Observed arrival · 2026-11-14
Fan Design’s reverse design contest
A Chinese-language design contest invites entries about designs that accidentally fail or are deliberately made difficult to use.
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◎Niche
◉Human
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- Design students and people studying usability
- Worth noticing
- Its 100-point rubric gives 30 points to how effectively a poor experience exposes a design problem.
Field notes
The contest separates accidental failures from intentionally awkward designs, then applies the same five-part judging rubric to both. Pain-point authenticity, originality, and how effectively the experience reveals a design problem make up 70 of the 100 points. The form accepts one to three JPG, PNG, WebP, or PDF files, each no larger than 4 MB, and asks for a name or team, class, and contact details.
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○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
ƒJavaScriptBrowser-side code central
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