The biggest mistakes in web design – what to avoid?
Posted by James on January 30, 2011 · 4 Comments
Question by SilverCat22: The biggest mistakes in web design – what to avoid?
In your eyes, what are the top 5 biggest web design mistakes? What would definitely cause you to leave a website – and visit no more?
Best answer:
Answer by HopelessHope
1. Lagging load times – limit graphics and splice them up into smaller more easily downloadable formats.
2. Lack of professionalism in design – Sites that look tacky will drive my business elsewhere.
Add your own answer in the comments!
the loading time bad graphics and pop ups
1) Page load times
2) Cheesy graphics (clipart)
3) Sounds the user can’t turn off
4) Animation just for the sake of animation
5) Poor navigation
Not necessarily in that order
Ditto to all of those.. But I would add bad spelling and language in the content to the list. And those pages that are nothing but links all jumbled together. And Bad contrast between text and background color. And clueless Flash design.. I think you get my drift..
Here’s a site that hit the nail on the head for me.
http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com
slow loading
outdated content
terrible design
spelling errors
pages that do not work