how difficult it must be for a truck driver or any other person for that matter to board the bulky trucks seen running on the Indian roads. 

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01 December 08 - 13:02

Spoils the interior walls  

It spoils the interior walls as it turns and twists all around due to the breeze of the ceiling fan.

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01 December 08 - 12:59

The twisted chord of the phone  

The  twisted chord of the phone creates a problem as it tangles around anything near to it.

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Rusting of the body of an RO FILTER causes leakage of drinking water thus wasting it and reduces its life.

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01 December 08 - 12:52

Difficulty in cleaning the lid  

There is a difficulty in cleaning the lid of pressure cooker at the base of whistle .

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