Web design has come a long way from the 1990s when we barely used CSS and the height of style was a rainbow horizontal line graphic and blinking "under construction" sign. But there have still been some bumps in the road. Does anyone use embedded fonts? What about layers?
What are the worst things that happened in the Web design world in the last decade (2000–2009)? Was there a tool that came out that shouldn't have or maybe a technique that designers used heavily that should go out to pasture.
Flash Over Hyped
It takes an age on old computers to load.Not everyone can see it.I've tried using it but I just see it as a waste of time. People want to see well designed sites, but most couldn't care less what tec…
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Bad Color Combinations
I have to agree with the ones I have already read. Flash is the worst of the misused technologies out there! Also some of these Ajax displays like photo albums and IE6. What about some of these color…
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Spyware and Adware on Web Pages is Just Evil
People add spyware so they can track you on the Web and "help" by popping up ads for shoppers. It is intended to be helpful by bringing customers together with the right site.You enter site after sit…
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Internet Explorer 6
Again IE 6 and how it screws up good code. I hate using hacks but it seems like there is nothing else that can be done since there are still tons of people who can't seem to upgrade to IE 8 which is …
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Internet Explorer 8
IE8 is Still not up to the standards every other browser in creation has. They just can't do it right. I wish they'd stop trying. They are especially bad at CSS positioning. I'll position everything …
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Splash Pages
1. They are a waste of time. Once seen, they are boring to sit through, no matter how clever the graphics.2. They irritate and repel when a website ought to pull you in wanting more.3. If not built c…
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Automatic Music
What a shock it is to visit a site and be greeted by blaring music automatically playing or obnoxious sound effects. User control is key and music should never automatically play - think of the bored…
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Blinking Content
Need I say more? It's quite amazing that this still appears on some pages. If I wanted to enter a seizure debilitating website, I would host one myself. Locally.Not only does this put a strain on the…
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Mouse Over Ads
So annoying. You try to navigate from one page to another and when you move your mouse to click on a link, you're interrupted by something you have absolutely no interest in and are forced to close. …
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Internet Explorer
PNG incompatibility is my #1 frustration. I always forget to patch my pages with PNGFix (mentioned in "Advice"). We take the site live, and all of a sudden the phone calls come in that the whole webs…
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Ajax Photo Galleries
It is annoying to sit and watch every image open slowly ... just show me the pics, please!This didn't affect me as I just don't use it and it didn't change my designs, unless a customer specifically …
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