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Ads making a site useless

Ads are a scourge on the internet, but in some cases it makes the site completely useless. While everybody probably runs adblock for the most part. I recently got

Fly Fridays Smack Talk

Fly Fridays Smack Talk on poor engineering leave us a like if you agree that you would not would not want to be setting over propulsion engines. ▶️ 3Speak

Bad Design #75 - to spill or not to spill

Yes, more packaging, it never lets me down. Though, the issue here is not just bad packaging, it’s more about bad choice of packaging for the situation. I won’t

Bad Design #74 — it’s not their fault

Most of you would have come across this situation, where a “careless” driver has inconsiderately parked his vehicle across two spaces. And I am sure many of you

Bad Design #73 - and all this time

I have always noticed the red fire hydrant valves outside buildings but never thought too much about their design. Not being an architect myself, I always just assumed

Bad Design #72 - I shop at the Leftorium

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 6, oh so cool, oh so sexy. With its slick design, cool kickstand, and Alcantara keyboard, who needs a Lambo right? But don’t let the slickness

Bad Design #71 — when every user, is a new user

On my recent trip to Europe I was fortunate enough to stay in 22 different lodgings, from hotels to hostels. We stayed in a different town every single night. 22

Bad Design #70 - but, but, we wrote instructions

Instructions are great, if people read them, otherwise they are useless. When it comes to everyday items, people believe they know what they are doing, people believe

Bad Design #69 - Don't you know me?

 Being logged-in to your telco account may not give you any added “discounts” when searching for new products (even though we hope it does), but at least your

Bad Design #68 - Yep, we believe in cleanliness

In most design decisions our initial intent is a positive one, but the degree to which our positive intent is realised depends on how thorough we are in stepping

Bad Design #67 - it happens every time!

So far, this is the best milk alternative I have found, well done RawC. But… Did somebody say user testing? Did somebody say bad design... oh, that was me. - - -

Bad Design #66 - Quick! call John McClane

It's great when a product gives you everything you need to use it. Like those take away yogurt packs that include a spoon, so you can eat the yogurt. Or that Berocca

Bad Design #65 - rubbish? what rubbish?

Ok, so the question here is, was the local council warned about the consequences of having holes in the pavestones, or are these pavestones simply badly designed?

I can't with the graphic design.

Bad Design #14 — eewww

Shared bicycles are great. I use them all the time. I use them to travel short distances, like from my place to the Louvre, and then over the river Seine to the

Bad Design #13 — that’s beauti… uhh what’s that?

Lamps, there are thousands of them. Whatever tickles your fancy. Sizes, shapes, colours, materials, price, you name it, there’s a variation out there for you. But

Bad Design #12 — I hope it’s not an emergency

Firefighters are a fit bunch, and thank god for that. Besides being able to carry your limp body out of a blazing building, they need to be able to open these hydrants,

Bad Design #11 — 2 billion people can’t be wrong

If you’ve grown up using chopsticks, you probably don’t think twice about them. If you haven’t, and you try them, they make no sense. But it’s all about perspective

Bad Design #10 — hang on, if you can

Over the years there have been many iterations of these standing passenger handles. Each time trying to get it right. The ones shown above were the last iteration

Bad Design #9 — heat me up, I mean down

It’s nice and chilly at the moment in Sydney, so the portable outdoor heaters are in use. Bars, restaurants, cafes, they all use them. You can see four of the heaters