Chindogu: The Art of Un-useless Inventions

Chindogu: The Art of Un-useless Inventions

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

Howstuffworks

Meet chindogu, the art and craft of inventing things that are (almost) useless but a whole lot of fun. How useless? Take invention No. 189 from the exhibit halls of the International Chindogu Society: the AC Free Charger. It recharges a rechargeable battery ... using power from 12 other batteries. Or invention No. 341, The Sock Closet. It's just what it sounds like. A tiny closet for your socks. There are loads more chindogu pieces that take inventing to a whole new level. 

chindogu.com

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25+ Epic Design Fails

25+ Epic Design Fails That Are So Bad We Can’t Believe They Actually Happened

I Don’t Even Have Words For This

This Gray-Scale Pie Chart

I Felt Quite Lost In China, But Fortunately, I Found This Sign

Human Traffic Jams

and many more examples

photofunonline.com

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Epic Design Fails That Are So Bad, We Can’t Believe They Actually Happened

Epic Design Fails That Are So Bad, We Can’t Believe They Actually Happened 

 Nothing Like The Smell Of Coffee And A Good Eye-Stab In The Morning

I Was Looking For A Soap Dispenser Labeled “Ketchup” With A Picture Of Grapes

That’s Gonna Be An Easy Ride

and many more examples

photofunonline.com

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Construction mistakes

“Trust me, I’m an architect”


By: Bob

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Uncomfortable Design: Designing for evil

Uncomfortable Design: Designing for evil

How might designers use their powers for evil, rather than good?
We all know that the purpose of User Experience design is to provide the best possible experience to a user. Designers conduct ethnographic research in a given context in order to understand how to create positive solutions for people. But what if we were to design something that deliberately works against the user completing his/her task?
www.trozellidesign.com by Bride Trozelli

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Pinterest board about bad and funny design

Pinterest board about bad and funny design


https://it.pinterest.com/max_marrazzo/logical-cells/

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