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".

Mobile and Pockets

Govind.Janardhanan, Bangalore

If mobile is kept in pocket, the harmful radiations effect 'sperms' in human male.   If its kept in shirt pocket, its said that ''u may have prone to 'heart attack'....  -Scientist proved.

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2011 - 01.22.

Door near to window

Govind.Janardhanan, Bangalore

Houses designed with doors near to window is easy for theft to enter inside the house . Window near to the door could be breaked and putting hand through it easily near adjecent doors locked from inside could be opend easily.

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2011 - 01.22.

Baggage Storage

Govind.Janardhanan, Bangalore

The above picture is taken inside the Banglore bmtc public bus. Inside roof is lavishly spacious, with no utility.Corner space in the picture could be utilized by baggage stand.

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2011 - 01.22.

One Door Bus

Govind.Janardhanan, Bangalore

This above picture is one among the catogary of PUBLIC BMTC BUS  in Banglore. These buses have only one door where people rushes in and out pushing each other .Banglore is one among the top crowded state where most of the people rely in these buses too.

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2011 - 01.22.

Ray Generated From Xerox Machines

R. Praveen , Chirala

Present situation an hard copy of any document may have a great role for presenting the information.T o make the easiest way for generating their duplicates we are presently use xerox machines and scanners.

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2011 - 01.21.

Front Cam of 3G Mobile Phones

A. Srinivasa rao , Chirala

The 3G mobiles which are available in the market are bad designs why because while attempting the video calls the user has to put the cam in front of his face that means the user has to move according the lens of the camera.

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2011 - 01.21.

A Multipurpose power point became useless as it is not designed with usability in Mind. One can not switch it on or off when it is plugged in.

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2011 - 01.21.

House/Room Design

Syeda Afrah Fathima, Karnataka

This is the picture of a room. It is constructed such that no light enters the room in any way. The room is always dark, irrespective of the brightness outside. flaw.

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2011 - 01.21.
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