I've been thinking about getting back into design if only because there's so
much bad design out there, and writers in particular could use some help.
If God really was involved, then why is there so
much bad design in nature?
Not exact matches
When we talk or read about
design, it is usually about the positive qualities of «good
design,» but
bad design has just as
much, if not more influence on our lives.
The same problems of version control, outdated content, updated data, brand consistency and
design quality that drove the new tools in web development, CRM, project management, invoicing, payments and so
much more are just as
bad when it comes to sales presentations saved as documents.
I'm not sure if it's user error somehow, a faulty stroller or just a
bad design, but it is irritating, but I do open it and close it at least twice a day, that may not bother others as
much, and it is nice that it folds up with the seat facing either way.
Stamp duty land tax is
much more progressive than council tax, but is
badly designed, inefficient and horizontally inequitable (with each household's tax bill depending on how often that household moves).
In autos, the blinders began to come off in the mid-1950s, when physicians suggested that vehicle
design was as
much to blame for high fatality rates as
bad drivers.
Cuffed pants seem not so
much worse than un-cuffed whether it's for office or a beach laid back
design.
These services are
designed to help you meet people like you who share similar interests, so it is
much easier to get rid of the
bad seeds.
Söldner - X tries to mimic Japanese shooter sensibilities, but in execution, it takes on the trappings of the
worst so - called «Euroshmups»: stages that don't seem to have had a lot of thought (or maybe too
much thought) put into their
design, and an art style that's mostly, well, art rather than eye candy to compliment the action.
The creature
designs were cool, but they are mostly CGI, and while the CGI is fine for the most part, it relies a bit too
much on it, and in a few scenes it looks rather
bad.
It's nowhere near as
much fun as the previous games in the series, and it's hampered by
bad level
design and boring gameplay.
The
much lauded action sequences were actually poorly
designed and executed made even
worse by handheld cameras.
But if you were suddenly without thought, you'd still find in Cowboys & Aliens a collection of disconnected explosions and flat production
design, with characters who declare things to each other in inhuman exchanges very
much like the ones in Relativity Media's last fucking disaster that's
worse than you already think it will be, Season of the Witch.
This isn't necessarily a
bad thing since I enjoyed the original so
much, but Riptide is so full of production shortcuts, buggy annoyances, and uncorrected
bad design that it's more like a rush - job fan mod than something ready for prime time.
Unions sometimes claim to «support» charter proposals, but these are strategic moves
designed to head off something
much worse: vouchers.
«But how
much of this problem is just
bad design?»
The oil filter elements are
designed to collect as
much of this detritus as possible without hindering free oil circulation through the engine (dirt =
bad, low oil flow =
worse bad).
Designed to work in conjunction with the traction control system, the limited - slip differential gives the Raptor a
much - needed locker - like capability to the front axle, without any of the binding or
bad habits associated with a front locker.
That's not a
bad thing; the Fit's a good - looking car and, to be fair, there's only so
much that you can do when
designing within this body style.
There's just too
much competition, and there are too many folks who remember why the Cutlass line lost its lead - lousy quality and even
worse design in some mid-1980s models.
The two Corvette C7.Rs are shown in their familiar Yellow and Black paint schemes, but there is a twist as the Corvettes are mirroring the
designs much like they did back with the 2007
Bad Boy Jake Livery at Monterey's Laguna Seca which featured a Yellow # 3 and Black # 4.
This ongoing series of essays on the craft of writing will include all topics related to writing fiction, including: The Basics Plot & Structure Voice Theme POV Characterization Dialogue Narrative Creating a bond with your reader Pacing Advanced writing and plotting techniques Writer's block Marketing Branding Publishing Self - publishing Healthy habits
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design gives authors too
much freedom, which is
bad for a number of reasons.
It's hard to see how there could be
much demand for another NASDAQ 100 fund, especially since it is such a
badly designed and poorly diversified index to begin with.
The entire Canadian mutual fund industry with all it's virtues and downfalls has had a lack of participant marketplace growth and
much lustre has diminished even further with
bad markets overall and new and innovative products and services
designed to compete with Mutual Funds.
