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citizenrod (52)in #design • 5 years ago
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 even get into…
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citizenrod (52)in #baddesign • 5 years ago
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 would have let…
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citizenrod (52)in #baddesign • 5 years ago
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 that is…
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citizenrod (52)in #baddesign • 5 years ago
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 fool you…
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citizenrod (52)in #baddesign • 5 years ago
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 lodgings = 22…
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citizenrod (52)in #baddesign • 5 years ago
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 they know…
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citizenrod (52)in #baddesign • 5 years ago
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 experience is…
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citizenrod (52)in #baddesign • 5 years ago
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 through the…
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citizenrod (52)in #baddesign • 5 years ago
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. - - -…
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citizenrod (52)in #baddesign • 5 years ago
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 that comes…
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citizenrod (52)in #baddesign • 5 years ago
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? Scenario 1…
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citizenrod (52)in #thoughts • 6 years ago
Thought #5 — cricket, a reflection of our times
After recently attending a cricket match in its latest incarnation, the 20/20 version, I can tell you this… I don’t like it. First of all, if you don’t know what cricket is, ie.…
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citizenrod (52)in #baddesign • 6 years ago
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 Eiffel Tower.…
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citizenrod (52)in #baddesign • 6 years ago
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 even with all…
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citizenrod (52)in #baddesign • 6 years ago
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, with…
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citizenrod (52)in #thoughts • 6 years ago
Thought #4 — journalism is dead
I used to have a saying, Sensationalism killed the journalist. But times they are a changing, and those people pushing sensationalism aren’t even journalist anymore, they don’t…
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citizenrod (52)in #baddesign • 6 years ago
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 isn’t it.…
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citizenrod (52)in #art • 6 years ago
Art & Photography #1 - chile dog
Photo by CitizenRod. All rights reserved. If you have ever been to Chile you would have noticed the many street dogs. There used to be more, but you still see them around the…
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citizenrod (52)in #baddesign • 6 years ago
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 which are…
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citizenrod (52)in #thoughts • 6 years ago
Thought #3 — discipline
Discipline, and I’m not talking about the punishment type you used to get at school (who remembers the cane? ouch! That’s right Millennials, they used to beat us at school, none…
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