Bad webdesign. Bad, bad webdesign

[chrishansenhome]

Webdesign is all-important when it comes to catching the eye of the visitor and encouraging him or her to stick around and read your content. Unfortunately, some pages are more attractive than others. As a Freemason, I'm familiar with Masonic webpages featuring lots of bling such as rotating Squares & Compasses. These are deeply embarrassing when discovered. They might attract the eye at the start, but if you wait for a while they become objectionable.

The Government of Assam State in India has a website. You may be aware that there is a degree of unrest there having to do with clashes between the local Bodo people, who are either animists or Christians, and Muslims who are suspected of being illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The BBC News website offered the link above, and I thought I would take a look.

Almost everything moves, or changes size, or blinks at you. My eyes hurt. They need a redesign urgently that will catch the eye without looking like a website designed by Bollywood directors and set designers.

Comments

[kingbitch.livejournal.com]

Wow is it that bad? I have seen many similar websites - or worse! :D

[chrishansenhome.livejournal.com]

Intelligent design is user-friendly, doesn't use continuous movement to catch the eye, and only response on mouse-overs. This website is like a Bollywood movie: all singing, dancing, flashing, and moving-around.

Bad Web design

[am0.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is pretty bad. And, yes, I have seen sites that are equally annoying. At least they aren't playing high bit-rate music that pauses now and then to catch up.

Back in the old DOS days, before Windows, there was a text attribute called 'blink'. Many emotional messages were sent pleading for programmers to not use the blink attribute. Obviously those messages fell on deaf ears.

Now that I'm old and slowing down, I sometimes don't notice the fireworks unless they are pointed out to me. I've been desensitized to the point I can't tell if it's the Web site that's blinking or my old eyes.

[tim1965.livejournal.com]

It's kind of like looking at the Las Vegas Strip, isn't it?

[chrishansenhome.livejournal.com]

That's exactly the phrase I was looking for! Thanks.