Comments on: 5 Things to Hate About Web Design (and how to fix them)

By: Mariano

Mariano — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:21:18 +0000

Another great article. I am in complete agreement with you on flash and would readily steer customers away from its use for navigation. It’s a nice program for other purposes, but can devastate SEO value if it’s overused.

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Tue, 27 May 2008 02:26:26 +0000

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By: Bijoy Yohannan

Bijoy Yohannan — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:08:12 +0000

Hi,
I am Bijoy Yohannan. Your tips were truly great!
Well.. To be frank I am basically a hardware and networking professional and I just tried my hand over web designing a couple of weeks back for my organization.
Now, the problem is: I have been using the GPC for page creation and it has a lot of limitations. Hope if you would have a look at the page that I have created and ping me some advice

Well
I wish I could create a site like yours…

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:10:42 +0000

Great job bashing flash and people with bad taste. I agree with you on most of the things.

Your web site is very user friendly and has a lot of great tips that i might use in my future designs.

By: Robby Colvin

Robby Colvin — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:18:32 +0000

#6: Snap Previews…

By: roScripts - Webmaster resources and websites

roScripts - Webmaster resources and websites — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:30:12 +0000

5 Things To Hate About Web Design (and how to fix them) | Professional Web Design Blog…

Whether you have limited web design experience or have been designing websites for years this list probably includes at least one mistake that you or someone you know has been making or are about to make during the web design process…

By: Chromatic Sites

Chromatic Sites — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:15:32 +0000

Kyle -

Thank you for your comment.

I’m sorry that you don’t like our color scheme, but you’re the first to say so. There is a style sheet switcher in the upper right corner of the page that allows you to switch to a white background if you have trouble reading it. That should solve that problem for you.

As a matter of fact, the navigation is built with 100% CSS, there is no Javascript.

And as for “information overload” because of a lengthy article - information overload has nothing to do with the length of an article, but instead the amount of different information spread throughout the page. Anyone interested in the article takes the time to read it.

Have a nice day!

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:46:10 +0000

If you’re looking for a great color scheme application, try Kuler from Adobe Labs.
You can see other popular schemes, or create your own.

http://kuler.adobe.com/

By: kyle

kyle — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:01:16 +0000

“As basic as it is, some people have a terrible time choosing successful color schemes.”

I have to tell you, I find your page colors quite bad. Your links are barely visible (not NEARLY enough contrast).

And finally, you mention avoiding “Information Overload” — your post weighs in at roughly 2500 words. At the average human reading speed of 250-300 words per minute, your post takes people almost 10 minutes to read. That’s an awfully long blog post.

(I didn’t even read it all).

Also talking about navigation — your JavaScript navigation is as accessibility-breaking than Flash navigation (if not more so)! Have you ever seen CSS based dropdown menus?

By: Web 2.0 Announcer

Web 2.0 Announcer — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:15:03 +0000

5 Things To Hate About Web Design (and how to fix them)…

[...]Whether you have limited web design experience or have been designing websites for years, this list probably includes at least one mistake that you or someone you know has been making (or are about to make) during the web design process.[...]…

By: cssreboot.com

cssreboot.com — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:33:20 +0000

5 Things To Hate About Web Design (and how to fix them) | Professional Web Design Blog…

Whether you have limited web design experience or have been designing websites for years, this list probably includes at least one mistake that you or someone you know has been making (or are about to make) during the web design process….