Good design is effective and efficient in fulfilling its purpose. But so many solutions fall out of this category. Many, in fact, cause more problems than they solve. And they can be quite entertaining.
So let's take a look at the Instagram account that calls itself "the largest collection of C.R.A.P design" on the platform.
The people behind it decipher the acronym as contrast, repetition, alignment, proximity. Let's see if we can find these things in the pictures they share.
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There can be so many reasons why a product fails. Sam Gwilt, who is a London-based industrial designer and product visualizer and also runs an Instagram and YouTube channel called Sam Does Design, told Bored Panda about the challenges that lurk along the way for one of our earlier pieces on the subject.
First of all, there's lots of sketching. "From research to concept, to refinement, to manufacturing, designing a product is an iterative process that can take years," Gwilt then said.
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"It's important to understand what the markets and mindsets of customers will be like in the next few years (when the product launches)."
"Once a brief has been set, it's time to design multiple concepts to find the right solution. Sketching, scribbles, and CAD modeling are all useful to refine designs," Gwilt explained.
"Each solution will be prototyped to analyze ergonomics and assembly, usually starting with rough card models, progressing to 3D prints, and then finally to full industrial tooling."
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Trying to determine whether or not a particular design is good, many turn to Dieter Rams and his '10 commandments.'
According to the German design legend, good design is innovative, makes a product useful, is aesthetic, makes a product understandable, is unobtrusive, is honest, is long-lasting, is thorough down to the last detail, is environmentally friendly, and involves as little design as possible.
The Lion, The Sausage And The Bananas?
So, you need to have testicles and a nice round butt to use the first bathroom, and multiple penises to use the second one?
How did you get testicles from eggs? Women literally have eggs inside them, it's what gets fertilized to start a pregnancy.
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Which just makes it confusing as that’s the ladies room.
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I'm a trans man, I have absolutely none of these things, where am I supposed to pee?
Or, just one unisex bathroom? Withoute those large gaps at the doors and walls to the roof - for privacy.
I respectfully disagree, mixed-sex bathrooms are always safer, provide more privacy, and are generally much cleaner.
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I kind of hate when places do this. It feels a bit juvenile to me. But to each their own!
Still confusing, for many reasons lol, but most especially because huevos (eggs) are slang for testicles and a peach is just a butt. So theoretically, men have two restrooms.
In German, the male testicles are usually called "Eier" (eggs), too.
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I see a lot of people doing the "gotta pee" dance while they stand there trying to figure out this stupid signage.
sausage AND bananas is overkill, isn't it? I mean most guys just one the one sausage/banana item and two other egg shaped items so sausage and eggs was the way to go I think. We keep our eggs on the inside so you might not even want to mention those for women. How about you freaking not try to be funny and just put mens and ladies. At a job I had research and development was the ladies and the laboratory was the mens. It was just for employees really so we knew which was which.
Oh no, I would pee my pants trying to figure this out😳 I'm so bad with "hints"
I would be so confused, like "mk.. welp I guess I'll go to the nearest 7/11.." (If I didn't see the lil "gender stamps" that is! ;)"
I just visited Mexico and had a hard enough time figuring out if I should go into the “M” or “H” restroom. M for Mujeres (women) H for hombres (men). I feel bad for any non-native English speakers encountering these signs!
i found the worst one at the dark horse saloon in boulder Colorado the men's sign looked it was pointing to the women's and the women's looked like it was pointing to the men's means me being a bit drunk walked into the women's bathroom I was absolutely mortified and couldn't stop apologizing I felt like such a creep and it wasn't my fault
Oh good grief... these are washroom signs... I thought they were just terribly bad food mashups... like 'GROSS... how drunk is this person that they need to put sausa--oh. ohhhhh... uhhh..."
There is nothing about my vagina that would be compared to a peach, trust me.
Nah the worst is Red Robin some of their bathrooms have a burger with a top hat and a burger with a bow on its head, but the bow just looks like a siren.
At my old bar we had "Pointers" and "Setters." Which was originally taken from a hunting club and referred to hunting dogs. Very funny watching people try decide which one to use. This was back in the dark ages when people were less aware of gender fluidity.
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"When Dieter Rams defined the 10 principles, he thought that they'd be updated and adapted over time," Gwilt said.
But even though he wrote them a long time ago and technology has advanced light years since then, many think Dieter's principles still apply today.
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"It's a good starting point; a helpful framework, but it's exciting to see new designers from different backgrounds share their voices for what makes good design."
Interestingly, Sam even met Rams in person! You can check out how that went here.
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In Gwilt's own opinion, a good design must first and foremost form an innate connection between the user and the product.
"Someone needs to look at the product and instantly understand what it is and how it can benefit them," he said.
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"The goal is to design a product that is understandable and desirable. It should integrate neatly with the existing lifestyle of the customer, and improve it for the better."
"I feel like 'industrial design' has hit a wave of public interest in recent years," the designer and internet personality added.
So maybe we'll be seeing fewer and fewer products like these?
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When nature calls then you have to answer the call and in this case anyone can listen to your conversation with nature.
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I'm the least feminine woman I know but OH MY GOD this looks pretty damn cool especially with the rest of the bathroom.
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It might be Ugly and on bad taste, but One thing it os for sure, practical, that is very practical.
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Dear BP, a great way to increase your reputation is to proofread what you post. PLEASE. 🙏🏾
I don't think BoredPanda writes any original content anymore let alone edits it. Sadly, they seem to be going the route of Buzzfeed and re-posting content from Reddit without actually reviewing it. My personal favourite was a listicle they posted that had stupid words like c**p and a*s censored yet made mention of some pretty hard-core sexual practices. I really don't know what is happening to this site anymore.
Load More Replies... For the love of god and all that is holy-- hire a proofreader and/or editor, BoredPanda!!! I don't understand how you have so many writers on this site with amazing backgrounds and credentials yet you don't edit your listicles. ~Kisses and hugs, a disgruntled linguist in the language services industry
Please proof read for my sanity amazing website needs to be managed better
I know another one: condom gloves. They were on NYFW, and they looked pretty stupid.
