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.
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The people behind it decypher 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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#1 Fashion Friday
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#2 I Like How They Handled This Toilet Door Design
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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.
#3 Fixed It
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#4 No One Likes Being The Butt Of The Joke
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#5 Game Of Throne Brushes
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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.”
#6 The Lion, The Sausage And The Bananas?
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#7 Seamless
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#8 “Tonight I’m Going To Party Like These Are $19.99”
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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.
#9 Innovation Think Tank Just Got Upgraded
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#10 Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire
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#11 Living On The Edge
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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.
#12 That’s How I Count Too, 1, 2, Cox, For
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#13 The Crugg. Ugg X Croc X Toe Shoe. The Ugliest Shoe On The Internet
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#14 ‘Build Us A Shelf, You’re The Piano Fan Build Us A Shelf With A Light La, La-La, Di-Di-Da’
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#15 When Nature Calls
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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.
#16 ‘Grandma Is On Her Way Over, Put On The Jumpers On She Knitted For You’
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#17 Looks Just Like The Real Thing
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#18 Looks Right
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#19 Fashion Friday
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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.
#20 Club Foot Long
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#21 When Your Phone Autocorrects To Holy Sit
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#22 Auto Reverse
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#23 Trompe L’oeil Fashion
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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?
#24 Disco Ball, But Interior
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#25 I Was Asked To Design A Topless Bar, They Weren’t Happy With The Outcome
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#26 Toe Shoes
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#27 What Kind Of Crime Do You Need To Commit To Be Sent Here? *bidet Attachment Extra Charge
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#28 Mooooove Over Tiled Splash Backs
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#29 Got A Sinking Feeling About This
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#30 Bed Bath & Beyond Me
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#31 She Sells Seashells By The Sea Shore With Great Difficulty
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#32 This Is A Bad Sign
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#33 Water Pump
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#34 Hand Bag
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#35 When I Say ‘I’m Cut Out For This Job’
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#36 Happy Ending
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#37 Cargo Dress On, So Far I’ve Lost My Keys, Money, Watch… Send Help
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#38 Derelicté Zoolander. The Worst Part Is Wearing Socks With Slippers
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#39 Gamer Of Thrones
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#40 Hair Style To Go With The Hairy Stairs
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#41 Stare Wars. In A Galaxy Far Far Away, This Makes Sense
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#42 Nothing To It
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#43 Just Don’t Do It
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#44 Improvise. Adapt. Overcome
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#45 Pimp My Chair
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#46 Trashy Design
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#47 Pop Culture
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#48 Rouch Is The New Bouclé
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#49 Take My Money
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#50 When You’re Ready To Go Out & Also White Water Rafting
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