The entire Canadian mutual fund industry with all it's virtues and downfalls has had a lack of participant marketplace growth and
much luster has diminished even further with
bad markets overall and new and innovative products and services
designed to compete with Mutual Funds.
Credit cards in the «fair» category will likely have
much better interest rates than the subprime cards
designed for
bad credit consumers.
This sophomore effort from DICE isn't necessarily a
bad game, but so
much of its core
design remains at odds with fan expectation, earning scorn from gamers and critics alike.
The Tron - like wireframe visual
design is fine, and technical visuals aren't too
bad for VR, but because so
much of the action takes place decently far away as you shoot at distant targets, it can be too blurry.
There were plenty of games I found epic as a kid because they lasted 100 hours, but looking back that was probably because you moved slowly, or battles in RPGs were too long or unresponsive or you spent half your time clicking through
badly designed menus - iron it all out and you have a
much smoother and more immersive game, I feel.
Dungeon
designs definitely don't shine as
much as the characters and visual pieces, but they still aren't that
bad.
As
much as I feel nostalgic for the old Sonic
design, I don't think the new one is
bad at all.
The
worst problem with a levelling system is when the difficulty
designed around it forces you into grinding, whether it's Alphabear, Dungeon Defenders, Darkest Dungeon or the
much loved (until recently) Payday games.
- ◊ - ◊ - ◊ - ◊ - Good: Highly premium feel, common sense
design choices, loads
much faster, 3D improvement works brilliantly
Bad: Distracting auto - brightness, many new features yet to be used - ◊ - ◊ - ◊ - ◊ -
We took a few different approaches this time around, particularly because the game
design is so wildly different — Pugs Luv Beats was an ambient exploratory experience, whilst
Bad Hotel is very
much a challenge with loads of restarts and losing and winning and so on.
DMA
Design at the time was indeed a kind of outsider / small studio, but when GTA 3 came out, it pretty
much catapulted them into superstardom overnight, and changed gaming forever, for better or
worse.
As
much as I like their
designs and what I've seen of their personalities,
bad voice acting can very quickly kill a game for me — but I'll have to wait and see for that one.
There's a fine line between familiar and derivative, and there are more than a few themeparks that fall on the
bad side of that line, but so long as they're not aping past games too
much, there's nothing wrong with leaning on standard
designs.
Finally, the gameplay and combat
design is
worse and though it can be hard to notice upon multiple playthroughs it becomes
much clearer how
much worse Uncharted 3 plays than Uncharted 2.
I have a feeling that as we get the strong motion records, we will see that the Haiti quake was
much worse because of stronger ground motion where the people were and
much weaker construction (i.e. no earthquake resistant
design and generally poorer quality of construction and construction materials — no wood).
This question is
designed to expose the fact that because delays in ghg emissions based on costs to the polluter makes the enormous threat of climate change
much more difficult to solve and more likely that serious harms and damages will be experienced, therefore arguments for delays in reducing ghg emissions based upon cost raise moral and ethical issues because the delays are making the problem
much worse, more difficult to solve, and great harms inevitable.
Poor packaging
design and ridiculous examples of over-packaging come in all shapes and sizes, but it doesn't get
much worse than these individually - wrapped bananas, complete with plastic shrink - wrap and (very non-biodegradable) polystyrene, spied in a U.K. grocery store.
Bad design like old - school PCLaw forces you to hunt for functions and memorize where they are, which makes it
much more difficult to use and reduces the chances you'll use anything close to its full potential.
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As you can see, it looks more or less identical to its predecessor, which can either be a good or a
bad thing depending on how
much you like the
design of the P9.
Bad design and flawed programming have been the primary dangers posed by
much of the computerized weaponry deployed to date, but this is rapidly changing as computer systems with some degree of artificial intelligence become increasingly autonomous and complex.
The
Bad It's wide; pop - out
design for band - swapping and charging feels clunky; can't shower with it; baked - in Fitstar workouts don't do
much.
The
Bad The app's
design is cluttered with too
much information and difficult to navigate.
It isn't the
worst in
design, and the Android Wear OS is very
much promising.