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".

Wheel Lock

Lokesh Krishnamurthy

From a functionality point of view the wheel lock for bicycles is a low security device as it does not lock the cycle with a stationary object, but merely prevents the rear wheel of the cycle from rotating. For a vehicle as light as a cycle the protection is minimal.

Bad  Designs
(more)
2011 - 01.22.

Vodafone Customer Care

Afrah Fathima, Hyderabad

1. Vodafone service has gone rapidly downhill as the company has expanded. Its now costly to make a complain because the voice mail system takes so long to navigate. You have no idea if the information you are eventually given is accurate or reliable.
2. There is always a problem with GPRS in Vodafone, whenever we try to access it.

Bad  Designs

(more)
2011 - 01.22.

Walls

Kakarla Madhavi , Guntur

Without any compound walls for the power plant the management is allowing students who come to industrial visits .By mistake if any one got slipped?? We cannot imagine the situation out there...

Bad  Designs
(more)
2011 - 01.22.

Micromax Bling Q55

Afrah Fathima, Hyderabad

1. The keypad designed for Micromax mobile phones is not user-friendly as it cannot be handled by one hand, you have to use both the hands to type a message or add a contact.

Bad Designs
(more)
2011 - 01.22.

RTC Busses

Dheeraj Arremsetty

As shown in the attached images, there's no proper security when we travel by 'RTC' buses Hyderabad.
Due to this, there are many death cases .Because of its powerful brake system people standing near by steps inside the bus, due to sudden jerk they slip through the steps and fall out of the bus under its tier.

Bad  Designs

(more)
2011 - 01.22.

Mosquito Repellent

Atla Spandana ,Karimnagar

In daily life it is need to everyone to protect our self from the attack of mosquito. We know that it is worked based on power. If the power is gone, it’s won’t work. In India 70% of the people are living in rural areas. In that areas power is not available all the times. In most cases in rural areas power cut is happening at night times. It is the time for attacking the mosquito. While people are using the mosquito repellent if the power is cut, automatically mosquito will attack. Due to this peoples are suffering from illnesses, like dengue, malaria, typhoid.To avoid this type of problems it is better to modify in other way.

Bad  Designs

(more)
2011 - 01.22.

Exposed Transformer

Syeda Afrah Fathima, Karnataka

A transformer without its safety panel......and there r no measures to fix it!

Bad  Designs
(more)
2011 - 01.22.

Tape Recorder

Syeda Afrah Fathima, Karnataka

A Tape recorder in which if u press the forward button it actually rewinds!!

Bad  Designs
(more)
2011 - 01.22.
Advertisement
-->

Sponsors

Contact Us at "sponsor(at)usabilitymatters(dot)org" if you're interested in sponsoring.

Supported By

If your institute/organization willing to support this noble cause, please contact at affiliate[at]usabilitymatters[dot]org