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".

Hair Brush

M. Bhavya - Bhimavaram

Combing often with a hair brush causes hair loss. Also, the fallen hair gets stuck in the brush making it difficult to clean.

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2011 - 09.22.

Ladies T-Shirts

Yasaswani Manikya Meesala - Bhimavaram

The latest women’s wear is designed to fit too close to the body that they reveal the shape and make them feel embarrassed in public.

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2011 - 09.22.

Yahoo Mail

Yasaswani Manikya Meesala - Bhimavaram

Yahoo Mail does not have an option to either deactivate or delete the account. Also, there isn't a feature which records the previous logins whereas GMail includes all such features.

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2011 - 09.22.

Cleaning the Floor

Yasaswani Manikya Meesala - Bhimavaram

While cleaning the floor with a wet cloth, it is repetitively dipped in the same water to clean the entire floor.

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2011 - 09.22.

Stickerings

Yasaswani Manikya Meesala - Bhimavaram

The tattoos and mehndi design stickers are an instant solution to add beauty to the skin. But the skin becomes greasy as days pass by and it gets difficult to remove the stains.

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2011 - 09.22.

Pain Killers

Yasaswani Manikya Meesala - Bhimavaram

People use a lot of pain killers, on a regular basis, to get an instant relief.

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2011 - 09.22.

Cleaning Grinding Stones

M. Ratna Susmitha - Bhimavaram

It takes a lot of effort to clean the grinding stones of a wet grinder.

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2011 - 09.22.

Strucking Locks

M. Ratna Susmitha - Bhimavaram

At times, the key gets stuck in the lock so badly that even putting more effort wouldn't help.

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2011 - 09.21.
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