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".

Street Lights

Aakash Johry, IIT Kanpur

Even today, street lighting is done with conventional bulbs from the past. They are less efficient compared to fluorescent lighting, even less compared to compact fluorescent lamps.
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2009 - 09.20.

Bookshelves Deshaping Books

Abhishek Tongia, IBM India Pvt. Ltd.

A bookshelf is to keep books in the right shape over the time.
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2009 - 09.20.

Smoking Kills

Aakash Johry, IIT Kanpur

Cigarette smoking is injurious to health. It not only affects the person who is smoking but also harmful to the people around the active smoker in the name of proven 'passive smoking'.
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2009 - 09.20.

Non-biodegradable Kitchenware

Aakash Johry, IIT Kanpur

Plates, cups, saucers and other tableware that are made of plastic are not biodegradable, It is possible to decompose ceramic forms but at an expense.
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2009 - 09.20.

Side Middle Berth, Indian Railways

Atul Sultane, IIT Kanpur

Introducing side middle berths in Indian Railways may have increased the number of passengers.
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2009 - 09.20.

Maruti 800 Tail Gate Lock

Atul Sultane, IIT Kanpur

Opening the tail gate of Maruti 800 is difficult.
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2009 - 09.20.

Paper Napkins

Atul Sultane, IIT Kanpur

Usage of paper napkins for cleaning purpose is increasing at an alarming rate. This again results in rapid deforestation.
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2009 - 09.20.

Google group mails

Silpa Prasad,Civil Engineer, Hyderabad

The search option in google group applications is not user specific.
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2009 - 09.20.
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