Just because an idea or a product has become widespread or is “what all the cool kids are using,” doesn’t mean you have to actually embrace it. Same goes for design. First we were all about shiny, glassy icons and web buttons. Now that those are passé, we are all about the flat design, until something cooler comes along. It’s like we spend our time jumping from bandwagon to bandwagon.
Well, if you’ve been aching to tell the world how much you despise the pseudo-hand crafted packaging trend, now is your chance. The folks at Co. Design are having a little March madness of their own with their World’s Most Overrated Design contest. Voting is easy; just type the object of your scorn in the submission field and send it on its way. They will divide all the submissions into categories covering digital and graphic design to architecture and urbanism.
There isn’t much time to vote in the opening round, as the deadline to submit your favorite “senselessly overvalued design” ends March 5th. After that, Co. Design will announce the finalists in each category and they will crown a winner. I’m hoping they post all of the submissions after the contest. I’m tired of hating on the pastel world of flat design and need a new adversary that I’m not even aware of yet.
This article was last modified on January 28, 2021
This article was first published on March 3, 2015
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