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".

Train

Divya jyothi Nuthakki

Trains in general produce a lot of air pollution. This adds to the already polluted environment, increasing health problems and affecting lives of humans and animals alike. 
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2011 - 09.17.

Helmet

Divya jyothi Nuthakki

Although helmet is a safety device, people generally don’t use it, as it’s uncomfortable to wear, and blocks the side view of the rider, which also is inconvenient.

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2011 - 09.17.

All the news channels have their unique website design and to attract more and more users they keep adding new elements in their website. 

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2011 - 09.17.

The rear view mirror of Pulsar (two wheeler) is positioned on the bike in such a way, that when the rider is driving, his arm covers half of the mirror. 

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2011 - 09.17.

Double Bottled Water

Sailakshmi Poduri - Bhimavaram

Plastic water bottles produce up to 1.5 million tons of waste annually. If each bottle was encased in yet another plastic capsule, like this one, the number would be twice as large.

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2011 - 09.17.

Disposable Umbrellas

Sailakshmi Poduri - Bhimavaram

The Japanese buy 130 million of these ‘Clear Umbrellas’ annually, making Japan the world’s top consumer of umbrellas. 

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2011 - 09.17.

Disposable Cell Phones

Sailakshmi Poduri - Bhimavaram

A cell phone is made up of plastic, metal, and various other chemicals, which are very difficult to recycle. 

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2011 - 09.17.

Multi Brand ATMs

Swathik Addala - Secunderabad

There is a dire need for design awareness among corporate banking bodies, which would aid an environmental friendly society. 

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2011 - 09.17.
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