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".

Improper design of the website

Venkat Jagadish A - Secunderabad

Improper design of the website makes the navigation difficult for the user. The font size is very bad. Also, the color and the layout of the text makes a visitor struggle to find any information like movie reviews which is presented in very small box toward left side bottom.

Bad Designs

(more)
2011 - 09.17.

China Mobile Phones

Nagalakshmi Sanka - Kandukur

Usage of china phones is dangerous to our brains. It is not provided with anti radiation chip at the receiver side which affects the membrane of brain. So, Chinese mobiles are very dangerous for speaking directly without using built in speaker or headset.

Bad Designs

(more)
2011 - 09.17.

On and off in the stove

Pulagam Bala subba lakshmi - Bhimavaram

The control panel on the stove is confusing. Also, it is difficult for a user to map the control knob to its respective burner.

Bad Designs

(more)
2011 - 09.17.

Non transperent refills

Venkatesh Babu - Kandukur

These are the refills that fit for parker pens. These refills are not transparent so we can’t know the level of ink in the refill which will help us to get a new refill before hand.

Bad Designs

(more)
2011 - 09.17.

Ganesh Statues

krishna manohar - Kandukur

The above images shows the different images we are using made of plaster of Paris. We are facing so many problems due to the use of plaster of Paris.

Bad Designs

(more)
2011 - 09.17.

Expire date of tablets

Dhana Lakshmi Dasari

The expiry date of tablets is not visible to all people due to its small font size in printing. So, most of the people can't see immediately the expiry date which may lead to health hazards.

Bad Designs

(more)
2011 - 09.17.

Information System on buses

Himesh Singh - Kanpur

The city buses are essential need of the daily commuters. Lakhs of people travel daily as it is the cheap and reliable Government service.

Bad Designs

(more)
2011 - 09.17.

Here I want to discuss all those watches that keep on working except when the battery does not work. So, the battery is wasted even we do not use the watch .i.e. user is not wearing. The watch should be such designed that it works only when it comes to contact to human hand.

Bad Designs

(more)
2011 - 09.17.
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