UMO: BOYCOTT BAD DESIGNS CONTEST 2014
\nAnnouncing the
UMO 9th Bad Design Contest ‘14\, here is a summary:
Open to everyb
ody from any country
\nNo Limit on number of entries
\nNo entry
fee
\n10 winners get Rs.3000/- each
\nAwards worth Rs 30\,000/-<
br />\nDeadline: September 11th\, 2014
UsabilityMatters.Org is holdi
ng Boycott Bad Design contest since 2005 to provide opportunity for design
ers\, design enthusiasts to create design awarenss by identifying Bad Desi
gns around us as part of our activities towards the InstillDesign &\; U
XINDIA Conference.
\nThe selected entries will be exhibited online.\nParticipation is open to everybody from every country in the world\,
and from any background! There is no Entry fee.
\nPlease go through
the rules and regulations - and in particular - the conditions applicable
to the intellectual property rights.
THEME FOR THE COMPETITION
\nDesign of Everyday objects
How many times a day you've felt some t hings could just be "slightly" better than they are now? It may be your wa sh-basin tap\, that tries hard to impersonate gym equipment by being hard and clumsy when you are all sleepy in morning\, or it could be your phone bill that poses more intellectual challenge than toughest of the cryptic-c rosswords.
Technology has become a way of life\, but at the cost of ease of use. We come across so many products and systems at offices\, bank s\, restaurants\, theaters\, reservation counters\, transport stations and for that matter even in our homes. Most of them are pleasing to look at a nd offer great features but are rarely of any use. The common experience t hat has been observed amongst the users of these new age products and serv ices is frustration leading to annoyance.
THE OBJECTIVE
\nThe o
bjective of this competition was to identify most badly designed product o
r a system or a service that we use in our day-to-day lives\, get annoyed
with and eventually ignore.
UMO's only agenda ever since its formati on has been 'Good Design for Better Living'. But more importantly the rout e we have taken to accomplish this is by educating everyone concerned abou t design through various initiatives. We always believed that spreading aw areness is the best form of education. Programs like 'Boycott Bad Designs' has been the most participated and appreciated initiatives of UMO.
Design in essence is a message\, it is a medium through which designers an d businesses communicate how a new product and service will make our lives both easier and exciting. We the design community should take the ownersh ip of educating the users and consumers of products and services through b etter design. So much so that peripherals like communication design and in formation design around these products and services gets quite crucial in informing and educating users about them.
We welcome all enthusiasts
of UMO to participate in our 9th year celebrations by spreading the spiri
t of good design even more strongly.
\nThis competition calls on part
icipants to identify bad designs\, services and experiences from our every
day life. For inspirations and ideas\, you can refer to Boycott Bad Design
s \, this was a program organized by UMO to identify and raise awareness a
bout the badly designed products.
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
\
nInstillDesign Workshops
When you enroll for any InstillDesign works
hop which is being organized by UMO and participate in the UMO: Boycott Ba
d Designs Contest\, you are given discounted price to be part of the works
hop.
\nTop 5 entries whose entry is qualified and published on UMO si
te are eligible to get 100% discount to attend any of the InstillDesign wo
rkshops.
\nGrand Prizes
Popular entries will be decided on the
number of votes or likes received on the UMO website.
\nA team of jur
y will select the top 10 entries of bad design will be awarded a cash priz
e of Rs 3000 /- (Rs. Three Thousand Only) each. And the top 5 entry with m
aximum votes are eligible for most popular awards.(There wont be any cash
prize for popular entry)
\nThe top examples will be identified based
on their relevance of content\, and the context in which the bad design is
been identified.
\nIn case of similar entries\, whose entry is recei
ved first will be considered as qualified entry.
THE JURY AND THE JU
DGMENT CRITERIA
\nFor Judgment jury will use criteria such as creativ
ity\, humor\, visual communication\, presentation\, persuasiveness\, origi
nality\, cleverness\, relevance of content and execution and number of vot
es by public to identify the winner. An exhibition of the winning and shor
t listed entries will be held and UMO will publish an exhaustive online wo
rks report.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION
\nExamples of Bad-Designs w
ill be accepted through September 11th\, 2014
RULES AND REGULATIONS<
br />\nEntries: No Limits on entries
\nDo not send the same entry whi
ch is already published on UMO site or else where.
\nFormat: Image/ph
otograph with description of the problem area.
\nThe digital images s
hould be of jpeg format with minimum 200dpi resolution (high resolution fo
r reproduction).
\nThe photographs should clearly depict the problem
area identified.
\nPRIZE DISTRIBUTION
\nPrize distribution will
be done either at TechEase2014 (IIITHyderabad) workshops or UXINDIA Intern
ational Conference 2014
SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRIES
\nPlease regist
er here and submit your entry online.
\nfor bad design examples visit
the bad design showcase
\nFor any queries\, please contact instillde
sign@usabilitymatters.org
Intellectual property rights
\nUMO ma
y\, in its sole discretion to use the art-work (images\, photograph\, writ
ten content) for any purpose\, change\, alter\, amend\, add to\, delete fr
om and otherwise modify\, including but not limited to\, any and all cuts\
, edits\, rearrangements and other alterations\, additions and deletions.T
he responsibility for authenticity of all the submitted content\, includin
g the including the art-work and the personal information rests solely wit
h the provider\, and UMO will assume no role in case of litigation and cop
ied works. The involved parties shall have to settle the matter themselves
\, within the conditions the original work was published/released.We respe
ct your privacy and will not be giving out\, or sharing your personal info
rmation with any third party\, for commercial or non-commercial use.