{"454461":{"#nid":"454461","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Bad Design Atlanta Contest sponsored by Georgia Tech student group","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHave you ever seen something around the city or on campus that is poorly designed to the point of absurdity? Have you dealt with impossible public transit signs or maybe your favorite coffee bistro has poorly designed chairs? Got an idea to improve things?\u0026nbsp;The Georgia Tech chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, sponsor of Bad Design Atlanta, is seeking submissions that\u0026nbsp;bring some attention to designs that need a little rethinking.\u0026nbsp;Submit an entry for your chance to win a cash prize (Deadline: Nov. 6)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EContest is open to any student or group of students at Georgia Tech. Examples of inspired bad design are at: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.baddesigns.com\/examples.html\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.baddesigns.com\/examples.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.baddesigns.com\/examples.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBAD DESIGN ATLANTA CONTEST PRIZES AND RULES:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1st place: $75; 2nd place: $50; 3rd place: $25\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESubmissions should include:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E- Title of submission Name, email, area of study Problem description and Proposed Solution (no more than one page each)\u003Cbr \/\u003E- PDF or Word document (2-page and 500-word maximum); any pictures should fit on the 2-page document\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E- One submission per person\/group\u003Cbr \/\u003E- Submissions are due on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 at 5pm ET\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEmail submissions to: hfes@gatech.edu\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Bad Design Atlanta Contest, sponsored by the\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society,\u0026nbsp;is a chance to bring some attention to designs that need a little rethinking. Submit an entry for a chance to win a cash prize (Deadline: Nov. 6)\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Bad Design Atlanta Contest, sponsored by the Georgia Tech chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, is a chance to bring some attention to designs that need a little rethinking. The top three entries receive cash prizes. (Deadline: Nov. 6)"}],"uid":"27592","created_gmt":"2015-10-01 13:18:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:40","author":"Joshua Preston","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-10-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-10-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1299","name":"GVU Center"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:darwei.chen@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDar-Wei Chen\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hfes.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}